On the hoof I would guess 240 pounds. He was a prime 4 year old buck. I had my favorite, fresh deer liver, premium bacon, and onions for dinner. I'm 75 now, and it's been the traditional first...
Liked On: 07-11-2022, 06:28 PM
Owen's buddy, Nolan, got a deer tag in a hard to hunt area of N Central Nevada. My grandson had a little local knowledge about the area, but not a lot. They went to the rugged Desatoya mountains and...
Liked On: 07-11-2022, 06:27 PM
Going out next week so hope to bowl over something with them, I would like to give the 77gr TMK's a go on deer but also have the 64gr game changers and the 62gr hornady SP's shooting at just under...
Liked On: 03-11-2022, 06:27 PM
I headed to the range today to try 3 different loads, 1st up were the 73gr ELDM's. I knew I pulled the first shot high and to the right and gave myself a stern talking to at the time because I had...
Liked On: 02-11-2022, 07:50 PM
77 Sierra TMK (last night) 325 yards, chest. 208909 220 yds, neck. 208910
Liked On: 02-11-2022, 05:52 PM
20 odd goats 3 spikers and 16 pigs for the .223 yesterday arvo on a sweap of the new pine trees over the back one 70pound sow shot in the crease with the 65gk made it all of 15 yards everything else...
Liked On: 02-11-2022, 05:51 PM
It didn't appear to. I dropped the deer off whole for my son at midnight so I never really had a good look. She didn't go far. Ran 15 yards maybe. She was heavy enough to make me grunt getting her...
Liked On: 02-11-2022, 05:44 PM
Ive been keen on a smaller case 6mm for a while. Something burning a smaller amount of powder with light recoil, with a view to stepping my young kids up from rimfire and 223 eventually. ...
Liked On: 31-10-2022, 09:27 PM
Yes, some places implied that severe bruising or injury would follow a misstep. Going down I must've weighed around 140 kgs (me plus backpacks/chamois), so the bergstock was an absolute neccessity -...
Liked On: 30-10-2022, 07:00 PM
Morning all, just got out of the kaimanawa tops after a few days looking for a spring deer- spring isn't on the tops yet. Whilst cruising through a bush section I heard a sika stag territory...
Liked On: 30-10-2022, 06:48 PM
brothers 8 point jap from kaimanawas 2022 roar around 175ds(left), other 8pt jap he shot when he was 8 years old hunting with his old man. and the Redskin from southland big brute of a stag.
Liked On: 28-10-2022, 08:13 PM
Doing a euro mount today. Old bugger had no back teeth. Well the back two molars where all but gone. Still in good nick though. I thought he was around five but I now put him at about eight.
Liked On: 28-10-2022, 08:13 PM
208529208530 Tonight’s effort. Man I now smell like a goat:XD:
Liked On: 28-10-2022, 08:12 PM
This from a few weeks back. 208112 208113
Liked On: 28-10-2022, 08:11 PM
I dont have one but looking at all the options it comes out as about the best all round NZ chambering imo. It achieves almost 7WSM velocities with a lot less powder and recoil. 'Mark and Sam after...
Liked On: 28-10-2022, 07:01 PM