I got to wondering today. Why are most factory stocks the shape they are? Specifically the pistol grip area. (note, this is related to bolt action. Leaver action and semi auto are excluded from...
Liked On: 23-04-2020, 07:38 AM
Highly disagree with the reasoning behind the hunting ban over the last 4 weeks. Regardless, have stayed home and tried to make the most of the situation: -Donated to COLFO (Council of Licenced...
Liked On: 21-04-2020, 08:28 AM
Can live with that decision till next week.We are at war with a fkn virus we cant see and we are winning slowly.Not a bad BD present for me,helping winning a war.:beer::beer:
Liked On: 20-04-2020, 06:22 PM
People will, and should, turn their ears off the minute you start bringing how a woman looks into a discussion about what she does. Grow up. If it was a bloke in charge his looks wouldn't come into...
Liked On: 20-04-2020, 06:22 PM
great post bumblefoot.......there is an add that plays during the NZ Hunter adventures tv show each week that really pisses me off as it shows up that "macho" thing better than most..... guy in...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 01:05 PM
I think there's a case to be made that to become a true hunter is to leave the macho, egotistical stuff behind.
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 01:04 PM
What makes a hunter? Hmmm. I hunt for the freezer (try to be self sufficient-ish) so mostly hunt goats. They are easy to get, tasty and when it comes to dollars spent per kg of meat in the freezer...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 01:04 PM
A "True hunter" is someone who hunts for the right reasons. Who has a deep love and call for the wild places and creatures in them. Who respects the wilderness. Who respects the wild animals...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 01:02 PM
I think that the qualities of a true hunter are intrinsic rather than extrinsic. Its the stuff you can't see that is important. Empathy for the quarry - you won't have that if you don't have it...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 12:59 PM
Thanks Micky Duck, This lockdown has forced me to dust the keyboard off :) Re the made not born reference, i'm more referring to I think everyone that engages in the activity we call...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 09:42 AM
"Hunting" and "hunter" as a term or definition are very subjective and what you think qualifies to be called a hunter and what I think qualifies can vary so much that it's also impossible to answer. ...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 10:53 PM
My odd man was annal about this. Respectful of his quarry, only kill what you eat unless it’s pest control. Quick clean deliberate kills not winging it and see what happens. Knowlage of the animals,...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 05:31 PM
Perhaps it might be helpful to frame the question in terms of what a true hunter is not. For example, a true hunter is not somebody who shoots an animal to bits for fun.
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 03:53 PM
It's an artificial construct with no absolute answer
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 03:37 PM
A true hunter? Only you can answer that question and fuck what anybody else thinks.
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 03:37 PM