Couple of weeks ago our local LandSAR group did marshaling for Race Tekapo, a large trail running race. My son Ryan helped on the day and we had decided to tack a hunt onto the trip while we were...
Liked On: 05-10-2024, 08:44 PM
Made lots of sawdust today. Used three of my stihls.dropped two pines around a meter across stump.both dropped textbook perfect onto inside of bulldozed track making ringing up and putting onto...
Liked On: 05-10-2024, 08:40 PM
Wild goat liver (from the goat in the post above that I shot on Monday) and puha on fried potatoes... The liver seasoned with thyme, salt, pepper, garlic, sumac and a little Worcestershire sauce ...
Liked On: 05-10-2024, 08:30 PM
Hi all In the Chch GC yesterday and they confirmed that hopefully opening at the start of November. Ruger7mm
Liked On: 05-10-2024, 09:29 AM
Firstly , these scopes are available in nz at around 2.5-2.6 k but they also often out of stock . Heres the story . MY wife went to america to visit our daughter and new grand child . I stayed...
Liked On: 04-10-2024, 11:40 PM
watch and finding north - crude but does work - very rough- point 12 at the sun north is half way between 12 and hour hand - digital watch yes does work - you just need to know the time and...
Liked On: 04-10-2024, 08:36 AM
Got me thinking, Variation changes with location but also changes with time so pulled out a map from twenty years ago and compared it to a recent one. Not quite 1 degree difference. Not enough to...
Liked On: 04-10-2024, 08:35 AM
two little jingles - never forgotten them- true virgins make dull company = true variation magnetic deviation compass - and error east compass least = so one deducts 22 degrees of variation (...
Liked On: 04-10-2024, 08:34 AM
Discussion in another thread got me thinking..... the map n compass thing is becoming a lost art,even those of us who learnt it years ago need to brush up and some do it completely differently to...
Liked On: 04-10-2024, 07:21 AM
Plotting bearing and converting them adds another potential fuck up to mix that's not needed. Learn to orientate the map to begin with. Bloody sight easier to work with. Then simply line side of...
Liked On: 03-10-2024, 10:31 PM
Great to hear some September deer hunting yarns, so I'll add one to the mix. I went out for a solo hike in some strong wind. I didn't think I'd have any luck but I took the rifle anyway. After a...
Liked On: 03-10-2024, 10:18 PM
I just cleaned up the meat from last night one. Butchered in haste on the hill to maybe get to the truck before dark. Man there were a lot of hairs on that meat. So next time we shoot them...
Liked On: 03-10-2024, 10:17 PM
Just my observations. I work at the port, its a very good barometer of the economy, it trends ahead of what everyone else feels/ sees / percieves. It swung real low from about March not much coming...
Liked On: 03-10-2024, 01:42 PM
I've refreshed the page twice by accident now after writing out my reply so I'll keep it short haha Thanks for the info 308. looking for a 12g under over mainly for trap nice to have features...
Liked On: 03-10-2024, 01:34 PM
Some thoughts on hunter class shoots. Firstly; over many years culling, NRA and NZDA shoots as well as clay competitions I observed that where competitions are concerned there are always a number...
Liked On: 03-10-2024, 09:49 AM