i kinda want to move on my howa 223 short action soon, theres nothing wrong with it just want to try something else maybe a mini or a ruger. i was kinda thinking about switching to the grendel or arc...
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 06:05 PM
I think most jokers working for FS would have taken offence in being labelled a townie.Defineately roll your sleeves up,get shit done, rural types.Fencing,c/saws,blasting,bla bla bla to get an...
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 05:09 PM
Haha, yeah, found one of them up the horomunga years ago and stopped in my tracks thinking I'd walked upon a grow site.
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 05:09 PM
You survived or you got transferred out. There was leave allowed for recovery from injuries though. I saw a chap climb a very steep slip one time to recover a deer he had shot. However when he pulled...
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 05:09 PM
Priceless encounter,good stuff.So next week go 1hr earlier to the clearing. Good luck.
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 05:00 PM
Went for an evening stroll near Kaikoura last evening, moved the day due to weather but when arriving in Kaikoura it was torrential rain.... got parked up and threw my gear on. Planned on using a...
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 05:00 PM
I was sitting back one avo with the billy over a fire when a stag poked his head over the rise thirty feet away to take a 'nosy' - then he casually walked away. I shot that stag and have always felt...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 07:03 PM
Make sure you get them good gear like what you wear good rain coat/ puffer coat/ head lamp & they love marshmallows and a fireplace at night-time
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 06:59 PM
A friend took his four year old son ( now a grown man) out possuming every day on Mt Oxford one winter ( this was tough commercial stuff, skinning lines and laying new poison lines). He said that...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 06:59 PM
Congrats :) Took my kids as soon as i could, front pack or backpack carrier. Think they were about 4yrs old for their first overnighter & 8yrs old for their first multi day heli trip, it does...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 06:59 PM
It depends on the child. I took my boy rabbit shooting on a farm from a young age, but we've only just done our first bush hunt. He's 8 years old. Terrain up here is pretty nasty which is why I left...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 06:58 PM
Start them young. It's more about the camping experience when they are young so cooking over a fire and marshmallows are good. It took quite a few years and lots of trips before I managed to get...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 06:58 PM
Generally 3 to 4 years + is a good age to start getting them into it. Short walks and lots of treats/water along the way to keep them going. The secret is getting them to be quiet long enough to...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 06:58 PM
My kids first hunting trip was when they were 3 & 4. Did a drive in trip to a hut, short day hunts from there. No real expectation to shoot anything. My youngest daughter would walk 2 hrs up a hill...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 06:58 PM
Yep just get into it, you soon find out what's easy or not. Kids love being on your back, gives them a good view of whats going on too. I've got a macpac kid carrier you can have if you want,...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 06:58 PM