Just to keep the thread alive, here's a pic taken in 1985 on our way out from Back Ridge Bivy after we'd shot more deer than fingers on one hand. On reaching the kaweka J on our way home, bets were...
Liked On: 18-02-2024, 10:23 PM
Well it's out of the shed! Dropped the truck at the Sparky's workshop this morning, so he can put the cab & wiring back together, then fit the front winch & bar and then it's just a few little...
Liked On: 18-02-2024, 10:14 PM
It had been a while since my last solo wander in the bush, I definitely had itchy feet. So with the kids back at school the wife keen on some peace i started to think about where to go & decided that...
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 02:11 PM
Awesome...... and well done. A beer when back home would have been hard earned. We thrashed that area and Kiwi Saddle almost every weekend back in the early 80's We also had a club called "The Back...
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 02:11 PM
Please keep your projections to your self, and also understand that my remark was not necessarily aimed directly at you, each and every one will have their reasons, some of them even good reasons. ...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 01:59 PM
1080 will never be used to eradicate deer. But aerial shooting operations are looming - in many areas there are too many deer. Most farmers though don't realise the high populations on their...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 01:58 PM
Always cracks me up how people boast seeing "too many" deer in their "secret spot". Plenty of new and young hunters that would be keen if somebody showed them those "secret spots" of yours.
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 01:56 PM
I wouldn’t have even mentioned the “ Velvet “ thing . Jeez , I wish my first Deer was as nice as that . Mine was a Doughy / Stupid Spiker that stood in front of me in the last 2 minutes of light...
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 10:50 PM
228m, same 73gr eldm load. My youngest son's first stag, velvet ethics aside I didn't have the heart to tell him he couldn't shoot. One very happy lad, antlers off to get cured. First shot was a wee...
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 05:00 PM
Couple more photos from same weekend 242979242980242981242982
Liked On: 04-02-2024, 10:54 AM
Easy fix Barry me old mate...... carry them upside down, Its just as comfortable ;)
Liked On: 04-02-2024, 10:38 AM
Hey guys. Just thought I'd share a nice shot I got of a chamois on a hunt end of last winter. Was a pretty bloody awesome moment in the silent snowfall just both looking around. Didn't take a shot....
Liked On: 01-02-2024, 11:09 AM
Heaps of hinds and fawns out today https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240131/40ee560f46e7fcbcdad327a7eba5497d.jpg Sent from my SM-S916B using Tapatalk
Liked On: 01-02-2024, 11:09 AM
I saw two very fat Sika velvetys on ihaka spur as the sun rose this morning, that fat one slip and I think they would roll all the way to Kaweka Flats bivvy :) It’s a fantastic feed year for Sika
Liked On: 28-01-2024, 12:53 PM
Gidday folks. So if you need somewhere to store a vehicle, gear etc I've got a place that it'll be secure in. If you feel like you may forget you're hand loads. Bring you're dies etc and I've...
Liked On: 27-01-2024, 11:53 PM