This thread has gone off track somewhat but I’ll put in doc response to a question regarding sighting in rifles at Teetotal reserve St Arnaud. “Yes that is correct – from 1st July. You will need to...
Liked On: 03-07-2023, 08:14 PM
Yes that is quite a handy little range there and it's been there a while hasn't it? I guess it helps being away from a major population centre which would reduce the number of muppets abusing it ...
Liked On: 03-07-2023, 08:14 PM
I did some digging about our local as it's not illegal there. This was in a community news letter. 227701
Liked On: 03-07-2023, 08:08 PM
yes my full bore days in Gisborne late sixties we had 3 ranges all within an hour - Gisborne - Wairoa - and one at Te Karaka - Te Karaka had its own small club many many years ago - Gisborne has...
Liked On: 03-07-2023, 07:59 PM
personally I think its a good thing that NZDA do target shooting - that way new members can draw on that experience base for valuable information - the more practice new hunters can do on a range the...
Liked On: 03-07-2023, 07:57 PM
Greetings Micky Duck and All, Target shooting has been an integral part of NZ Deerstalkers competitions. The J M Wilkinson Cup dates from 1962 or earlier and was shot each year by the Hastings...
Liked On: 03-07-2023, 07:57 PM
Greetings 30.06king and all, Very, very well said. Continuing tenure of the land that the range is on is the key. There is also a significant amount of land held by Regional Councils that could be...
Liked On: 02-07-2023, 01:39 PM
In fact, from what I see via my own NZDA membership is that NZDA has substantially upped it's game to our ( Kiwi hunters ) benefit in recent years. A result of strong refocusing on the core task of...
Liked On: 02-07-2023, 01:38 PM
They become a duty officer by signing the Doc paper work :)
Liked On: 02-07-2023, 01:35 PM
Snap :thumbsup:
Liked On: 01-07-2023, 11:04 PM
Unfortunately it's in the legislation but this is a very workable solution.
Liked On: 01-07-2023, 11:04 PM
For many years there has be an informal sighting-in area on DoC land near St Arnaud. Just recently there has been some work done on the range and with it changes in the conditions of its use. For...
Liked On: 01-07-2023, 10:55 PM
Great kit. Have one for every calibre I reload. Use them regularly for the sheer pleasure of it. If you're fastidious you can even win bench rest comps reloading with one- been done famously in the...
Liked On: 01-07-2023, 10:38 PM
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/15219045591_c597f17ddf_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pbRA2M)Bellbird (1) (https://flic.kr/p/pbRA2M) by gravelben (https://www.flickr.com/people/57656776@N00/), on...
Liked On: 19-06-2023, 08:20 PM
Awesome day! No deer seen but this more then makes up for that!! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230516/a79aafca4d571616ba73614307695231.jpg...
Liked On: 19-06-2023, 08:08 PM