Got a text from Happy Jack saying he was in the area for a couple of days and had time to get out for a hunt. With my freezer chocka I decided to take him up the hunter hills to do some wallaby...
Liked On: 13-10-2024, 12:43 PM
After many months of planning with my father-in-law, John, we made our way down to Taumaranui late on a Friday night in August where our friend, Ewen, kindly put us up for the weekend and agreed to...
Liked On: 11-10-2024, 09:12 PM
Hahaha, went on a hunt yesterday and bumped into a couple of guys at the first point you can glass the block from ( about 1.5k from the carpark ). I asked them how far in they were heading to which...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 11:30 AM
Yes, bush bashing to the tops is quite realistic, it's what most people do in there. There are some tracks up to the tops of varying quality as well depending where you go. Generally, about 2 hours...
Liked On: 07-10-2024, 04:54 PM
I have been up to the tops off track near Maruia Springs. Not bad going at all. The bush is generally good but I did have to work my way around some bluffy sections though. Wasps may be a problem in...
Liked On: 07-10-2024, 04:53 PM
I think there is a track from Boyle Village up to the tops. Car theft is a problem. I believe it is possible to leave your car at the activity centre at Boyle Village.
Liked On: 07-10-2024, 04:53 PM
Just get a better rifle if you want an upgrade. The older I get the less critical the cartridge becomes. Anything will do fine out to 350m. (And yeah, I'd get it in .270 anyway if a rifle you like...
Liked On: 30-09-2024, 05:30 PM
So this morning I finally accomplished a goal I set 4 years ago, to get a deer with the bow. I got back into bowhunting in late 2020, and managed to get a pig in Dec 2020. A nice big boar. In March...
Liked On: 25-09-2024, 08:18 PM
Might have to make yr own accommodation,tent high up over a valley of roos.
Liked On: 30-08-2024, 11:33 PM
Actual specific bullet function matters much, much more than the 3 digits stamped on the brass. You cannot compare a 50-55gr basic SP (old .222 fodder) to a more modern heavy-for-calibre bullet...
Liked On: 29-08-2024, 11:04 PM
Picked this up recently, nice old tikka m690 in 270. $500 from the second hand section of one of the locals. And a quick $150 for a suppressor off this site and it presents very well, have sorted...
Liked On: 25-08-2024, 12:57 AM
The top two pictures are my grandfather's axe of a 6.5 Creedmoor. It started out life as a Hogue stocked, stainless standard 22' barrel rifle. Shot a lot of stuff with it. Bought a new factory...
Liked On: 20-08-2024, 06:09 PM
As some of you know my wife and I are currently in the middle of another month long sojourn in our caravan. We had planned to stop in Geraldine after leaving Christchurch but realised Mr MD would...
Liked On: 17-08-2024, 07:56 PM
Just popped my registration cherry, also happens to be my first brand new rifle ever. 256540
Liked On: 07-08-2024, 09:10 PM
Shot this hog in Southland a couple of roars ago never took it out whole. Any estimates on weight, I rekon about 80kg gutted but not sure as don’t shoot a lot of pigs to get an educated...
Liked On: 31-07-2024, 07:45 PM