Thread: The start of an expensive hobbie.

Hi guys just found the forum, only been shooting for about six months consitantly doing clays and decided i might aswell get fit and see the countryside and make good use of the licence so here i am.

Did some rifle work and pest control back in scotland on the family farm and have decided to get back into the hobbie of getting out and about. Based in Christchurch but not afraid to get out there.

Any info greatly appreciated specialy on recommendations for firearms and going by some of these posts ive found already there plenty of gray hair and experiance to learn from.

Welcome aboard, plenty of gray hair and no hair experience around this place, can I make a suggestion that you edit your profile and change your location from your physical address to maybe your suburb or city etc as right now the whole world can see your address every time you post

Well at least i can say ive learned somthing from this forum already ��. Was unaware it was showing for everyone and there dog ��

Welcome. If you spend time browsing old threads you will find many topics covered, often more than once and some are definitely cyclical lol

One of the really useful tips I got was how to search the forum from your browser as the forum.search function really sucks.

In your browser simply type this string replacing ".222" with what you are wanting to search for

site:nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz .222

Next tip. Some important threads disappear from time to time because their OP gets themselves banned by offending the powers that be. If a thread's content is important to you, go to "thread tools" select "print view", select "show xxx posts on one page" then use your browser functions to clip or share the web printable page that results to your favorite repository e.g. Evernote or OneNote etc. Or simply use Print function on a PC to print to file or to PDF on your computer.

Have fun

Oh, and shooting is cheaper than golf

Originally Posted by Jhon

In your browser simply type this string replacing ".222" with what you are wanting to search for

site:nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz .222

Why did it take almost seven years for you to post this wee gem !

Today sir, you win the internet….. Legend.

Originally Posted by Moutere

Why did it take almost seven years for you to post this wee gem !

Today sir, you win the internet….. Legend.

Mate, its been posted several times by others, but not for a while. But you're right, useful indeed. And of course you can change the site from nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz to any other website forum you want to search.

Probably needs a sticky!

Welcome aboard...I see you have found some of the local walking tracks already.....strangely enough the local SAR group get a fair bit of work within 500 yards of where you took that photo LOL.......which is next tip for you...if you dont what every man and his dog to know where your hunting..be cautious of posting scenic photos with distingishing features LOL....dodgy folks galore in internet world.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Welcome aboard...I see you have found some of the local walking tracks already.....strangely enough the local SAR group get a fair bit of work within 500 yards of where you took that photo LOL.......which is next tip for you...if you dont what every man and his dog to know where your hunting..be cautious of posting scenic photos with distingishing features LOL....dodgy folks galore in internet world.

Great photo tho

I would say there is plenty of grey hair and more than a few baldies too on here.

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

I would say there is a few baldies too on here.

thats an "eggshell blond'' to you thankyou very much!!!!!

Originally Posted by Moutere

Why did it take almost seven years for you to post this wee gem !

Today sir, you win the internet….. Legend.

Oh, and welcome Aaron.S

Good to now, Ill keep that in mind i was just up there to loose the tyre round the waist since i havent for lack of a better term bitten the bullet on buying the first boom stick

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Welcome aboard...I see you have found some of the local walking tracks already.....strangely enough the local SAR group get a fair bit of work within 500 yards of where you took that photo LOL.......which is next tip for you...if you dont what every man and his dog to know where your hunting..be cautious of posting scenic photos with distingishing features LOL....dodgy folks galore in internet world.

MD right there,that area hits the head lines every 3 months.Mostly lost and found people in the dark or bad weather,or just dont follow the signage.Mostly none hunters.

Hunting is not expensive compare to others, and you can bring back meat for all year round. It like doing photography, yes you will need certain type of camera, lens to fit your requirement and photo quality, but there are many equipment control freaks a picture can be done with 85mm lens, but they prefer 200mm with two way stabilizers motors and a tripod, and additional PS works. welcome, maybe team up someday.

I don't think hunting has to be expensive either. If you load up the safe with multiple calibres and scopes plus camping gear and then extras like thermal gear, the bill will ratchet up for sure. If you're a one guy and keep it simple, there is the initial outlay, but after that, I would hope that it's a cost neutral exercise, assuming you're not driving long distances to hunting spots. Basics for a day hunt? Rifle, scope, suppressor, ammo. A knife and pack. A PLB is highly recommended. Some would add binoculars to the list.