Driving down the country on Friday after the last southerly and seeing the kawekas and Ruahines blanketed in snow had me quickly planning a hunt. The forecast had blue skies and light winds so off I...
Liked On: 11-10-2022, 09:33 AM
Just had a look on WAMs. Very good game trail on 'Frank Spur' up to the feed face north of A8VY.
Liked On: 01-10-2022, 01:31 PM
A couple of guys who might be members on here did something similar "6 months gone bush" on You Tube from memory will give you the answers your looking for
Liked On: 30-09-2022, 04:53 PM
My brother in law is 7 years younger than me,his health took turn for worst 10 years ago,fibrominalgia (however you spell it) is a bastard of a thing. we knew something was up when I chucked a red...
Liked On: 28-09-2022, 10:25 PM
Haha. No. "Eco" means 'environmentally friendly' which means it costs way more. :D
Liked On: 28-09-2022, 01:01 PM
A few months ago someone on here drew my attention to a bargain brand new Kimber Hunter in 257R down south for sale. Ryan maybe. Anyway, I bought it. Its taken a few months of mucking about getting...
Liked On: 28-09-2022, 01:00 PM
Yeah same, absent of being on the ground and seeing what the sign and feed was doing I'd be sidling somewhere around the 900m mark. Be some nice scrubby sheltered guts through there I'm picking. A...
Liked On: 28-09-2022, 12:50 PM
I'll add another rule: Always take a headlamp or torch, even if you are just ducking out for a quick morning hunt.
Liked On: 23-09-2022, 03:35 PM
Sometimes when trying to following game trails in thick bush, if you look ahead at deer level the trail becomes more apparent. I still get caught in the thick stuff sometimes still however.
Liked On: 23-09-2022, 03:33 PM
Posted this before so thought you might find it helpful. If it's bush your hunting, then if your sweating your going to fast. Into the wind and hunt where the sign is. Don't look for the whole...
Liked On: 23-09-2022, 02:48 PM
Dont fight the bush, move where the deer move, climb high in the dark to a main ridge and then move down until you strike deer tracking and sign then start hunting into the wind. Move along at the...
Liked On: 23-09-2022, 02:07 PM
Welcome to the forum cally woo We can't promise we won't give you shit but if your keen to learn you have come to the right place to get a heap of good advice. Building bush confidence is...
Liked On: 23-09-2022, 02:06 PM
Watch little creek river mouths flowing out of thick bush,creeks say 2 to 6 mtr wide with spring grass around amongst tussock grass.Like a super market for deer every year.Walk up these creeks a...
Liked On: 23-09-2022, 12:04 PM
Takes a awhile - I tried to see if there was a map of Ruahines showing vegetation types but could not find one - one easy way to see quickly a good feed area is nearly all of those species I...
Liked On: 23-09-2022, 12:04 PM
I have maps which I mark with date and time every time I see or shoot a deer or goat. I just keep it on paper but as the data has built up I manually filter it (i.e all records during winter) and...
Liked On: 23-09-2022, 12:04 PM