Not much of a hunting story really. Left home at 6:30pm last night. We walked half and hour from a road end on heavily hunted DOC land. The wind was perfect to stalk a clearing I go to from time to...
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 05:39 PM
I carried a 200 pounder once, knew it was too heavy as I could feel my sinews creaking - but it was only half a mile to the car and moderately flat. That was the Akatarawa's. I did carry 147 hind...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 03:00 PM
Spent some time in the Caples Valley in, I think, 1964-5, with an open sighted No. 4 Mk1 .303 Lee Enfield that I'd modified: Monte Carlo butt, and a shortened, tapered fore end. I thought this deer...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 03:00 PM
Probably a bit of envy there - I wouldn't mind a private block I could hunt on. Those 601's were nice, a mate I hunted with got one, the .223 I think - the old police model. I had the 600 with a...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 02:59 PM
My dad used to do a lot of meat hunting in the Urewera's. Next time I go over to his place I will see if I can get some of his photos and post them on here. He has some neat ones of a pack horse team...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 02:59 PM
So the consensus is basically anything you fancy :)
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 02:48 PM
A mate picked up a stunning student teacher at a famous Hastings watering hole in the 70's after he had gone down to the pub after coming out of the bush. Still had some Hoppes on him after cleaning...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 02:48 PM
Yea its my first smaller caliber hunting rifle but I have heard great things from mates but shot placement is important on bigger animals. I have a burris full feild 4 scope which has a little...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 02:45 PM
Hey mate, Yup just brought one a .243 will let you know am about to take it away for its first real trip. I've actually had it a couple of months but was a real rigmarole getting my firearms...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 02:44 PM
Great photos and write up, an era gone as Dave Ratcliffe would say. Ive hunted public land for over 40 years and mostly still do, but approaching 60 now and have recently had the opportunity to hunt...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 02:42 PM
Cheers committed to going now
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 01:31 PM
I don't wish to get into a spat , but in fairness it's considered standard and safe practice to use data from the next bullet weight ups' starting charge . If there is none available for a particular...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 01:26 PM
Well done, this is what its all about. And the next great moment is when you cook up some of that meat for dinner with family and friends. Thank you for the write up, inspiring.
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 01:24 PM
In what has become an annual tradition mopheadrob, uk_exile and I headed in on a 4-day hunt into the Puketeraki area. 3 years ago on this trip, I shot a deer using mopheadrob's rifle but could not...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 01:24 PM
Any man who gets to 88,gets my respect.Sorry for your loss Dundee,go fishing.Its the best medicine.
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 01:17 PM