3 of us just spent 6 days hunting in the Mackenzie/Hunter Hills. Got home on Saturday. We do this probably 3 times a year. Mix of weather with 2 good snow falls. It was pretty cold. We were mostly...
Liked On: 02-10-2023, 07:25 PM
You will want to gut it in place, to roughly halve the carrying weight, and to cool the meat down (the gut retains a lot of heat if left in the animal). If there is pigs or predator fowl in the...
Liked On: 02-10-2023, 04:07 PM
Use your best attempts to leave it out of sight. No matter where you are. Even if it's just in behind a bit of tussock. I always slash the gut bag so it doesn't blow up and it lets the bugs in to...
Liked On: 02-10-2023, 04:07 PM
I just compare it to playing golf and congratulate myself on being a lousy golfer and selling my clubs
Liked On: 28-09-2023, 12:53 PM
Double Down Kai had started to wind about 20 minutes from our campsite. We went on a bit of a tiki tour off-piste, which resulted in finding a fresh pile of deer poo steaming away. No doubt...
Liked On: 26-09-2023, 05:33 PM
Another way is too set up a hide , do some investigation into where their rabbit hole is. Set up close, with the wind direction in mind and wait for the furry little buggers to come out. Have a...
Liked On: 26-09-2023, 11:27 AM
okay some of the good buggers on here are sending you down the path of trapping - okay and good fun but its a learning curve - a bit of a dying art - effective yes trapping better than snares - if...
Liked On: 26-09-2023, 11:24 AM
Your client could use the money saved on anodising to buy a dinner jacket and bow tie......
Liked On: 26-09-2023, 11:03 AM
Still plenty of fish in the Taupo rivers.60 odd for a few days fishing.233905
Liked On: 23-09-2023, 10:01 AM
Could just be me, but I find the flavor and consistency is better in the oven, I cant think why that would be. My slow cooker is heated from the bottom AND side, plus I always put a folded tea...
Liked On: 22-09-2023, 07:48 PM
PHOTO HEAVY! I've finally got the big chicken garden pen finally in action. The main run is along the front of the four 5x3m runs. Each run is gated. I've only got 2 of the runs finished so far. The...
Liked On: 21-09-2023, 01:48 PM
Terry pretty much covered it, i use a little stab in handheld weber one and then i have a 2 probe one that i picked up in SA the other day that has cables attached, it came with a remote though and...
Liked On: 18-09-2023, 08:57 PM
Short hunt/cook video from a tahr hunt a few months ago. https://youtu.be/ZTmH0wnRCY0?si=-cM9_Wpjvdko7fVB
Liked On: 18-09-2023, 05:44 PM
Looks like a snake eel. We used to get them off Waihi beach where they lived in vertical hole with head only sticking out. Characteristics include sharp head with nasty teeth and their habit of...
Liked On: 16-09-2023, 02:31 PM
Moisture control is good. They breathe really well even if zipped right up. It’s effectively a goretex shell with netting and a zip. You will easily fit any pad inside the bivy. The bivy itself...
Liked On: 14-09-2023, 09:13 PM