That was a good trip, ballot block with a lot of bush and ridges. Depends what your after, coastal blocks have smaller sized heads but generally higher numbers. The inland more open country blocks...
Liked On: 03-03-2025, 09:50 AM
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, 01:41 PM
Here's some of the brief bullet points I've thought about for the consultation. I have deliberately not written them out in full here and omitted some things/changed my language because you'll have...
Liked On: 27-02-2025, 09:43 PM
Been seeing a few and got a mate on to a hard velvet stag 2 weeks ago. Hard and stripped now and put a big hunt in today. 268830
Liked On: 27-02-2025, 01:55 PM
Haha. How did you know. From Bungaree on east coast Stuart island https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250209/b596901b7ce90b621b9628bfdbadac6a.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 27-02-2025, 01:54 PM
Continuing on the tradition of the annual thread. Last year's here: https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f12/stags-bucks-2024-a-101589/ Show us your stags and bucks, big or small let's see 'em...
Liked On: 27-02-2025, 01:53 PM
Managed a couple goodies any1 I'm the waikato that can score the 18 an the 15?? 268500
Liked On: 27-02-2025, 01:53 PM
I added to mine that I'm an older shooter (and not hunting now, just indoor benchrest target shooting). The weekly socialising at the club is great for us older folks. We have a reason to get out of...
Liked On: 26-02-2025, 09:43 PM
Theres only a week to go and the turnout so far is less than stellar. C'mon forum members - get off your butts and make a submission. All the info is there for you. Please do it
Liked On: 26-02-2025, 09:40 PM
The mushroom myth. Found under the off side skin from a lung shot. 80 grn Targex. 90 yards. These mythical mushrooms are meant to be the holy grail. Nah. My experience is that bullets perform best...
Liked On: 26-02-2025, 03:24 PM
That's how I used to do my assignments at Uni :XD: Easy to read and not much waffle :) Well done on the deer
Liked On: 25-02-2025, 07:09 AM
Carry it in, then out again, easy
Liked On: 22-02-2025, 06:53 AM
having been a field Ranger for years and flown out countless loads of rubbish especially Waioeka and Te Urewera I really wish hunters did not stash gear - to often it gets left - but if you must the...
Liked On: 22-02-2025, 06:52 AM
The other night. Charity stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhBvbBg934o Even at just 90 yards away the dog is invaluable for finding the shot ones in the dark. It can be quite...
Liked On: 21-02-2025, 01:17 PM
Good grief that's one good/ new way of reporting a hunt..I liked it and well done on your success.
Liked On: 21-02-2025, 01:07 PM