Had a bad experience in New Plymouth with two empty gun cases taped together to make one , size-compliant baggage item. The "lady" at check-in refused to accept the cases were empty without...
Liked On: 10-03-2025, 07:58 AM
Yes Brads, first priority is the patient, especially if it’s me. We now have a young paramedic on the team, which gives us mid 70s guys a bit of confidence. Last hunt out, one guy talked to the para...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 12:09 PM
I'm sure there's guys in here with way more experience but the two hunters in parties I've been involved with pulling out of the bush the priority is always the patients, no one has in any of these...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 12:09 PM
if out duckshooting always carry a first aid kit in my gear .because a few of our mob getting on like me and we shoot in some wide open rugged country i also scout out possible chopper landing...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 12:08 PM
Dude you're overthinking it Your protocol is fine The law rarely prosecutes for genuine errors of circumstance, especially if you have made reasonable choices along the way
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 12:07 PM
Well I needed to get the pup back out again. Im trying to get here on at least one hunt a week. My Brother told me that he had somehow lost his steel, and that the only place he could think of was...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 12:05 PM
Coming up two years, But haven't had it since a pup. We take on prison dogs that need a new home because they failed some part of their training. This one was apparently over exuberant, and they...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 12:02 PM
Last year at about this time my brother and I noticed an uptick in deer movement through one of the valleys in the area mentioned in this thread, with a number of deer sightings. Part of learning...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 12:01 PM
If everyone used thermals and night vision with the diligence and purpose that you do, I would be rethinking my overall ideas on usage. It's a complex discussion. Right now Im hunting an area that's...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 12:00 PM
Yes thats a considered view, horses for courses. Consistent with this, and as an example from me, thermals have helped deliver venny for 1,500 meals to the needy in the last 12 months. And...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 11:59 AM
Yeah I can understand that. I will have a thermal coming as soon as Ken has the one I want back in stock. But I won't use it on public land or for my recreational hunting. For me, I like that the...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 11:58 AM
Another week, another new area explored. This time a bit further afield. My brother and I wanted to push up towards the western side of sumner area and see if any or many deer coming over the top....
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 11:57 AM
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: 09-03-2025, 11:54 AM
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: 09-03-2025, 11:49 AM
Oh he's here all right He'd write a good book i reckon could be worth a read. Sent from my SM-S936B using Tapatalk
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 11:31 AM