Not exactly "clear proof", but this is perhaps a start - https://www.facebook.com/huntersclubnz/videos/707339306267502/?t=69 Filmed in an area that had plenty of Tahr 12 months ago, probably not...
Liked On: 23-09-2018, 01:36 PM
Just as an "outside the square" input - People bang on that tahr are bad and that we need to exterminate them in order to "protect the alpine environment" - as quoted from Winston Peters' reply...
Liked On: 23-09-2018, 01:33 PM
What DOC fails to realize is that every time they cull/poison whatever an area, the pests just re-establish themselves. The only way to do this effectively is to expand on area's that are already...
Liked On: 22-09-2018, 05:27 PM
I laugh at Pest Free NZ. Especially when if it was possible, the rabbits would already be gone as the Mackenzie Basin Farmers have been trying to eradicate rabbits for nearly a century with (dare I...
Liked On: 22-09-2018, 05:26 PM
Want to save the whitebait? Make it illegal to sell it on. Everyman and his dog now has a huge pool of potential online sales via FB etc. , so the days of a few roadside stalls or selling to the...
Liked On: 20-09-2018, 10:27 PM
I hope the true story gets out eventually. There's too many half truths surrounding the 1080 argument already, this kind of thing can easily get out of hand. As a beef farmer and a tree grower my...
Liked On: 20-09-2018, 10:19 PM
Spot on sir. Robert Dollymore is the only TRUE Gunmaker in NZ. His work would be comparable to the best standards around the world. He was a certified gunmaker at Purdey and that is high quality....
Liked On: 13-09-2018, 11:14 PM
Shotgun from the unplanned missionary took a bit of concentration;)
Liked On: 07-09-2018, 05:21 PM
The problem with there patterns is they move a lot at night although we got some good pics in a wallow at 11.30 in the morning and was there for a while. We have thought of the tree stand but as he...
Liked On: 03-09-2018, 11:09 PM
Here are a couple of shots, one of PD and the other a promising looking stag which needs 3 - 4 years to become a great trophy.9413194132
Liked On: 03-09-2018, 11:08 PM
The weekend didn't result in a big set of antlers but Beeman caught PD passing one of his camera's on the 28th so it looks like the doggers haven't pinged him which is good. Going around the camera's...
Liked On: 03-09-2018, 11:08 PM
Stored rifles should be re-oiled monthly or more often in a humid climate. Any light surface rusting is nipped in the bud and can be removed with a bronze brush and oil. When they come out of storage...
Liked On: 01-09-2018, 11:02 PM
Owen's new find is the one at the top. Here are a few others we found in that area over the years. https://i.imgur.com/F4EDSqN.jpg
Liked On: 30-08-2018, 04:09 PM
Fly... Did you happen to see any of the ginormous mule deer bucks that roam there? These... http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/luv2safari/deer2013-08-182_zps270c6d89.jpg...
Liked On: 30-08-2018, 04:08 PM
The added perils are Shark Rocks! http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/luv2safari/193_zpsef991c39.jpg (http://s2.photobucket.com/user/luv2safari/media/193_zpsef991c39.jpg.html) This "art...
Liked On: 30-08-2018, 04:06 PM