Got approval from the fam to head out for 3 nights and 3 days solo Goals: Explore a new part of a block, shoot a deer with the 223 for the thread :thumbs-up:...
Liked On: 02-03-2025, 05:24 PM
Over the past couple of years I’ve taken my son out hunting more and more often. We, started with open tussock type hunts, and into bush hunting into the fringes of Fiordland National Park. He’s...
Liked On: 02-03-2025, 05:23 PM
Daylight this morning saw me on a bit bigger exploratory mission today. I had my pack on and it it an inflatable packraft, paddle, and lifejacket. Fluer trudged along always a bit ahead of me,...
Liked On: 17-01-2025, 07:22 PM
Since moving south, Ive been concentrating on trying to sus out areas within 30 minutes of home that I can head out and go for a short morning or evening hunt on. There are not that many access...
Liked On: 17-01-2025, 07:18 PM
Its something I struggle with too. Some people don't seem to give a sh*t. Here's vid from a week back. https://youtu.be/dNrhQkECm6c?si=9MqMPWguMi3VhsdV This one I let my daughter shoot. I...
Liked On: 12-01-2025, 08:05 AM
Here's a video for all the dads out there get your kids out into the backcountry! Great family / Dad time, memories made forever! Hope you enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou8NrY11a6A ...
Liked On: 11-01-2025, 10:18 AM
Well spring comes around in about a month so the winter project better finish up. Restored a 1961 Winchester Model 88 .243. Before. Stock was quite banged up, action was rough, trigger felt like...
Liked On: 11-01-2025, 10:12 AM
Iv been testing my (clip on)at 300 and 400yds.Seems to work fine.Dropped these 2 at around 294yds.Shot one,other just stood near him wandering whats going on just too long.Bang flop down number 2...
Liked On: 06-01-2025, 08:26 PM
I was looking back through my diary and I saw that I shot my first two deer this year in the Ruahines off Topgrass Road, so thought it would be a good idea to finish the year the same way. I...
Liked On: 01-01-2025, 07:54 AM
After starting out his deer dog training with a hiss and roar as pup, it slowly fell by the wayside life gets busy. Ralphies my first dog, so im definately no expert trainer, but was fortunate enough...
Liked On: 22-12-2024, 09:13 AM
Bella did a neat thing yesterday. I fluffed a standing shot at 100 yards and hit a fallow spiker through the third rib. The sound and sight picture gave me a sinking feeling. It was in quite thick...
Liked On: 18-12-2024, 08:47 PM
Quick trip weekend just been, into a creek in the kawekas walked in the Friday arvo went for a quick hunt that evening with nothing seen. The next morning we woke up around 4am quick coffee then off...
Liked On: 18-12-2024, 08:40 PM
New term for an old guy. Neckbeard" is a pejorative term and stereotype for an adult man or teenage boy who exhibits characteristics such as social awkwardness, underachievement, or...
Liked On: 16-12-2024, 06:02 PM
Someone sent me this, Sums it up pretty well....................at least for me. JUST A DOG From time to time, people tell me, “lighten up, it’s just a dog,” or “that’s a lot of money for just a...
Liked On: 10-12-2024, 08:21 PM
This weekend gone, I went hunting with two friends. Neither had shot a public land deer yet, so we were keen to tick that objective off as well as get them some Christmas venison. Political...
Liked On: 10-12-2024, 07:47 PM