Thread: NZ Hunter

WRT shooting so as to frighten or offend, if a case arrives in court without a fixed definition then the test is "what would a reasonable person think". This is where it gets messy, as we are a minority here in NZ (I'm talking about hunters, not reasonable people), and over time the familiarity of Joe Average with firearms has diminished. I've not heard of anyone who was a hunter rather than a dickhead with a rifle ending up in court over this - has anybody any examples, and how did it play out?

That said, the NZ public lands (DOC estate/Crown land, call it what you want) have been hunted pretty much as long as they have existed as a legal concept, so it is not unreasonable to think there may be shooting there or thereabouts. In an area with a high concentration of animals it would be even more likely. I sometimes hunt around the Waihohonu on the round the mountain track (Ruapehu) which is a VERY heavily used great walk track, and have never had anything other than positive interactions with people I meet. I spent a couple of nights in the Oturere hut with a visiting American and we had all manner of people wanting to talk and understand what we were hunting, where, the rules around bla, bla bla, and all very positive.

That spartan guy drinking Tahr blood was a bit odd

Originally Posted by Sika 8

That spartan guy drinking Tahr blood was a bit odd

He’d be entertaining at a dinner party after a couple bottles of Red

Originally Posted by Sika 8

That spartan guy drinking Tahr blood was a bit odd

Exactly. Not what I would have expected on a show-piece for hunters and hunting. Sits near to, but worse, than the biting the heart thing that people do.

Of all their excellent TV episodes (and Ive watched the lot) that was the first thing that has grated with me.

But anyway its still the best hunting program by far and produced by a great bunch of people.

Originally Posted by Sika 8

That spartan guy drinking Tahr blood was a bit odd

Got his reds mixed up,yuk.

Not the type of guy who would be high on my list if there was a spare depot on a trip.
I thought it was quite funny when Willy thought the dinky little tripod was for a spotter not a rifle. Almost a look of distain from Mr Sparten.
Be interesting to see if that pod features again or they go back to their other stuff.
I did like the look of the flexible bipod though.

No need to wait for the black sausage to be made. Just go straight to the source. I'm sure lots of other cultures would be horrified to see us leaving so much of value from a killed animal on the hill.

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Good to see you walking the walk and knocking over a few nannies @GregD. I hear a lot nowadays about numbers needing to be reduced but generally see little evidence of hunters making a serious attempt to do it.

just finished watching latest episode...yeah drinking the claret was a bit out there...but not offensively so... have seen much worse dont to live animals and its accepted as normal... animals were respected
tell you what that nanny Greg hit from behind looked spectacular,just after impact her front legs are seen splayed out in extreme,like a jersey heifer under a 8year old angus....
another great show,fantastic scenery.

shes on now....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

just finished watching latest episode...yeah drinking the claret was a bit out there...but not offensively so... have seen much worse dont to live animals and its accepted as normal... animals were respected
tell you what that nanny Greg hit from behind looked spectacular,just after impact her front legs are seen splayed out in extreme,like a jersey heifer under a 8year old angus....
another great show,fantastic scenery.

Yea I thought it was pretty gross but could see the humour in it and he did have an actual reference to a Mongolian tradition. Was definitely a hardcase fella. I’ve never been into the whole eat the heart shindig either..

last nights stick n string episode was good watch.

and stagstalker...the heart shouldnt be eaten raw...taken home or to nearest fire/cooker sliced and fried preferably in real butter then given salt and eaten while still hot,preferably on thick white bread with more real butter....or just on fork/stick/burning fingers lol straight out of pan...it is after all just another muscle,different texture to back steak but just as good.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

last nights stick n string episode was good watch.

and stagstalker...the heart shouldnt be eaten raw...taken home or to nearest fire/cooker sliced and fried preferably in real butter then given salt and eaten while still hot,preferably on thick white bread with more real butter....or just on fork/stick/burning fingers lol straight out of pan...it is after all just another muscle,different texture to back steak but just as good.

Definitely! Bloody tasty when prepped properly. I should have specified, not into the whole eat or bite the heart raw on site of the dead animal. Seems to be some sort of “tradition” that plenty of people get others to do when shooting their first deer etc.

Enjoyed the latest episode. Amazing patience and perseverance from the guys.

Plenty of protein in Venison heart