I'm with Micky duck and Stug on this. I have done the slipped up under a shoulder and missed the vitals entirely before.....got another shot in to anchor it luckily. The last front on shot I took I...
Liked On: 20-01-2023, 07:22 AM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230119/af10f7772d2fbdc1ae7647c45812b5ba.jpg I put 4 in one hole but not 5. My error. WW760 is the go in the 7mm as Mathais et al state. Lots of variations in max...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 11:19 PM
Was discussing this with a life long mate the other night. He's not that keen on big walks or having to put in too much hard work, but many many years ago we were driving home down a popular riverbed...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 11:01 PM
Aiming at the brisket is too low. With archery frontal shots you need to aiming slightly above where the neck comes out of the chest. Look a deer side on and draw a horizontal line that goes through...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 11:00 PM
I've had a similar experience last May with a sika stag downhill charging up towards me on a spur at around 40 yards. The only shot despite me being patient and waiting was front on so I decided it...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 10:57 PM
Shot a chamois front on, ( 308, 165grn Lapua) at about 15 yards. Chamois merely hunched up, turned right and started to trot off. A second shot (bless the speed of a lever action!) sideways...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 10:57 PM
I believe the problem with a front on chest shot is not hitting bone. This means 2 things. less energy transferred into the animal and less damage from bone fragments. In that situation it's better...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 10:55 PM
gone in and through between the lungs and expended itself in the gut bag....didnt hit any bone on way in or through... how it misses major blood vessels etc is beyond me but thats my theory or it has...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 10:55 PM
the longline in your pocket/pack is good insurance....Meg hated it going back on and behaved because she knew it would go on if she doesnt...also if she being pigheaded about going to far,I make her...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 01:18 PM
Cool. Having Bea trail a long lead of thin rope that you can stand on or grab might help with the ranging issue. Have a command that goes with the tug like "steady". I used "steady" and clicked my...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 01:18 PM
I had a few days spare so I decided to have a look up Clements Road. Ive been hunting this area for a while now, Normally I walk in about an hour. camp and hunt from there. I know there area fairly...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 01:17 PM
It is a standard .303 Martini-Enfield rifle and the 98 on the top of the body is the year of the Government purchase order (not necessarily the year of delivery). Not all M-E's were conversions as by...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 01:13 PM
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Liked On: 19-01-2023, 01:10 PM
Just listened to Luxon from Napier. When asked about the Hunting & Fishing portfolio he replied the well being of NZers is paramount and healthy recreation leads to that end. Plenty of opportunity to...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 12:58 PM
It’s a positive step in the right direction, even if they are only “reading the room”. It shows that they are aware it’s a live issue with a decent number of voters. I guess the key is to get details...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 12:57 PM