Back in the 60's when meat hunting 2 mates and I cut the track up from Thompsons to the tops and the one that starts at the creek half way up and goes up to the memorial rifle. There had been an old...
Liked On: 27-10-2023, 08:44 PM
Dave Pratt late of Featheston.ex Internal Affairs Dept/Forest Service culler.Originally Set up the Orongorongo Possum Research Stn and did the initial studies on coons there in the 50's-60's.Lost his...
Liked On: 27-10-2023, 08:44 PM
Bit of a scenic escape last week with a packraft out. No big beasties taken but barely scratched the surface covering the country. 236149 236150 236151 236152
Liked On: 27-10-2023, 08:42 PM
One my partner's and my goals in life is to make sure our dog thinks we're awesome. So we've taken the week off to take him on adventures. First we went to a nearby farm to look for some fallow....
Liked On: 27-10-2023, 08:40 PM
Quick write-up, not cos it’s a great story but cos a comment on another thread reminded me how much I enjoy this section and I want to encourage others to contribute, no matter how mundane. Been...
Liked On: 27-10-2023, 08:39 PM
I wonder if this is still there - Ruahines. Have others' seen it? 236136
Liked On: 26-10-2023, 09:35 PM
Here is a video of a recent bush hunt of mine. If you have a spare 10 minutes be sure to give it a watch! Cheers https://youtu.be/5VpuIvj1ir0?si=JhVCq96Xl3VVnfyO
Liked On: 26-10-2023, 09:32 PM
Yes my old man was using his bush gun so I took the suppressor off the 270 to shorten it a bit
Liked On: 26-10-2023, 09:31 PM
They have a lifetime warranty, send it back, get a new one, there are loads around and you may have just lucked out as they are fantastic Scopes.... Hamish Sent from my SM-S911B using Tapatalk
Liked On: 24-10-2023, 10:21 AM
Second week of the school holidays I took my son for an adventure up the Rangitata river chasing tahr . We caught the ferry then drove,and stayed the night in the old mesopotamia schoolhouse, then...
Liked On: 15-10-2023, 09:39 PM
Yeah the bush is quite chewed out in a few places, as you say makes for easier stalking tho. I'll often stop for 10-15 minutes sometimes more and chill/read a book for a bit if i have the time,...
Liked On: 03-10-2023, 09:00 PM
So in the last 2-3 years I’ve made an effort to get more efficient at bush hunting. It opens up a lot more options as I have been struggling to get out for evening and early morning hunts as have a...
Liked On: 03-10-2023, 08:59 PM
Jeez I really do hope the humble .223 lives up to some of the hype I have read on this thread. Seriously though all this info got me interested in giving the .223 a go, I've never owned one. I...
Liked On: 02-10-2023, 08:45 PM
primo!
Liked On: 01-10-2023, 09:53 PM
One thing Nathan is that Charlie is benefiting from your youthful experiences. Which means that he is not going to be beaten up by big magnum calibers (or having to cart them around the Ruahines) - ...
Liked On: 01-10-2023, 06:06 PM