Thread: Hunting in the rain.

Well just before the weekend I headed up to National Park for a bit of a hunt. The weather report was diabolical, but I was getting itchy feet as I hadn't been out in a bit, so off I went. There were patches of good weather over the days, but it was pretty much as expected.....bloody crappy. I didn't get the worst of the weather on camera as there was no way the camera would have survived in the rain. And when the rain did stop the wind blew like a bastard.

Still, it was a bloody good trip as any hunting trip with a day in the hills is better than a day at work or a day at home doing jobs on the wife's list!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMq661PwFEk

My favourite saying is, as I head out the door, ‘it can’t rain forever’, but man I’ve got wet over the years hunting!
Good on you for just getting out there!

Good watch. Cheers for that.

good onya all worth it had some good results in the rain

Well Done, good amount of animals about even in the rain.

nice video. just watched the kaweka one two.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

Well Done, good amount of animals about even in the rain.

I think I'll head back up next Monday...so hopefully they are still there!

Man you found some nice country, ive been hunting national park for 4 years now and this area dont look familliar (thought it did but i dont think so), we get a fair few down there still. Maybe ill catch up with you in the bush one day.

Nice one @Kudu looks to be a good spot. Love the oh look there’s 1....ummmm 6
Good thing see you found him too! Especially in that muck.
Did you find the bullet?

Originally Posted by NewbieZAR

Man you found some nice country, ive been hunting national park for 4 years now and this area dont look familliar (thought it did but i dont think so), we get a fair few down there still. Maybe ill catch up with you in the bush one day.

Yeah I've been going there all my life, so I've found a few spots!

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Nice one @Kudu looks to be a good spot. Love the oh look there’s 1....ummmm 6
Good thing see you found him too! Especially in that muck.
Did you find the bullet?

@Sideshow funnily enough, I was butchering the animal today and I did find the bullet. I think it held together bloody well after smashing a bit of bone. I may have to change my view of ballistic tips!... I suppose I should weigh it to see how much of the 150gn are left.

Yeah I gotta get myself down to national park!

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Nice one @Kudu looks to be a good spot. Love the oh look there’s 1....ummmm 6
Good thing see you found him too! Especially in that muck.
Did you find the bullet?

Yes i did. It was a pretty good mushroom considering it had smashed a bit of bone and it weighed 88 grains of the original 150. (Picture of it on the reloading page in the 260 projectiles for Tahr thread)

Thanks cheers

Originally Posted by berg243

nice animal .good effort . that pampas looks fun to find something in . cheers for the vid .

Ahhh Yes....It is an absolute bastard! I have lost a few deer in it over the years, especially when the stuff is 6ft tall and you have to fight every step. They just vanish so easy and you curse yourself each time you go in....... Still, I'll go back in a couple of days and try for another one!...lol