After too many years of creamy farm hunting, I thought it was time to get back into some public land stuff and challenge myself more. It’d been years since my dad and I used to spend our weekends up...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 03:10 PM
My first sambar stag. I shot it yesterday evening while out peacock shooting with Dad. I had just shot at a peacock at 265m when this guy popped his head up in my line of fire. Dad quickly confirmed...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 01:41 PM
Continued On the way before the low saddle I passed a family group heading the opposite direction, and near the hut I passed a fit looking couple also coming the other way who were on a big 6 day...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:14 PM
With the stress of Christmas 2023 over and the prospect of good weather after new year I could hear Tikka 284 growling from the gun cabinet again. She wanted a walk, loves the tussock, and I had...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:14 PM
Having shot maybe 6 deer on the farm this year. I thought it was time to get out for a semi decent walk with the young fullah, also managed to talk Philipo in to coming,and maybe shoot a deer a or...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 07:24 AM
Excellent drawing - posted in 2018 (post #18) here: https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f12/tell-me-about-wapiti-45511/index2.html so I don't think it's a recent sketch.
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 07:20 AM
Cripes. Whats happening here? Ever heard the expression about being "too heavenly to be of any earthly use"??
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 07:17 AM
Bunji lives on :thumbsup:
Liked On: 07-01-2024, 01:35 PM
Some time back I made with the help of a friend a damascus knive from three different steels. I quite liked the hammering of the hot steel! Here are a few pics 240926 240927 240928 240929 ...
Liked On: 07-01-2024, 10:18 AM
No matter whether you are zeroed for 200 or using the 3" rule, out to 300/350 yards your aim should never be off the animal. That includes steep up or down hill. There shouldn't be light between the...
Liked On: 06-01-2024, 09:58 PM
Had a good weekend away with the boys to kick off 2024 240940 https://youtu.be/H1FGTQ5oN58?si=vnjAX72ycpEWq7hA
Liked On: 06-01-2024, 01:18 PM
Back to the original questions, Look at the mountain safety council web site for “bushcraft” reading. The main causes of death in nz mountains are drowning Crossing rivers and falls often...
Liked On: 06-01-2024, 09:54 AM
Hi team, Sorry not sure if this is the right subforum. As a side gig I do a bit of oil painting - in the past I've done quite a few fish but now that I'm getting into hunting, I thought I'd...
Liked On: 06-01-2024, 09:39 AM
240842 Heres a few from when I was a kid - probably 70's vintage. Top left is my 32 lb'er, all from Rakaia where we had a bach 6 Fish was a limit bag on any day, then it was reduced to 4 in about...
Liked On: 05-01-2024, 05:25 PM
This is why the NZDA HUNTS program is so useful. Grounded, no bullshit, applicable, practical. The worse UTubers to me are not the sponsored flash Harry's but the ones on the other end. Unedited,...
Liked On: 05-01-2024, 10:06 AM