There’s a decade old thread in here somewhere I started when I bought Ellie, my beautiful GSP. I updated it recently mentioning we lost her to cancer late last year. She was a pedigree and...
Liked On: 28-04-2024, 09:28 PM
This year my roar plan was to head down into Fiordland National Park over the Easter break for 4 days of hunting with my son and anotuer forum member and two of his kids. Plenty of prep work involved...
Liked On: 05-04-2024, 10:32 PM
Rather than stay at a hut Brian and I decided to sleep amongst them to try for a decent head. So Brian went one way and I went another with our packs a bit heavier than usual 'cos we had our PJ's,...
Liked On: 19-03-2024, 08:40 PM
I met Steve many years ago when we worked together in Rotorua. We got on well from the get go with the common interest in hunting always giving us something to talk about. We did a few hunts together...
Liked On: 04-03-2024, 07:10 AM
If your in a bind to sight in. I can probably help you out at the nzda. Just have to pay the range fee which i think for non members is $20-25, Pm me if you want Sent from my SM-N981B using...
Liked On: 15-02-2024, 06:52 PM
A friend's Mrs got sick of the shit on top of gates and asked him if he'd remove them. Sure when I get time was the answer. Time passes, he comes in after dark one night there are 6 headless turkeys...
Liked On: 01-01-2024, 10:54 AM
One of the adaptations you must make being off-grid and offline, is to make decisions based entirely what you can see and feel for yourself. No handy short-term weather forecast or rain radar to...
Liked On: 05-12-2023, 08:59 PM
Time was passing by far too quickly without enough selfish me time, so a plan was called for. The one boy had finished his Yr 12 exams, the calves were weaned and gone, homekill done, haylage cut &...
Liked On: 25-11-2023, 07:23 AM
Did a quick mission up to Canterbury in the weekend to look for a spring bull tahr before we all get too busy as the year winds down! A pretty goood leg stretch in the morning stomping our way in,...
Liked On: 07-11-2023, 06:58 PM
Here is a video of a recent bush hunt of mine. If you have a spare 10 minutes be sure to give it a watch! Cheers https://youtu.be/5VpuIvj1ir0?si=JhVCq96Xl3VVnfyO
Liked On: 28-10-2023, 08:54 AM
Jake77 about 2hrs if your hussing it ! Just be awear that there is a fair bit of the cockys land outside of the deer 'ring' fence on his property. Ie the fence is not the boundry You should be...
Liked On: 15-10-2023, 09:50 PM
Yep an hour, could easily be done in an evening hunt
Liked On: 15-10-2023, 06:11 PM
We decided to have a 4 man sleeping and cooking tent. So, quite a bit bigger than the 2 & 3 person MIA. Our mate designed and made one. He checked out the max length for poles in the chopper which...
Liked On: 07-10-2023, 09:02 PM
Hey team anyone interested flick me a message at matt@mtngear.nz with what you'd like by Friday. All I ask is your request includes at least one large item i.e. bipod or stick to make it worth our...
Liked On: 05-10-2023, 04:31 AM
3 of us just spent 6 days hunting in the Mackenzie/Hunter Hills. Got home on Saturday. We do this probably 3 times a year. Mix of weather with 2 good snow falls. It was pretty cold. We were mostly...
Liked On: 02-10-2023, 09:32 PM