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   Woody liked post by mudgripz On thread : When men were men

   I remember a very funny shoot around 1970-71. Still makes me laugh.. I'd have been about 18 then, a very active hunter and range comp shooter. Lots of practice to keep sharp.. Was invited by...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:56 PM

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   Woody liked post by mudgripz On thread : When men were men

   Boar with good tusks can do alot of damage - he's an animal to treat with great respect. Back in the 60s we had several pigdogs killed - ripped when approaching from front rather than sides for ear...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:53 PM

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   Woody liked post by Bos On thread : When men were men

   Seems like a long time ago now (and it was really), but shootin pigs and deer ( an possums and goats) to supplement the meagre wages was just a natural thing to do. As a a young fella full of...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:51 PM

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   Woody liked post by time out On thread : When men were men

   Brings back some great memories of Ted Rout and Bernie Bowater – Bernie with the hind quarters and Ted beside his blue land rover. We did a few trips up Takapari Road following along behind the...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 07:49 PM

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   Woody liked post by johnd On thread : When men were men

   Not quite deer stalking days as I was 10 years too late for that. I spent a few years as a rabbiter though, Always wanted to put some of my experience down on paper so to speak. It went to about 80...

   Liked On: 15-10-2021, 08:40 PM

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   Woody liked post by time out On thread : When men were men

   A good title for your thread Micky Duck. This is one of the men that I will always remember as a “real good man” – Henry Irwin who lived in the bush behind Tokomaru just south of Palmerston North –...

   Liked On: 15-10-2021, 05:59 PM

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   Woody liked post by Chur Bay On thread : Holiday Mish

   We were supposed to go up North in the second week of the holidays but that couldnt happen, so Oliver and I went hunting instead. We picked it good. If we have left it any later we would have been...

   Liked On: 15-10-2021, 04:57 PM

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   Woody liked post by Tahr On thread : When men were men

   My old meat hunting days gave me a great dislike for Swanndris. Nothing colder or miserable than the wind whipping into a wet Swanndri on the Ruahine tops while trudging back to camp. Brno .222 ...

   Liked On: 15-10-2021, 04:28 PM

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   Woody liked post by gundoc On thread : When men were men

   Ahh yes. Memories of steep hills, leaky rumpty huts, even rumptier bivvies, heavy Anson D-ring boots festooned with hobnails and tricounies, Mountain Mule tanker frame packs, white spirit stoves,...

   Liked On: 15-10-2021, 03:13 PM

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    Woody liked post by caberslash On thread : When men were men

    In Scotland right after WWII there was a legendary Highland poaching gang that used a lorry kitted out with searchlights and a modified anti-aircraft Bren gun mounted on the back...

    Liked On: 15-10-2021, 03:13 PM

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    Woody liked post by Finnwolf On thread : When men were men

    You forgot to add; the b.o. pong around you after weeks in the bush and how others in civilization noticed it even when you didn’t !:XD:

    Liked On: 15-10-2021, 03:12 PM

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    Woody liked post by Danny On thread : When men were men

    Yep yep all good stuff there. Rex wrote a few good chopper books and one guy well mentioned in those books would take me away into the hills for missions, scary being a whipper with him and his pilot...

    Liked On: 15-10-2021, 03:11 PM

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    Woody liked post by gilly On thread : When men were men

    My contribution. I reckon Venison Hunters is the best book I’ve read on that era. But… About 40 years ago I was really lucky to spend a weekend with an ex West Coast culler, Selwyn Bucknell. He is...

    Liked On: 15-10-2021, 03:09 PM

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    Woody liked post by ebf On thread : Signature zee rings

    Woody, been using them for years and never had any issues. More insert options available for 1 inch than 30mm, but remember you can use opposite inserts front and rear to double the effect. Insert...

    Liked On: 15-10-2021, 03:03 PM

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    Woody liked post by chainsaw On thread : Signature zee rings

    Bloody brilliant, use them on just about every boom stick I have & the wee inserts protect the scope really well.

    Liked On: 15-10-2021, 03:03 PM

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