Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Darkness Terminator


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 16
Like Tree5Likes

Thread: Recent rain in Ruahines?

  1. #1
    GWH
    GWH is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Napier, Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    4,456

    Recent rain in Ruahines?

    Hey lads, we have been getting a bit of rain the last 2 days here in Napier.

    We're looking at getting out for a hunt tomorrow as there's a little window in the weather on Tuesday.

    How much rain has there been in the hills from say Dannervirke to Ashley Clinton area?

    @Dundee @BRADS

  2. #2
    Member Dundee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Way East of D'Vagas
    Posts
    17,440
    We have had 20mm down here,there must of been more upstream as the Manawatu River is high since yesterday.
    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    CFD

    tps://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20180505T00&p0=264&msg=Dundees+Countdo wn+to+Gamebird+Season+2018&font=cursive

  3. #3
    Member BRADS's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Central Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    9,228
    40 odd mls here go hard mate.
    Creek will be up a bit

  4. #4
    GWH
    GWH is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Napier, Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    4,456
    Thanks boys, will head somewhere else up this way where i wont have any creeks to cross getting in or out ;-)

  5. #5
    Member Keltic_Kiwi's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2014
    Location
    Napier
    Posts
    108
    I must have looked pretty strange yesterday walking along Guppy road then along the stop bank in the pouring rain just to see if the new gear and boots I had bought was waterproof, came home after and hour in the rain warm and dry!
    7. Avoid alcohol or drugs when handling firearms

    Good judgement is the key to safe use of firearms.

    "There's a reason you go to a zoo and you don't get eaten by Lions, they're in the cages. That's how that works."

  6. #6
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2014
    Location
    Marton
    Posts
    24
    Was up at rangi hut today. Wind and snow. Started on my way to triangle but turned back as the snow was getting close to my knees in some spots.

  7. #7
    Member Dundee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Way East of D'Vagas
    Posts
    17,440
    Quote Originally Posted by Keltic_Kiwi View Post
    I must have looked pretty strange yesterday walking along Guppy road then along the stop bank in the pouring rain just to see if the new gear and boots I had bought was waterproof, came home after and hour in the rain warm and dry!
    That's in Taradale isn't it?
    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    CFD

    tps://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20180505T00&p0=264&msg=Dundees+Countdo wn+to+Gamebird+Season+2018&font=cursive

  8. #8
    Member Keltic_Kiwi's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2014
    Location
    Napier
    Posts
    108
    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    That's in Taradale isn't it?

    Yes just down from Tareha park
    7. Avoid alcohol or drugs when handling firearms

    Good judgement is the key to safe use of firearms.

    "There's a reason you go to a zoo and you don't get eaten by Lions, they're in the cages. That's how that works."

  9. #9
    Member Dundee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Way East of D'Vagas
    Posts
    17,440
    Quote Originally Posted by Keltic_Kiwi View Post
    Yes just down from Tareha park
    That is where my nana lived before she kicked the bucket.
    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    CFD

    tps://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20180505T00&p0=264&msg=Dundees+Countdo wn+to+Gamebird+Season+2018&font=cursive

  10. #10
    Lovin Facebook for hunters kiwijames's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    7,094
    Quote Originally Posted by Keltic_Kiwi View Post
    I must have looked pretty strange yesterday walking along Guppy road then along the stop bank in the pouring rain just to see if the new gear and boots I had bought was waterproof, came home after and hour in the rain warm and dry!
    I didn't see you.
    The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds

  11. #11
    Member POME's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2013
    Location
    Central Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    315
    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    I didn't see you.
    It must be camo then.
    Gibo likes this.

  12. #12
    Member Dundee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Way East of D'Vagas
    Posts
    17,440
    How did you get on @GWH ? Looked like a beaut day up there today with a slight westerlie.
    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    CFD

    tps://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20180505T00&p0=264&msg=Dundees+Countdo wn+to+Gamebird+Season+2018&font=cursive

  13. #13
    GWH
    GWH is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Napier, Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    4,456
    Quote Originally Posted by Dundee View Post
    How did you get on @GWH ? Looked like a beaut day up there today with a slight westerlie.
    It was a bloody beautiful day up the hill @Dundee. I went to catch up with this sika stag i have captured a few times on the game camera. Finally worked out where he is hanging out over the winter.

    Name:  DEK_0022 - Copy.JPG
Views: 483
Size:  169.5 KB

    I was in super stealth stalking mode, dropping down this steep gully following very fresh stag prints, then i could smell deer, more fresh shit and prints, wind coming up the gully in my face, beautiful. I was dropping down through some thick shit to try and break out into a more open area, i lose my footing and slip and make a bit of noise, instantly a sika warning squeal at all of 10m breaks the morning silence, god it was loud too. I squealed back in an attempt to stop him long enough to get eyes on him, unfortunately didnt work this time. Didnt even get a glimpse, the following squeals getting further and further away had that gnarly raspy end to them (like the end of a sika stags roar). Awesome.

    I hung my top on a tree, and walked off as far away as i could and still see back to it, in the hope he may come back to check it out, waiting for 15 mins, that didnt work either. I guess Sika stags dont get old by being stupid eh.

    Oh well, it was nice being out there doing it, making the most of a short gap in the weather. Beats working any day!
    P38, veitnamcam, Toby and 1 others like this.

  14. #14
    Member Dundee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Way East of D'Vagas
    Posts
    17,440
    Cheers for the update
    "Thats not a knife, this is a knife"
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    CFD

    tps://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20180505T00&p0=264&msg=Dundees+Countdo wn+to+Gamebird+Season+2018&font=cursive

  15. #15
    P38
    P38 is offline
    Member P38's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Hastings
    Posts
    5,692
    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    It was a bloody beautiful day up the hill @Dundee. I went to catch up with this sika stag i have captured a few times on the game camera. Finally worked out where he is hanging out over the winter.

    Attachment 27769

    I was in super stealth stalking mode, dropping down this steep gully following very fresh stag prints, then i could smell deer, more fresh shit and prints, wind coming up the gully in my face, beautiful. I was dropping down through some thick shit to try and break out into a more open area, i lose my footing and slip and make a bit of noise, instantly a sika warning squeal at all of 10m breaks the morning silence, god it was loud too. I squealed back in an attempt to stop him long enough to get eyes on him, unfortunately didnt work this time. Didnt even get a glimpse, the following squeals getting further and further away had that gnarly raspy end to them (like the end of a sika stags roar). Awesome.

    I hung my top on a tree, and walked off as far away as i could and still see back to it, in the hope he may come back to check it out, waiting for 15 mins, that didnt work either. I guess Sika stags dont get old by being stupid eh.

    Oh well, it was nice being out there doing it, making the most of a short gap in the weather. Beats working any day!
    GWH

    Your onto him alright.

    Sounds like spine tingling stuff............ but I'm not surprised he gapped it.

    Don't Squeal back..... that's their fuck of your gonna get hammered by what ever made that noise signal.

    Try a soft Mew instead.

    He might mistake you for a fawn long enough for you to drop your cross hairs on him.

    Better luck next time.

    BTW he might be a good 8 next year.

    Cheers
    Pete

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. A few recent LR rifle builds
    By dfmaisey in forum Dean Maisey Gunsmith
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 24-03-2015, 04:47 PM
  2. More recent custom builds
    By dfmaisey in forum Dean Maisey Gunsmith
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 11-05-2014, 11:18 AM
  3. Ruahines
    By Remington700.270 in forum Hunting
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 03-10-2013, 12:10 PM
  4. Couple of recent ones
    By Gillie in forum Photography and Video
    Replies: 32
    Last Post: 31-08-2012, 10:20 PM
  5. Recent developments with Berger Projectiles
    By 7mmsaum in forum Reloading and Ballistics
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 15-08-2012, 07:52 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!