Nana and Grandad took the young fella for a nature walk last night. Swirly wind so ended up spooking a mob of 6 which would have been a long shot anyways. Kept climbing to the top of the ridge so as...
Liked On: 12-07-2024, 09:35 AM
I got back into bow hunting in 2020 and managed to get a boar just after Christmas that year. Since then it has been crickets, shot at a deer in March 2021, then no shots at animals since. I’ve been...
Liked On: 08-07-2024, 12:42 PM
I shot my first stag in NZ and thought and should share the moment. A few months ago me and work mate whent out Mt Thomas way for 2 days.. On the last day at last light as we where declaring defeat...
Liked On: 20-06-2024, 07:14 PM
These images give an idea of the knife’s size. I’ll conclude this photo-essay by mentioning that I sometimes get asked how long it takes me to make one of my full-tang knives. They can take from 8...
Liked On: 12-06-2024, 11:04 AM
Got the jaw results back from the stag my young fella shoot this roar, he was 9.3 years stocked he was a old boy and makes us feel good about all the young ones we've let go over the years!252320
Liked On: 10-06-2024, 09:42 PM
Both of our teenage boys are now driving and we needed to put them in a decent vehicle. Because they are unlikely to stay in the area for long after high school, we wanted something that we could...
Liked On: 08-06-2024, 02:06 PM
I thought I would post up some photos of the past month or so of hunts. During the roar I got access to a property, but hunting is restricted but I didn't care as I was happy to be there out and...
Liked On: 04-06-2024, 01:13 PM
Waiting The dog winded keenly off the bush track. We were in business. Giving him the nod, he cautiously stepped forward. Every 10 metres or so he would stop and lock up. He would look back at...
Liked On: 04-06-2024, 01:07 PM
Early April saw myself and son out hunting for some venison, Managed to get him onto a hind, A well placed shot and she dropped on the spot, the shot spooked a stag we got a glimpse him of him as he...
Liked On: 04-06-2024, 01:07 PM
Recently spent a very enjoyable 3 nights a Otukota hut in the Ruahines, this was part of an organised club hunt with 2 other parties of 3 going to Colenso hut and Ironbark hut. I haven't had a full...
Liked On: 04-06-2024, 01:02 PM
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Liked On: 27-05-2024, 10:02 AM
Finally back together and ready for some load development Saturday morning. Zastava action with 1-7.5t 6mm rem barrel. Stock work done by the late Howard Lopdell. One beautiful peice of walnut...
Liked On: 25-05-2024, 03:27 PM
Legacy Firearms. I am not sure of the rifle you refer to of Ron Spomer? I assume a Dakota M10 which Park west took over. ( not sure why they chose to throw away the ‘Dakota Brand’ which had...
Liked On: 25-05-2024, 03:26 PM
I was running a touch late to work the other day and the young fulla asked if he could come. Why not, something different for an 8 year old and it was not going to be super strenuous. Sometimes in...
Liked On: 22-05-2024, 12:30 PM
With just three days left before the private block gets sold, I had been requested by the current landowner to bomb them up, and so out I went on a solo night mission armed with my 7mm rem mag, night...
Liked On: 09-05-2024, 02:43 PM