Very interesting Bruce, I meat hunted the Whirinaki area for a while in the mid 70s after culling for the NZFS. Have to say those were some of the best years of my life. We didn’t make heaps but...
Liked On: 11-01-2023, 06:40 AM
I looked after a lot of those dudes - some so old their tattoos had faded and melted and couldn't be see for what they were any more. Many were war vets and they were there because they couldn't look...
Liked On: 10-01-2023, 03:06 PM
More old pics from the meat days... Puketois 214148 Tararua head 214149
Liked On: 10-01-2023, 02:50 PM
Advanced Archery has a store in Blenheim
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 05:42 PM
Thats true. Ruahines. The bullet went exactly into its ear hole, but we never found the bullet. Not sure where the story finding it on its tongue came from. It was around 400 yards. The last time I...
Liked On: 07-01-2023, 10:53 PM
Clements Road was the place to be if you wanted to see a 'congregation of meat hunters'. First deer I shot up there I sold at the cool store at the old Rangitaiki pub. Looked in the book and saw all...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 09:32 PM
Probably a bit of envy there - I wouldn't mind a private block I could hunt on. Those 601's were nice, a mate I hunted with got one, the .223 I think - the old police model. I had the 600 with a...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 02:53 PM
Great photos and write up, an era gone as Dave Ratcliffe would say. Ive hunted public land for over 40 years and mostly still do, but approaching 60 now and have recently had the opportunity to hunt...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 02:53 PM
Been a while posting something up, too busy training up the new GWP pup for the last 4 months because it’s time to retire the old Vizsla. He got all the basic hand signals sorted so don’t need to...
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 01:34 PM
After advice and encouragement from some forum members rod and Dama dama I headed for a day hunt a couple weeks ago to stretch the legs and get a well needed break from thinking about work. It was...
Liked On: 14-12-2022, 05:39 PM
That is why I insist on having the suppressor when I cut thread. I find the threads, whilst a nominal 1/2 20 or whatever range from ver tight to very slack, particularly when people use old well worn...
Liked On: 12-12-2022, 10:28 PM
Sam's mum was a colleague of mine in a previous life (for the both of us), she went off to bring up Sam, and for 13 years has been doing a damm fine job of it - he's a great kid. But there's only...
Liked On: 12-12-2022, 11:24 AM
RUMPY and myself went out for a wee wander this morning,Meg the big black bitch came along to keep us on track. got to hunting area right on first light.we tied boot laces and headed off up...
Liked On: 11-12-2022, 08:44 PM
Always a good day out when hunting even if you come home empty handed. Today was better than good. 212169 Micky ripping the guts out. 212170 Lunchtime 212171
Liked On: 11-12-2022, 05:00 PM
Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the expertise. Today I got myself a Tikka .308 (one of the strata ones) and a Leupold VX-5HD. Stoked with it! May it serve me well for many years!
Liked On: 08-12-2022, 06:13 PM