This trip was planned for the first week of the school holidays but work got in the way again and then the second weekend of the school holidays but I ended up working right through so I could take...
Liked On: 25-10-2021, 08:50 PM
When lambing is over and some grass is growing 2 things happen - I'm allowed back into my farm spots and the cockies start complaining about the number of deer they are seeing. So last Thursday I...
Liked On: 25-10-2021, 06:50 PM
Look what turned up in the post today! Thank you Andrew, aka paremata There was a post on here about the old days of deer culling in NZ etc, back in the 40s etc. Talking about hunting icons...
Liked On: 20-10-2021, 09:11 AM
Finally finished the seasons planting contracts in the first week of the school holidays. Better late then never I guess. Decided to take the second week off and do some missions with the boys. ...
Liked On: 20-10-2021, 07:19 AM
Shot this hind with Rem M7 .223 and 69 grn Targex last evening. 251 yds slightly facing me. Aimed for point of shoulder. She went straight down and rolled into a damn swamp. 181382 These things...
Liked On: 19-10-2021, 08:38 AM
We picked a deer up Friday and it had a bit of fat on it.
Liked On: 19-10-2021, 05:48 AM
Sat afternoon on the tops here. 181525 200m lower in elevation 181526
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 08:13 PM
Tough season in the Wairarapa. The high country is still pretty bleak. The deer are starting to poke around on the lower country but some of them are still in winter condition.
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 12:18 PM
Spring seems to have sprung here at a local swimming hole (pic doesn't do justice to the carpet of grass and flowers...) 181483
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 12:18 PM
Was down Taranaki on weekend and we had go via SH1to miss the road blocks in the South Waikato and the Ruahines Ranges had a good dumping of snow on the tops, don't think it will be Spring there yet,...
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 11:54 AM
Man Nathan F your dog training is coming along!! But please remember he/she needs to retrieve the entire animal…..unless you like hock soup:XD:
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 02:34 AM
Nice one. Springs here in our region,. all areas new growth and deer sign on a number of flats and grass clearings. Saw plenty of sign on weekend, just couldnt find a deer after a 6 hour hike.
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 02:34 AM
Well it took a long time but I finally got to take young Sam hunting. His mum has bought him up by herself to be a really fine young fellow of just 12 (I think). Some time ago i got started on...
Liked On: 17-10-2021, 10:36 PM
We were supposed to go up North in the second week of the holidays but that couldnt happen, so Oliver and I went hunting instead. We picked it good. If we have left it any later we would have been...
Liked On: 14-10-2021, 01:47 PM
Thanks for the advice, I ended up going down Clements and dropped an animal about 20 mins from the car. First deer in very very long time due to being a bit shit at hunting but I don't let that stop...
Liked On: 14-10-2021, 01:45 PM