Kaimai Winter Wanderings I had the opportunity to head in to the Kaimais for a couple of overnighters in July. It certainly highlighted my “optimistic view” of metservice forecasts. Trip one...
Liked On: 08-08-2023, 10:59 PM
Went on my first tahr hint with Matt a.k.a spanners, shot my first tahr also. Just over 13 1/4 inch!@ z You could say I was chuffed !!
Liked On: 20-07-2023, 10:25 PM
it either will or it won't but no matter what I will be satisfied knowing i have given it every chance to be the best it can be. As everyone knows I love a bit of a challenge and a bit of load...
Liked On: 15-07-2023, 10:08 AM
The farm hunting debate after my last post was entertaining. I decided to give this public land "proper" hunting a go myself. As I stepped onto the public land, all sensors went haywire. The DEER...
Liked On: 02-07-2023, 01:45 PM
This seemed to be the best place to put this. I've been corresponding with Hunters Element about the Halo, because the stats on the HE website were different from other websites. Other websites were...
Liked On: 25-06-2023, 09:39 PM
Another minter of a day. Decided to go over to another adjacent property and look for deer in the late afternoon. Found them no problem, but they were a long way away, on the other side of the gorge....
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 04:01 AM
Got on board with the local NZDA club hunt near Benmore for Wallaby control on one of the local stations. Due to 1080 there weren't massive numbers but we got what we came for and Gunner got his...
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 03:47 AM
Popped up and into the kawekas over the weekend, On the first arvo my mate shot his first sika at 300, just a tasty little male yearling. The next morning, we headed to another spot and as I...
Liked On: 06-06-2023, 07:13 PM
I was given the opportunity to visit some new country, earlier this week. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice and those who don’t ask where it’s is. I saw a few deer and shot a hind. Its...
Liked On: 06-06-2023, 04:45 PM
Brian and I were asked to help knock some numbers back on a property that we hunt. 5 or 6 years ago the population was predominately Reds but slowly and surely the Fallow have been taking over. To...
Liked On: 01-06-2023, 09:44 PM
Reader beware - a long read but stuck recuperating after some surgery so a good way to burn some time finishing this yarn I had partially finished a few months ago. A brief window amongst family...
Liked On: 30-05-2023, 02:53 PM
That bike is just made for that country. If you were finding the going a bit difficult, a couple of easy things to make it a tad easier to control: lube the clutch cable regularly, and drop the...
Liked On: 29-05-2023, 10:26 PM
224399 Hi All, I’ve been on the forum for over 3 yrs now and finally made it to the South Island and bagged me a 8 yr old tahr with 12 inch on his best side just under on the other couldn’t be more...
Liked On: 28-05-2023, 03:13 PM
Just spent the last few days staying with a good mate of mine in Lake Hawea and he was kind enough to gather some intel for me about a catchment to hunt from another friend who was unable to come...
Liked On: 28-05-2023, 03:12 PM
I should have said i've already got good boots - i've done a fair bit of hiking. I also have good binos - I bought a pair from ex-forum member Sarvo on his site https://www.nzgrhunts.com/. From my...
Liked On: 26-05-2023, 07:17 PM