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forum member @larrikin is a Taxidermist .. he lives in Kapiti ... dont know it he does stuff for other people though .. Drop him a PM .. and if you dont have any luck let me know and I'll get in...
Liked On: 18-02-2014, 12:05 PM
Youtube videos on how to head skin
Liked On: 18-02-2014, 07:17 AM
Leave skin on down to shoulder or further if you can, more is best. Then take head off at the base of the skull . Put the whole lot in the freezer. A good one wont fit in a deepfreeze ( :thumbsup:...
Liked On: 18-02-2014, 07:17 AM
Nothing wrong with a Solo hunt, no one to blame for any cockups and only yourself top pat on the back when it all goes to plan. Leave intentions with someone, sounds like you on to it in that...
Liked On: 17-02-2014, 03:45 PM
Well done, great photos and hope you can catch up with a big buggar in the hard. Nice to see a healthy couple of catchments, just need to do the yards to find them...then not shoot the shit out of...
Liked On: 17-02-2014, 02:39 PM
Scotty and I did a bit of a mish into a public land block over the weekend, in search of a decent stag prior to the roar. Neither of us had visited the area, but it looked ok on Google earth. ...
Liked On: 17-02-2014, 02:37 PM
Make sure somebody knows where you are heading and time of return all that good stuff, same as solo tramping. It's not the best to go alone just make sure you have someone to raise the alarm...
Liked On: 17-02-2014, 01:39 PM
^+1 6.5x55 has been for many years and still is the calibre of choice in Scandanavia for Moose, so will drop anything we have in NZ to 400m, if your shooting is up to it. Federal blue has become...
Liked On: 17-02-2014, 12:49 PM
Initiaz, if you can put 5 shots into a 3 inch diameter circle at 100m you should be more than ok for deer. No problems with 6.5x55 for deer. What ammo are you using? Assuming you are buying and...
Liked On: 17-02-2014, 11:21 AM
I have always reckoned that if you can consistently hit a target the size of the end of a beer box at 100 metres from a standing position unaided, then you are good-to-go.
Liked On: 17-02-2014, 08:07 AM
While it is not the tightest of groups, you should certainly be confident when aiming at the heart / lung area
Liked On: 17-02-2014, 08:07 AM
I am no expert by a long way, but from what I have seen and heard, your 6.5 is more than adequate to hunt just about any game in NZ
Liked On: 17-02-2014, 08:07 AM
Hi Guys Although I have already posted a pic thought I would jot down what happened. I have only been hunting for the last 8 years and have hunted the Blue Mountains scince I started. I have...
Liked On: 13-02-2014, 11:51 PM
Thanks guys awesome info, we had a chat after work and both keen on the idea. She does tend to think with emotion rather than reason but I have gotten through to her that logic is the way to go....
Liked On: 13-02-2014, 11:35 PM
Username there is at least one Kiwi down there as my brother lives there.
Liked On: 13-02-2014, 11:33 PM