H&F or the like sell decoy string for $20 a 500ft reel, enuf to do plenty. Doesn't seem too prone to tangles if everything is wound up in a tidy fashion, and a bit of car tyre inner tube attached...
Liked On: 04-05-2023, 06:47 PM
Good stuff, Yep mate & i are headed to Manson hut 7th-14th, can't wait! Probably not the best roar location but we'll jump into the bush at some stage
Liked On: 17-03-2023, 09:29 PM
Can you save weight by switching out the Jetboil and running a lightweight cooker and a pot with a heat exchanger? and then add in the frypan. My go to for solo multiday used to be a Primus Eta...
Liked On: 16-02-2023, 09:54 PM
2207. 19.5 grains. Any 50 - 55 grain bullet you like.
Liked On: 28-12-2022, 09:07 PM
The dog and I got back yesterday from 12 days/11 nights in the Kawekas. It ended up not being the big walk I planned due tho knee issues, and the weather stopped the missus and young fella (and...
Liked On: 14-12-2022, 07:14 AM
Greetings 300wsm for life, Hodgdons only recommends AR2206H (H4895) for loads reduced below starting loads. They don't even recommend IMR4895 having found the ADI powder worked better. 500 grams of...
Liked On: 05-12-2022, 03:40 PM
Rain, river and a few deer Arrived near Taihape for a few days of hunting and fishing while my partner went riding. The first night saw a few temping deer about 600metres across the river from...
Liked On: 28-11-2022, 02:30 PM
Some further info. I've been into the hut within the last 4 weeks. Left vehicle in carpark with no problems. Definitely easy walk in, and you want a bed early, but lunchtime people were having to...
Liked On: 18-10-2022, 08:50 PM
When you make the trip into the Makino let the rest of us know we could join you. As good as excuse as any for a forum get together.
Liked On: 13-10-2022, 09:35 PM
Greetings Again, Further to my earlier post I thought I would share a little tale. The young stag in the photo was my first deer. Early one Saturday morning, many years ago, I was sneaking up the...
Liked On: 12-10-2022, 03:04 PM
I did hear a story about someone demonstrating how safe his .303 was by bashing the but on the ground with a round up the spout and the firing pin resting on the primer. It was his last mistake....
Liked On: 12-10-2022, 02:57 PM
fark!!........i saw the title and thought moa had got someone pregnant !
Liked On: 12-10-2022, 02:55 PM
Greetings Again All, The rain has finally relented and the last of the spring snow on the Kawekas has almost gone so time for some belated spring trips. Yesterday, with fine weather promised and...
Liked On: 12-10-2022, 08:05 AM
Complete waste of time! Just nip them up firmly with a drop of LocTite on the threads (bases only). After fitting literally thousands of scopes over the past 60 years I believe torquing scope screws...
Liked On: 11-10-2022, 11:49 AM
I saw little sign in same area as where you went..except for this..207629
Liked On: 10-10-2022, 12:51 PM