We haven’t seen much success with maize (fermented corn) in our pig trap. They do like dead cows,calves,goats etc but won’t normally get into them till they rot abit unless you open them up with a...
Liked On: 15-08-2019, 09:57 AM
Johnino Pigs will come to bait once they know it's there. I have used fermented Corn or Barley before with good success. Get a 20l bucket fill it with corn and water and let it ferment away...
Liked On: 15-08-2019, 09:53 AM
Apples mate Apples [emoji106] Most orchards will let you pick them up off the ground, can fill a few fish bins pretty quick. They work great in the pig trap so can't see why they wouldn't work...
Liked On: 14-08-2019, 11:33 AM
117771 Some of the locals are happy to come out in daylight for a munch on sheep carcasses etc
Liked On: 14-08-2019, 11:32 AM
Blood & Bone in between rocks or up and around a ponga will keep them busy for a while.
Liked On: 14-08-2019, 11:32 AM
http://www.doc.govt.nz Your starting point for public land hunting areas. Get a good mapping application with the public hunting boundaries. Memory Map is excellent, with 1:50,000 and 1:25,000...
Liked On: 13-08-2019, 04:25 PM
You would probably ingest more pollution whilst driving to your hunting spot, than through eating the meat. Even in 100%Pure NZ ;)
Liked On: 12-08-2019, 01:23 PM
Ingesting lead is probably a much greater risk if you are eating waterfowl downed using lead shot. Many people have bitten down on a pellet! Rabbit and hare shot with super fast ammo that basically...
Liked On: 12-08-2019, 01:22 PM
if you are concerned about lead contamination then just use lead free bullets, but yeah you do run the risk of ingesting lead dust when you shoot with regular bullets. I am not personally too...
Liked On: 12-08-2019, 01:21 PM
Sometimes, you see scientific reports that found a large percentage of meat packages from wild game contained lead fragments on XRay. I wonder if this is where a hunter has brought in a whole animal...
Liked On: 12-08-2019, 01:20 PM
I like to make the most of every deer/pig I shoot as I don't get that many opportunities to hunt large game. I take back legs, back steaks and shoulders. I'd take the whole animal if I didn't have to...
Liked On: 12-08-2019, 01:19 PM
I’m not to worried about bullet lead in the meat. What I don’t like is gut bag contamination, like last week I shot a couple of deer one was high above me quartering on I shot her through the...
Liked On: 12-08-2019, 01:18 PM
shoot a red deer through the vitals WITHOUT hitting shoulder bones...eg through the crease and you will loose approx 1 cup of meat from entire carcass...did it twice in last couple of years... shoot...
Liked On: 12-08-2019, 01:17 PM
OK, firstly I would not be too concerned about any form of poisoning from the use of lead projectile in and of itself. Dealing with your second point, there is typically trauma (bruising and...
Liked On: 12-08-2019, 01:15 PM
Here's a very simple truth, take it for what you will: If you've zapped a deer in the chest and dropped it, the majority of the meat is in the back legs and back steaks, well away from the site of...
Liked On: 12-08-2019, 01:14 PM