Yeah, good point. I have shot pigs with ticks and shot deer in the same locale that appeared to have no bugs. Admittedly I wasn't looking thoroughly but I'd be almost certain they had none.
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 07:51 PM
That stag looks pregnant, a very full tummy
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 07:51 PM
I have seen them on wild sheep but as yet not on deer
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 07:51 PM
well that got me thinking I don't recall seeing lice or ticks on deer in the bush Te Urewera Waioeka Waikaremoana and yet pigs in same area crawling with them - hunting Waitotara in summer...
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 07:51 PM
How likely are bush deer to have lice / ticks ? Only ticks I ever saw on deer were farm Fallow.
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 07:51 PM
The last 2 spikers I shot a week and a half ago had just come from a wallow
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 07:51 PM
Great footage confirms what I have seen around a wallow I visited last month looked well used
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 07:50 PM
Winter can be a really bad time for lice and ticks. animals under stress have lower immunity and ability to deal with infestations. Also their hair is thicker and offers more protection for the...
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 07:50 PM
So how's the bow hunting going? Pureoras be a neat place for that.
Liked On: 17-07-2024, 07:50 PM
Just got home, fair to say there’s a decent population of the buggers in there. A lot of sign around the timber trail south of the Piropiro campsite, even had fairly fresh scat on the suspension...
Liked On: 16-07-2024, 08:30 PM
3x9x40 Leupold will see you right.
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 07:18 PM
This. VX-Freedom. My opinion: skip anything with dials, keep it simple. Get some good mounts (Talley) and get someone you trust to help you mount the scope.
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 07:18 PM
Hey mate i have the -8 and find it well warm enough but i also have a xthurm pad to sleep on think its a R 7 value edit to add i use a silk liner too not need a thermal liner
Liked On: 12-06-2024, 10:34 PM
If in doubt, I'd get the -11. You can always unzip it, but you can't make the -8 warmer when the mercury drops. (Or, like 199p says, carry a liner to boost the -8 bag when needed. The silk ones...
Liked On: 12-06-2024, 10:34 PM
Too warm? Open the zip:cool:
Liked On: 12-06-2024, 10:34 PM