With an Air rifle you will have different options . Small game i.e pests are not limited to Rabbits etc , think rats all Farmers etc are plagued by them and can be a foot in the door for access to...
Liked On: 02-02-2021, 02:00 PM
my uncle recommends running at them in the hope of a snapshot. He said he got a lot of deer this way before he had a dog. He is a feral bugger though
Liked On: 02-02-2021, 09:11 AM
Loving this thread. Sometimes the deer will actually come to you if you are patient enough. The tree stand guys get a bad rap in some circles for 'just waiting/ambush', but if you have walked...
Liked On: 02-02-2021, 09:11 AM
Here’s my 10 cents to add to the above. Binos in the bush is a big plus! Your not then pointing your rifle about. At something that has not even identified. As said above if your swearing your...
Liked On: 02-02-2021, 09:10 AM
Picture is from this forum page: https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/134642-british-soldiers-unit-with-arisaka-rifles/ Appears to show some territorial army soldiers during WW1. The venerable...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:36 PM
I doubt he is kidding, because he is right. I think you are misinterpreting what he has written. He says "minimize the liklihood", not eliminate. As in go to the toilet, get food or petrol whatever,...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:35 PM
Actually if my firearm is in a locked vehicle and I have not been negligent in the manner it is stored or visible, then the crime is committed by the offender who breaks in and steals it. Not me. ...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:33 PM
You, as a responsible firearms user, should plan your trip so as to minimise the likelihood of having to leave the (disabled) firearm in your vehicle. Come on guys, as John Key would say, "it's not...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:32 PM
Technically Lincoln was correct at the time.... There is a technical breach to not have the rifle in your possession outside of your own security provisions at your home address. Clearly its a...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:32 PM
hi mate I have some advice for you,use your nose like a dog,I almost always smell the deer before shooting them,once you know what a deer smells like it is unmistakable and you need to back your...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:29 PM
If the deer knows you are there you are screwed , because it is looking for movement . But if it doesn't t know you are there you have to remember the deer will be looking through or under the scrub...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:28 PM
I always hunted those wee grey buggers wearing shearers mocassins..moved on to jimboots and yes mr Duck the bino's,small as they were were the nuts as you'd say lol. Down on all fours paid off a lot...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:27 PM
hehehe sounds like Stewart Island...and then KIWI pops out and walked over my boots.... what to do???? use your binos.....its a hard habit to get into,but man does it make it easy to see through...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:26 PM
100 percent. I’ve hunted in a big stoney creek coat for a while now and recently i’ve gone back to wearing a swanny just for the noise factor. Nothing worse than a coat that crinkles and rustles...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:26 PM
A old swannie was quiet in the bush, you have to pick what your your clothing and even your pack is made from. Like MD said if you have a gravel drive you can here a car coming up your drive, if...
Liked On: 01-02-2021, 11:25 PM