Rather than try to make a long post with lots of photos I've done it as a .pdf It's attached below. Note, I use bags of commercial flavouring because it's easy to get things consistent. ...
Liked On: 05-11-2024, 01:49 PM
I've been experimenting with more specific shot placement now that I'm getting more familiar with it. These pictures are from a walk last week. 73gr ELD-M at 120m. I think I'm ready to go hunting...
Liked On: 05-11-2024, 06:54 AM
They're Astelia. In a boggy area it could be swamp Astelia (A. grandis). Or just bush lily (A. fragrans). Hard to tell the two species apart without better photos of a few things. They are being...
Liked On: 29-10-2024, 08:20 AM
Grandfather died this week top man, proper kiwi bloke Shepard light house keeper ranger prison officer then retired . I owe him a lot because the outdoors skipped a generation but he made sure he...
Liked On: 25-10-2024, 09:56 PM
somewhere around 350 photos in this, mostly taken while i was asleep in the car nearby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyiuDsAlF-o
Liked On: 24-10-2024, 05:24 PM
Jake77I went with the contrast colour for the most recent hunt. Incredibly accurate rifle. 261505
Liked On: 21-10-2024, 11:02 PM
Both of our teenage boys are now driving and we needed to put them in a decent vehicle. Because they are unlikely to stay in the area for long after high school, we wanted something that we could...
Liked On: 16-10-2024, 08:05 PM
Jake77 here's the 16inch 223 with its first animal. Went with the colour scheme and it's not a deer so I'm tagging you here rather than the 223 on deer thread. 260999
Liked On: 13-10-2024, 07:21 AM
Jake77 16 inch
Liked On: 11-10-2024, 04:48 PM
There are two ways to legally access the block. First and easiest is to pay for access through the gamepark (Glencree). Before that was an option I found a way up out of the river before the big...
Liked On: 06-10-2024, 08:25 PM
I was in a local hunting chain store recently listening to a young salesman attempting to sell a customer two thermals that were at the same price point. Both thermals being completely different...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 04:57 PM
Given the nature of the questions, I think your best bet is to get out hunting and try both out. They are both handy for their own purposes, but how you'll end up using them, and their...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 04:56 PM
So this morning I finally accomplished a goal I set 4 years ago, to get a deer with the bow. I got back into bowhunting in late 2020, and managed to get a pig in Dec 2020. A nice big boar. In March...
Liked On: 27-09-2024, 01:14 PM
Bump This was such a good post it needs some more old hunting guns Ballard 44 Rimfire 1856 259909 It has now fired 3 rounds at animals and has 3 hares One was shot by another forum member...
Liked On: 25-09-2024, 11:17 PM
I can't wait till they show up, this will add a whole new level to the game of "Mystery Meat BBQ Pack".
Liked On: 18-09-2024, 12:01 AM