there were a lot of moas around . At one stage there huge buried bone piles were mined for fertilizer . have a read of this....
Liked On: 01-07-2020, 10:23 PM
Have a look at how much Methane is released by forests. That fact has turned fart taxes upside down - plant a forest and release more methane than grazing animals on the land ! Ruminant methane is...
Liked On: 01-07-2020, 10:00 PM
Here we go : As I’m sure you will be aware, the Department of Conservation has released its draft tahr control operation plan for the coming year. As National’s spokesperson for Conservation, I...
Liked On: 30-06-2020, 10:37 AM
I second the Hildreth book. And I got one in the days when the actual NZ Government printer was a source of much utility rather than annoyance. Those of us who went to school in the 50s and...
Liked On: 27-06-2020, 09:37 PM
I will be looking for Tungsten shot for next year 2. I gave up hunting ducks when the stee shot rules came in and moved to only hunting upland game. I don't wish to shoot steel in my U/O's so I...
Liked On: 23-06-2020, 10:27 PM
What's your barrel length? I was thinking I'd be getting around that out of my 18" tube, I'd say that would be the perfect speed for up close and far out, still get 1000 ft-lbs out to 700 yards. Bc...
Liked On: 23-06-2020, 10:24 PM
Alright here is an attempt with the photo. Sika hunting is a whole different ballgame compared to the western US hunting I am used to. Talk about THICK bush! We did see 18 deer in 3 days which the...
Liked On: 21-06-2020, 10:02 PM
A quick walk this afternoon and took pup. He's getting the idea,stalked and pointed a hen so was stoked with that...
Liked On: 21-06-2020, 07:46 PM
Had a good day out on the weekend. Should have had more but mate missed some easy ones as the classic mistake as shooting while they were too close, one just about flew into him so was still great...
Liked On: 21-06-2020, 07:46 PM
I have been saying this for ages. NZDA and others that try to work with DOC are pure idoits. DOC use them as muppets, ,thy dont give a fuck what they want or think. Had a email tonighty from the...
Liked On: 19-06-2020, 01:22 PM
My mate Chad and I snuck into the hills for 4 days chasing sika, hoping to catch up with a few stags late in the roar. The weather couldn't have been any better and it was a bloody good 4 days in...
Liked On: 19-06-2020, 09:42 AM
Toss up, 100 odd hours now against a few thousand hours flying hunters in the future.
Liked On: 17-06-2020, 07:18 PM
This country is going backwards at a fast rate of knots, There must be a bigger reason why they are trying to get rid of every big game animal in NZ. Its not about the environment cause look at the...
Liked On: 17-06-2020, 09:31 AM
Further to forest and bird taking Doc to task over not shooting bulls in the national parks they have released a plan for doing 110hrs flying in the parks shooting everything that moves. This will...
Liked On: 17-06-2020, 09:31 AM
Cold start in Southland this morning but limited out by 9:30 am. 142498 142499
Liked On: 14-06-2020, 05:30 PM