trick I learnt glassing for big hairy mountain goats across other side of river valley...lay on back with head/neck up against something and rest arms on chest...binos really steady that way as arms...
Liked On: 10-10-2023, 05:20 PM
And good on you for knowing your limits and not taking the shot and risking an animal running off wounded :thumbsup: and not a dumb question..
Liked On: 10-10-2023, 12:25 PM
really two things here !) you know where deer will be and 2 ) you dont its new country - I tend to hunt a lot of places I know really well so go straight to spot about an hour before dark and glass...
Liked On: 10-10-2023, 12:15 PM
Morning and evening for the more open spots, tops and clearings. If you are really keen you can glad bedding type areas during the day. Holes in bush and broken bush
Liked On: 10-10-2023, 12:14 PM
Probably the least qualified person to answer this on the forum, but last time I did a trip like that, I pretty much slept all day. It was a very relaxing trip!
Liked On: 10-10-2023, 12:14 PM
I recently read a sniper book which had a whole chapter on glassing. Applies to war not hunting of course , but they had a system: Hasty search first. A quick look at the most likely spots,; cover...
Liked On: 10-10-2023, 12:12 PM
The places I hunt, South Island tops, the animals are generally out at all times of day. I find that they bed down for a few hours around mid day and a few hours late arvo sometimes. Places that get...
Liked On: 10-10-2023, 12:11 PM
Glass them up all day long. I reckon I've probably spotted just as many deer bedded up as I have deer out feeding etc
Liked On: 10-10-2023, 12:11 PM
233580 Few bulls at 900m got plenty of video of animals if you want to pm email address. As with most things image is definitely better quality when looking through the actual scope
Liked On: 24-09-2023, 03:25 PM
Soak the skull in a bucket of cold water for a week and the horns should wriggle off
Liked On: 13-09-2023, 11:45 AM
Haven’t done an awful lot of hunting this year as i’ve been getting back into a bit more dirt bike riding and racing for fun. As a result I haven’t done bugger all youtube videos. I did however go on...
Liked On: 13-09-2023, 09:14 AM
Best thing would be if all product Bar codes could be linked back to the Eftpos etc electronic payment - would capture 95 %, then instant $500 fine. Get Macka's and KFC etc packages along the road...
Liked On: 07-09-2023, 06:13 PM
As Harry Max said (great photos BTW) don't underestimate the leatherwood up in those parts. It can easily make kill retrieval impossible. The basin below Herapai / upriver from Roaring Stag where...
Liked On: 06-09-2023, 03:15 PM
Haven't been in the hills since end of April. Have been hunting the Tararuas for a while. began at school in the early 60s, tramping, then got 303 at 14 or so, and carted that around, eventually...
Liked On: 06-09-2023, 10:56 AM
They've been game changers for us. Early models were a little finicky to get right, and if you've got a big phone like one of the iPhone PLUS models, the weight can make it hard for the camera to sit...
Liked On: 05-09-2023, 04:42 PM