On the subject of fish. Just cooked and tasted Marlin for the first time that some cousins of mine caught off New Plymouth Friday week ago. 243940
Liked On: 18-02-2024, 06:50 PM
Today is the first day, the opening day of Chinese new year, or lunar new year of dragon, spring festival....etc. Last night as usual, I made these dishes once a year at the new year eve,...
Liked On: 18-02-2024, 06:50 PM
It had been a while since my last solo wander in the bush, I definitely had itchy feet. So with the kids back at school the wife keen on some peace i started to think about where to go & decided that...
Liked On: 18-02-2024, 06:07 PM
I think the "caught anything?" question is because too the non hunter, it probably feels harsh to ask if you have killed anything. A Russian girl I dated years back used to ask if I had killed...
Liked On: 17-02-2024, 10:17 AM
Been trying to catch up with this big young bugger since he showed up last month https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/af161/Kiwi-Greg/IMG_1574.JPG?width=960&height=720&fit=bounds...
Liked On: 15-02-2024, 02:08 PM
Permit condition #5....No firearm shall be discharged: Within 500m of a Great Walk Hut or track. As in Great Walk Track.
Liked On: 10-02-2024, 10:58 AM
I saw this pic on the FB NZ deer cullers page; and for some reason just love it.... Using the great 7.7 Rimmed Creedmoor of course! ;) 243386
Liked On: 09-02-2024, 08:58 PM
The US has a lot of scientific literature which can be applied and learned from, however there are also fundamental ecosystem differences and diametrically opposite objectives in wild animal...
Liked On: 09-02-2024, 02:37 PM
I reckon the Tararuas is hard work, try the Ruahines or Aorangi's.
Liked On: 09-02-2024, 05:03 AM
From 1931 til the 1970s, first Department of Internal Affairs then the Forest Service (after 1955) killed deer under government control programmes largely motivated by competition with farm livestock...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 07:27 PM
You can’t really call the widest part of the country with an almost ubiquitous ungulate problem from coast to coast a local situation…. That’s a significant regional problem on a broad scale. From...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 07:24 PM
Public DOC land, fine. Private land? Not so straightforward. Take a look at the current economic situation. Drystock and honey are under massive pressure. Farm input and application costs have...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 07:20 PM
The other funny one i have had is bumping into another hunter as we walked out with bags full of meat, blood on our hands and smelling if deer and they casually ask how we got on....on this day i...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 02:42 PM
Tell me about it. I saw over 40 deer on the weekend, in a place that barely anyone goes. I gave up counting. I’ll be heading back there after the roar to do a phat cull up. The numbers will explode...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 10:52 AM
Just one of those very light rifle sock bags you see on the hunting tv shows.Why,because it looks abit more discreet to the walking public.Also it protects your rifle a bit befor you get into the...
Liked On: 07-02-2024, 07:49 PM