South Island marlin! My lad and his mates out off West haven, they saw and caught one, the companion boat saw three landed one! Fish of a lifetime for these guys! 268063
Liked On: 10-02-2025, 11:35 AM
I’m gonna get scolded for this, but one of these years I’d like to see a thread exclusively for public land Stags… sorry.
Liked On: 10-02-2025, 11:30 AM
I’ve been meaning to answer a couple of the questions, finally found time sitting on the ferry to do it! Firstly, Mountaineering, as Dalts says, you generally don’t rope up unless you are in...
Liked On: 12-03-2024, 09:47 AM
Took my 12 yr old grandson out on a guided meat hunt Monday night for his first deer. Using my Zastava 243, handloads, off a bipod at 154.6m. Perfect chest shot! 14mth maiden Fallow hind. Yum! ...
Liked On: 04-03-2024, 09:28 AM
Government of nz seem to pay a bounty to have kids in NZ, The more you have the bigger the bounty. Its seems to work:D
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 04:06 PM
a bounty on its own might not..but it sure as hell wont hurt or be worse than current fiasco. until access is improved there will always be the nursery areas to repopulate well controlled...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 03:57 PM
yes and no Barry.....its often been said the only good.....(insert species name here) ...is a dead ..... you want to reduce the OVERALL population ,what does it matter where it comes from if indeed...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 03:56 PM
End of Marco rd. The bee one was a classic! First I knew of it, and this is some years later when I moved too the King country, I see a chopper flying hives onto the back of my farm. I investigate...
Liked On: 07-12-2023, 03:31 PM
yes they turned to shit just before I left - all done from Taupo without any local knowledge - the bee side of it was worse - they were just giving out bee concessions to put hives on DOC land based...
Liked On: 07-12-2023, 03:31 PM
A topic that's probably been done to death, but here are a few observations that I've made that might be useful to people who are considering taking their kids out for a shot. #1 I've learnt that...
Liked On: 04-12-2023, 03:20 PM
no comparison ..its a different world in so many ways. when money can buy you a treestump stag/bull in so many places ,the uniqueness of a really good trophy head is gone. back then there were few...
Liked On: 23-06-2023, 04:44 PM
Give me a wild NZ deer over that
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 03:26 PM
Photo of said stag, hind and yearling 192978192979192980
Liked On: 21-03-2022, 03:27 PM
Last night. Nice 12. Gave him a few roars but he just wandered off. Wasn't interested. Hope to catch up with him sometime. 192701
Liked On: 18-03-2022, 10:49 AM
Was thinking about deer numbers last night, at present would be the easiest time in the last 50 years for new or inexperienced hunter to achieve. Deer are there for the ones who can get off the couch.
Liked On: 30-12-2021, 04:02 PM