About Mooseman

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Age
69
About Mooseman
Biography:
Started hunting about 54 years ago, Culled goats and deer, meat hunted for a while then spent 31and a half years involved in Animal Pest Destruction in the Bay of Plenty.
Location:
BOP
Interests:
Hunting Deer etc, Getting into LR hunting, fishing
Occupation:
Retired

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Join Date
31-07-2014
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  1. Mooseman
    Mooseman liked post by Oldbloke On thread : 30 cal interlocks
    Shot that young sambar with a tipped180gr interlock last week. 30.06 at about 40yards. Had cut the tip off. Lungs were soup. I suspect they are a tad on the hard side and need to hit bone.
    Liked On: 03-11-2024, 10:15 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by gimp On thread : 223 on deer
    Today I got up at 5am, burned some toast, had a coffee, and climbed a hill. Recovering from covid so not feeling terribly fit. Spotted a chamois from the ridge top and dropped down to have a closer...
    Liked On: 03-11-2024, 10:12 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by TLB On thread : 223 on deer
    Couple of bush hunted Sika from the week. 75gr eldms doing the business. First one was hardly a test, head shot at about 15 yards as it peered around a tree at me. All energy dumped in the head...
    Liked On: 03-11-2024, 10:09 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Tahr On thread : 223 on deer
    A couple using 62 grn Norma I loaded for wallaby but thought I would try on deer, albeit little ones. 200 yds. MV 3180. Arrival velocity 2380. Bullet had no trouble going right through. Probably...
    Liked On: 03-11-2024, 10:08 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Shearer On thread : 223 on deer
    On Wednesday I shot a nanny goat at 455 yards with the 52gn Targex. It was sitting down at the base of a small bank. I aimed at the center of the chest and can't be sure where I hit it (I didn't...
    Liked On: 03-11-2024, 10:08 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by gimp On thread : 223 on deer
    A schmedium is a particular shooting bag. Any bag of the type works but it is the one that I have, with very light fill. Plonked on top of a generic lightweight tripod it's a stable rest for a...
    Liked On: 03-11-2024, 10:04 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by stagstalker On thread : Hunting with my full team
    The kids have been at me for some time to take them hunting again. I’ve done bugger all hunting myself this year due to a crazy work schedule and spending a bit more time on my dirtbike. This was...
    Liked On: 03-11-2024, 09:58 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by whanahuia On thread : Arkansas whitetail hunt.
    Well the next couple of days are starting to get hot. I see a few more deer, A couple of Trash Pandas visit the feeder, But I don’t wish too shoot one with the 50 cal as it will wreck the pelts. I...
    Liked On: 01-11-2024, 07:30 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by whanahuia On thread : Arkansas whitetail hunt.
    Cheers all! Yep I did consider bringing back the skull, But was short on time and had to solve the taxidermy issue, so decided to keep things simple. Next morning and I was back in the same...
    Liked On: 01-11-2024, 07:23 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by whanahuia On thread : Arkansas whitetail hunt.
    It will take me a couple of days to finish the story, as for the first time ever Im quite jet lagged, and trying to catch up on stuff at home too. But want to out it all down when I can so I dont...
    Liked On: 01-11-2024, 07:19 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Tahr On thread : OAL Trouble
    The Norma 62 grn I had set up to just touch the lands (5 thou off) had started popping the odd primer which perplexed me and I couldn't understand. Just measured them with the new collet and they are...
    Liked On: 01-11-2024, 07:13 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by gimp On thread : A New Mistake...
    It will make absolutely no difference detectable in the real world.
    Liked On: 01-11-2024, 07:02 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by John Duxbury On thread : A New Mistake...
    Thought I had made them all. Mistakes I mean. But here is a new one for me - just loaded a bunch of .243 ammo using the shellholder from a .30/30. Didn't even notice. I sized them - no issues. I...
    Liked On: 01-11-2024, 07:02 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Delphus On thread : The ones that got away
    My family and I were invited to do an overnight tramp with another family to Kahikitea Lodge just south of Oamaru. It was nestled in the middle of a hunting block I haven’t yet explored, so I gained...
    Liked On: 30-10-2024, 06:42 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by whanahuia On thread : Arkansas whitetail hunt.
    For those of you who have been on the various forums over the last decade or two. The name Zeeriverrat might ring a bell. I first got too know him through the old H&F forum and we have stayed in...
    Liked On: 30-10-2024, 06:24 PM

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