Fly it over my place, im still waiting to bag one for the wall!
Liked On: 13-09-2019, 09:10 PM
Deer do move around at different times of the year. During winter they tend to get into the shelter of the bush and generally on the sunny side of the valley. They will feed on slips and clearings at...
Liked On: 10-09-2019, 10:38 PM
If you are seeing them over the fence I expect that I know where you are going in the Aorangis. PM me to make contact and introduce yourself and I will see how I can assist you to get one (on the...
Liked On: 10-09-2019, 10:34 PM
Gets a bit cumbersome, maybe we should just use acronyms. Your paddock trip could be Late evening Grass Saving or LEGS . Or Procuring Transient Succulent Deer PTSD. If it went beyond the...
Liked On: 22-08-2019, 02:27 PM
I take the rifle for "walkies" if the barrel gets dirty its a bonus.
Liked On: 22-08-2019, 08:39 AM
I dont care, anyone can call it anything they like. Some of my relatives would use the phrase" going for a shot" with everything hunting related. But this is were the conversation has moved to and I...
Liked On: 21-08-2019, 05:58 PM
Back in the Ruahine Ranges today to climb this slip I saw a deer on a few weeks back. 118125 Ranged a deer at 369 yard a few weeks ago but had to get off the Ranges and back to work,so I left it....
Liked On: 19-08-2019, 10:38 PM
Totally understand your point! This was never supposed to be a ‘I hunt the bush, so I’m more skilled than you’. One of the great things about the sport is what you can learn from it. The biggest...
Liked On: 19-08-2019, 10:34 AM
The alarm rang out at 3.55am which was my wake up yesterday morning to throw my gear into the ute and meet my son at 5am for our day’s hunting in public land 2 hours away. As I drove out of town I...
Liked On: 16-08-2019, 06:51 PM
I would save a little longer and spend a bit more. $1000 gets you pretty average quality. These shots are from a Vortex Razor, but the Vortex Viper is nothing to scoff at for around $1650. The razor...
Liked On: 15-08-2019, 01:17 PM
Can't unsee that. Dammit.
Liked On: 14-08-2019, 11:06 PM
Actually its a lot more. Say for example you weigh 100 kg (224 lbs) thats 112 lbs per foot. Say you are shoe size 10 thats roughly 57 sq inches, say the heel is 25% of the total area thats 14 sq...
Liked On: 13-08-2019, 11:44 PM
These days my main work rifle is a .223 , over 20x rounds gets a bit tedious with a .308 these days. However, I have owned and used .308's for 42 years for hunting and target shooting out to 900 yds....
Liked On: 10-08-2019, 02:10 PM
My veiw on 308 if you’re a hunter who shoots off the shelf factory ammunition only And wants a basic off the shelf rifle to shoot on game 300 or less Go for it fantastic caliber for that imo you...
Liked On: 10-08-2019, 02:10 PM
Some play bingo. Some go to the movies. And some energetic ones belong to walking groups. But these ones hunt. So, Brian and I cranked up the vintage Nissan yesterday and headed for the hills...
Liked On: 09-08-2019, 06:22 PM