Sacrilege mikee, you cut the meat off the neck instead of cutting bone in neck chops !! As far as assessing and leaving potential trophy animals in velvet, there are so few animals that would make...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 05:26 PM
100% And no bullshit its happening all the time. In the last year I have personally encountered this exact thing on multiple occasions. Often they are even very open about what they are doing. Doc...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 05:25 PM
Not that there is anything wrong with what your reasons are for taking animals but you just highlighted why any form of game or trophy management will never work in NZ.[emoji16] I am also fully...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 05:25 PM
"Shooting" for velvet is a misinterpretation of what was likely said, it would be absolutely uneconomical. The spring/early summer season is often referred to as "the velvet" probably where the...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 04:06 PM
Unless there is a huge jump in shot velvet price I havent heard of, I dont know how you could even justify an R22 shooting stags for velvet alone. Game management likely will never work in Nz. Too...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 04:05 PM
Greetings All, Most people fall into somewhere between fastidious and lax on rifle cleaning after a few years. This is pretty much where I am. A patch with Hoppes no 9 followed by a nylon bristle...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 12:29 PM
Is there any interest in a hunt for a week or so for experienced older bushmen over 70 age group? A few days in easy semi open terrain with no big rivers or steep mountains like Golden Hills may...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 11:50 AM
Yeah, me too. Took my bro-in-law CamD for a hunt recently and got him set up on his first animal, a young stag at 315m TBR. His first shot was a clean miss, which could have been due to the situation...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 10:25 AM
Been thinking about this a little lately. Cleaning the barrel after every use is something I have taken seriously. I thought getting the barrel clean for load development meant more consistency, but...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 10:24 AM
Yes I thought that might be the case, little point trying to find something that is better when a couple of fouling shots will give the best. A little different from a hunting point where getting...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 10:24 AM
My rounds march up the page as the barrel warms up (about 5mm higher per shot at 200m). The first one is always a tiny bit left (pretty good i think as far as foulers can go). Once up to a working...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 10:23 AM
For a while now I've been cleaning very little just an oily patch to stop any rust and have been very happy with the results on the target, my reason for first trying this was because of the results...
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 10:21 AM
Thanks fellas, I’ve found the books by Wolters & Plummer and will give them a go.
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 10:20 AM
Called in at HeliServices.NZ when in Haast the other day and asked about the the landsborough tahr situation. Ol mate said there certainly were a lot shot in there but he's done a fair few flights...
Liked On: 15-01-2021, 11:22 PM
Haha, check was on the range...Mr Hare just happened to hop into sight.
Liked On: 15-01-2021, 10:43 PM