Let us know how you go. I did a bit of small river trout fishing before lockdown and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Only small fish, nothing over a pound. I'll make no apology for reposting...
Liked On: 21-04-2020, 10:25 PM
137161 The morning this photo was taken he with the dog took a big Sika up behind the hut.
Liked On: 21-04-2020, 08:42 PM
Many man days in the field spent hunting in someones lifetime.....=.... True blue "volume hunter".
Liked On: 21-04-2020, 10:41 AM
I grew up in Auckland so it definitely wasn’t easy , my parents were very keen trampers and we did a fair bit of that , know one in the family were hunters , I had a definite interest in wildlife...
Liked On: 20-04-2020, 02:41 PM
Take this with a grain of salt, but high chance we see an extension of Level 4 for another 7 days, to the following Wednesday. Reason being, to stop a large number of people travelling during the...
Liked On: 20-04-2020, 02:40 PM
jim160 have you seen the models produced over the last few years? They appear to have lifted their game right back up. I've got one of the 336 Dark 30-30's and it is a great rifle, very well made,...
Liked On: 20-04-2020, 10:23 AM
Started out with the old man shooting rabbits and hares as a wee fella. At uni I wanted to get into deer hunting so got my firearms licence and started my 'apprenticeship'. It's still going years...
Liked On: 20-04-2020, 10:22 AM
my late father had an almost identical POV re duckshooting and i still to this day and to my last days with the gun will also adhere to what is written in this post.In the years ive hunted lake...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 07:04 PM
A "True hunter" is someone who hunts for the right reasons. Who has a deep love and call for the wild places and creatures in them. Who respects the wilderness. Who respects the wild animals...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 01:21 PM
There is only one lever action on my bucket list. Winchester '94 30-30. There doesn't seem to be many nice examples on the market these days though.
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 12:48 PM
Hi. If hunting is allowed sometime soon, even if its day trips only the roar can be saved. Clearly its been a sad time missing the "Roar" as such but some people might not know that the next best...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 12:47 PM
I think that the qualities of a true hunter are intrinsic rather than extrinsic. Its the stuff you can't see that is important. Empathy for the quarry - you won't have that if you don't have it...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 11:28 AM
It's almost impossible to define, everyone has an opinion on it. I got admonished by a Kiwi "hunter" because my history of hunting is shooting pigs and foxes on the Hay Plains in NSW - pure pest...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 11:19 AM
great post bumblefoot.......there is an add that plays during the NZ Hunter adventures tv show each week that really pisses me off as it shows up that "macho" thing better than most..... guy in...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 11:10 AM
I think there's a case to be made that to become a true hunter is to leave the macho, egotistical stuff behind.
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 11:06 AM