Gumboot guide and a Poacher

@mucko his son and muckos Dad were heading up the track to the top of the Ruahine Range with that gumboot guide @BRADS when I sent a text I'm on my way.

Brads dropped his clients off on the steep track to meet the only gumboot hunter at the road edge.

We barelled up the track with rifles on the tray.

Wasn't long before the sheep shagger AKA @BRADS spotted one for his clients.
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Then Mucko and son saw it too

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Sheep shagger said "We go behind this hill and nail from there"

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Brads set Mucko's Dad up for the shot and we waited for the kill at 480yrd i think gumboot guide said
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We looked on with anticipation.

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Shot fired ..deer running

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Reload before it disapears was the "gumboot guides'' words of wisdom

Muckos dad fires another shot.



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Shit happens re zero rifle at a rock face and only 12 inches out.

Re grouped at bike for water and a bite before going over the next ridge.

My kit.
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The view

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Mucko on the deer.

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Then a fuckn shot rings out from a bloody poacher.
Woke Elliot up
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Fucken wanker down there!!

We cursed at the bastard!! And Muckos dad took the can off the rifle to make it louder and hit the target bang on.

Now we just have to remove the vehichle.

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Dundee I am a bit worried when reading that you meant that Mucko's old man shot the poacher and now you lot are removing the poachers vehicle to get rid of the evidence. Mucko looks a bit serious so I may well be right. Tell Brad's that if he is going to get his customers to shoot over that distance with their hunting rifles he needs to get them to prove zero at a hundy before he lets them line up on an animal.

Oh and are you going grey Mucko or was it snowing down there? Ha ha ha ha.

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Originally Posted by Rushy

Dundee I am a bit worried when reading that you meant that Mucko's old man shot the poacher and now you lot are removing the poachers vehicle to get rid of the evidence. Mucko looks a bit serious so I may well be right. Tell Brad's that if he is going to get his customers to shoot over that distance with their hunting rifles he needs to get them to prove zero at a hundy before he lets them line up on an animal.

Oh and are you going grey Mucko or was it snowing down there? Ha ha ha ha.

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Yes Rushy from now on I will.
I was told the rig was capable of the shot and take people's word for it.
That range with a deer way out in the open, no wind, and happily feeding should be easy meat for a 300 win mag, if any of those things didn't line up then I wouldn't of allowed the shot to be taken.
In the 2 months I've been doing it I've found most people can't shoot as well as they think they can.
And some can shoot steel 100% and still not hit a deer, so there's no easy fix.

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Yes Rushy from now on I will.
I was told the rig was capable of the shot and take people's word for it.
That range with a deer way out in the open, no wind, and happily feeding should be easy meat for a 300 win mag, if any of those things didn't line up then I wouldn't of allowed the shot to be taken.
In the 2 months I've been doing it I've found most people can't shoot as well as they think they can.
And some can shoot steel 100% and still not hit a deer, so there's no easy fix.

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Get closer :)

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Get closer :)

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Yes but people still miss[emoji13]
Closing the gap on this one wasn't possible, otherwise that's always the plan, One of the group had a heart condition and couldn't walk I was forced to bike hunt from a ridge top, limiting my options.



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The joys of guiding @BRADS it ain't quite like hunting.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Get closer :)

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easier said then done @Tahr the shooter had a proven rifle and i had seen the proven zero of that rifle, i think it was shooter error not the guide or the rifle.

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Originally Posted by Rushy

Dundee I am a bit worried when reading that you meant that Mucko's old man shot the poacher and now you lot are removing the poachers vehicle to get rid of the evidence. Mucko looks a bit serious so I may well be right. Tell Brad's that if he is going to get his customers to shoot over that distance with their hunting rifles he needs to get them to prove zero at a hundy before he lets them line up on an animal.

Oh and are you going grey Mucko or was it snowing down there? Ha ha ha ha.

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@Rushy the rifle was good for it, maybe the excitement of the shoot affected the shooter. i have seen the zero of the rifle. i could of backed up the shooter but didn't feel i could be effective at that range, we reconfirmed the rifle @550yrds and confirmed the rifle was good enough. @BRADS does a bloody good job and provides excellent service we were hoping to get my 7yo his first animal but that was spoilt by a fence jumper.

So what's with the removing of a vehicle then? Me no understandy

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Originally Posted by stug

The joys of guiding @BRADS it ain't quite like hunting.

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The worst is probably yet to come... :-)

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Get closer :)

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Voice of experience? 👍

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Originally Posted by mucko

easier said then done @Tahr the shooter had a proven rifle and i had seen the proven zero of that rifle, i think it was shooter error not the guide or the rifle.

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It was tongue in cheek. I know the spot and understand that it would have been difficult (I wasn't the poacher though :) )

@Tahr @BRADS was doing ranging excise with us which was awesome to see. looking at a spot in steep contour really affects range perception without out doing it it would've been easy ranging something closer then it was.

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Originally Posted by Tommy

So what's with the removing of a vehicle then? Me no understandy

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Hide the evidence is what I read..

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Originally Posted by stug

The joys of guiding @BRADS it ain't quite like hunting.

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Agree it's way more fun and challenging
Ive always had more fun helping people get deer than shooting them myself.


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I'm just gunna throw a cat amongst the pigeons the target was the vehicle. .
We cursed at the bastard!! And Muckos dad took the can off the rifle to make it louder and hit the target bang on.
Now we just have to remove the vehichle.

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Jeeze Brads. You call these guys mates? All this tongue in cheek innuendo about shooting at [non deer species] and vehicles. Get them to cool it. Seems like they are just hell bent on ruining your fine reputation.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Jeeze Brads. You call these guys mates? All this tongue in cheek innuendo about shooting at [non deer species] and vehicles. Get them to cool it. Seems like they are just hell bent on ruining your fine reputation.

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You can't control what people write on the inter web mate,
I myself have made some massive fuck ups when judging what you read without the full story.
Everyone has a opinion good bad or bullshit.
I just no while while most are reading this I'm out hunting
And Gumboot guiding took 2 bookings today so it can't be all bad[emoji6]
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Originally Posted by BRADS

You can't control what people write on the inter web mate,
I myself have made some massive fuck ups when judging what you read without the full story.
Everyone has a opinion good bad or bullshit.
I just no while while most are reading this I'm out hunting
And Gumboot guiding took 2 bookings today so it can't be all bad[emoji6]
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...1f56ae6c2b.jpg


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Go you!
I want your venture to be a fabulous success.

Maybe you should employ me as a guide for the old, infirm, doddery, crook prostate, and hard of hearing clients. I would empathize really well with them. :)

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Jeeze Brads. You call these guys mates? All this tongue in cheek innuendo about shooting at [non deer species] and vehicles. Get them to cool it. Seems like they are just hell bent on ruining your fine reputation.

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Nothing was written by me about shooting at non deer species or shooting at vehicles. Don't believe every thing you read on the internet.That last sentence on this first post in this thread was how pissed off we were.

Mucko and his Dad and son had driven 5hours to have a crack at some deer,although the first two shots missed the deer the later deer was ruined by the poaching bastard!

The can was removed after the poachers shot and for safety reasons Muckos Dad fired at a clay bank on a clearing at 500 yard and hit it.That bloody poacher new we were in the area after that. End of story.

Brads has eyes better than an eagle for spotting deer and I highly recommend him.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

Go you!
I want your venture to be a fabulous success.

Maybe you should employ me as a guide for the old, infirm, doddery, crook prostate, and hard of hearing clients. I would empathize really well with them. :)

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you need to take my dad out then.

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Originally Posted by BRADS

You can't control what people write on the inter web mate,
I myself have made some massive fuck ups when judging what you read without the full story.
Everyone has a opinion good bad or bullshit.
I just no while while most are reading this I'm out hunting
And Gumboot guiding took 2 bookings today so it can't be all bad[emoji6]
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...1f56ae6c2b.jpg


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and i bet this photo was taken today and there was 30 more tagging along

Awesome

will see you in a few weeks :thumbsup: