New member, with time up my sleeve before hunting

Gidday everyone,

I'm 38, and have exploring the forum which has been great; lots of wisdom, humour and tips - the magazine posts are especially good.
I aim to piece together the necessities to do some hunting (license / arms etc) in the next few years, as application times are long and free time at the moment is short with a couple little ones running about.

Nobody in my family hunts so I will try to get involved with the South Auckland NZDA in time, to learn and meet some new people.

I am eager to learn a new skill and to get out there for some horned meat, for now will trawl the forums for inspiration!

That's my intro, and thanks for having me!

Welcome aboard Lobstros.Lots of good guys and girls here,lots of banter,fun and info.SA NZDA is a good place to start hunting for knowledge and like minded people.Enjoy.

Welcome to the forum.

Gday mate :thumbsup:

Welcome aboard

Welcome

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Welcome to he forum.
Plenty to learn here.

Welcome, mate. I had a similar story, didn’t bother with NZDA tho. Just got out there and did it. I’m sure there’s heaps of value in joining NZDA, but you shouldn’t think hunting is some esoteric art that you need to be initiated into.

If you’ve got some basic bushcraft, get yourself a decent pair of binos and start by taking them for walks. It will take you a few trips before you’re regularly finding game animals, so don’t wait until you’ve got a FAL & rifle.

Use maps.walkingaccess.govt.nz and Google Earth to find likely looking spots, then go check them out. Half the fun for me is planning the trip.

Then practice moving quietly through the bush and stalking in on your quarry. I guarantee that the first time you’ve got a rifle in hand and an animal in your sights, the excitement will turn you into a bumbling idiot. The more relaxed you can be in that situation, the better your chance of success.

Welcome mate

Welcome. You've come to the right place to learn about hunting. Heaps of advice and info here.

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Originally Posted by mopheadrob

...If you’ve got some basic bushcraft, get yourself a decent pair of binos and start by taking them for walks. It will take you a few trips before you’re regularly finding game animals...

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Hey @mopheadrob, all sounds like sound advice with good ideas for me - am keen on the idea of increasing some skills before bumbling and thanks for the link as I'd not come across that yet

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Originally Posted by mopheadrob

...If you’ve got some basic bushcraft, get yourself a decent pair of binos and start by taking them for walks. It will take you a few trips before you’re regularly finding game animals...

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Hey @mopheadrob, all sounds like sound advice with good ideas for me - am keen on the idea of increasing some skills before bumbling and thanks for the link as I'd not come across that yet

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Originally Posted by Lobstros

Gidday everyone,

I'm 38, and have exploring the forum which has been great; lots of wisdom, humour and tips - the magazine posts are especially good.
I aim to piece together the necessities to do some hunting (license / arms etc) in the next few years, as application times are long and free time at the moment is short with a couple little ones running about.

Nobody in my family hunts so I will try to get involved with the South Auckland NZDA in time, to learn and meet some new people.

I am eager to learn a new skill and to get out there for some horned meat, for now will trawl the forums for inspiration!

That's my intro, and thanks for having me!

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go to the range too mate someone will take you under their wing and have you out there hunting sooner than you thought

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Originally Posted by Bill999

go to the range too mate someone will take you under their wing and have you out there hunting sooner than you thought

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Cheers for that, completely indend to get some practice in and it'd be great to meet some others more experienced. Are there any ranges near south Auckland? Found only the NZ deer stalkers near Riverhead so far that might suit

Gday mate :thumbsup: