Great effort HJ, the way your hunt unfolded heck am I pleased I suggested doing the nightly walk around rifle shouldering / snap cap practice. They dont like a 22 250 in the neck, good on you for...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 08:35 PM
Yes was a shame I couldnt come on Friday night, but at least I got the two paddocks sown and rolled down before the forecast rain that didnt eventuate - would of come up super early Monday to go into...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 08:35 PM
It all started with me scoring a ballot block in the Molesworth for the 2022 Roar. Being a newish hunter yet to shoot a deer I pondered the best plan of action and decided to open an offer to join...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 08:35 PM
Hi guys, Thought I should report back on how I went today. So upon entering the block there was a tonne of droppings, fresh and everywhere. I've never seen a wallaby or wallaby droppings before...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 08:28 PM
As a North islander you will initally be rubbish at estimating range in a totally different environment, trust me I know from experience. Take a range finder.
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 08:27 PM
Park up facing sunny faces in the mornings and evenings. In the heat of the day they will lie up in the shade. Expect to shoot out to about 300 metres and be able to shoot them in the top 1/3rd for...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 08:26 PM
Also, just ask, don’t be afraid to get told no. We have issues with poachers yet I have zero problem allowing access if people have asked, follow protocols etc and especially if those people are...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 04:53 PM
I’ll add some “protocol” for hunting private blocks. Listen CAREFULLY when you speak to the farmer before you go in, if he says “let me know when you’re off the property and how you got on” and...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 03:46 PM
I had thought this was in a sticky,but cant seem to find it...so will start a fresh thread. this can be a great way for young person or person with little experience to gain some,BUT there are...
Liked On: 02-04-2022, 03:45 PM
Here it is. I wore it out, so rejuvenated it. Jaco Goosen on here did the smithing with a fluted 20" true flight 1:8 barrel. I went up a contour from the Savage Lightweight barrel to Tikka...
Liked On: 01-04-2022, 08:02 PM
If you like the remmy platform go out and buy a bergara and call it done. A remmy action with all the flaws ironed out and will cost a lot less than doodling around with your current action.
Liked On: 31-03-2022, 08:38 PM
It's,always sad for those left behind Bruce but she would have hated seeing you getting ready to go hunting and she was being left behind.
Liked On: 31-03-2022, 12:57 PM
She’s a forum legend in her own right, that dog. A good dog, a proper good dog. Tilly lives on in all the stories and photos on here, and we’ll all miss her. Chin up mate.
Liked On: 31-03-2022, 12:41 PM
I am not ashamed to say I had tears in my eyes the day I got to meet the lovely brown ball of fluff,it meant a hell of a lot to me that you took the time to divert out of your way so I could,and the...
Liked On: 30-03-2022, 08:38 PM
Bruce, my sincerest condolences mate. Never an easy decision to make and if your anything like me there is no justifying it, I felt so guilty when we made the decision to end our old girls...
Liked On: 30-03-2022, 08:38 PM