Thread: Interesting stats here....so the 270 can kill deer...

My father worked for the Forest Service at Karioi Forest during the 1950s and 60s. He used a .303 and was selling venison to the local chiller at Waiouru In those days you didn't need the ears on the carcass so he could get the Government bounty of 3 rounds of .303 ex Army solids per pair of deer ears. He made a jig and drilled the tips to give a slight hollow point and shot heaps of deer with them. From memory he used to get 10 pence per pound.

To be fair, Henry wasn't the best looking of blokes - unless that photo just caught him on a bad day - which might have had something to do with him withdrawing from society perhaps ??
Regarding numbers shot I remember Mick Rosinowski told me he shot 13,000 on foot before they bought their first helicopter.....

Regarding numbers shot I remember Mick Rosinowski told me he shot 13,000 on foot before they bought their first helicopter.....

Was that the Rosinowski from Ikamatua ?

https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Kno...e+Killing.html
There it is, everything you ever wanted to know about game killing and shot placement but were too afraid to ask.
I am a bit confused by what is described in the article as a 'shoulder shot' (was it high, low, mid, forward ,rear shoulder). Because animals ran after being 'shoulder shot' I am guessing the shot was high behind the shoulder.

Originally Posted by nor-west

Was that the Rosinowski from Ikamatua ?

Yes that was Mick a champion of a man. Allan (Micks son) is still operating machines from Reefton. If anyone wants to get at the very best Cham hunting and biggest bucks in NZ look Allan up.