I have been a member here for about 10 years and without fail there has always been someone prepared to answer/help out with my questions that only another wiser hunter can answer...the responses...
Liked On: 09-07-2024, 07:37 PM
could see the bottom of freezer which is never good. so went for a walk to a spot that normally has a critter or two . after dragging my self out of bed slightly before the sparrows were farting i...
Liked On: 30-06-2024, 04:56 PM
1/2 is 12.7mm Barrel diameter and customers requirements dictates what threads we use. If the customer doesnt know what they want then we will thread the muzzle to the biggest thread we can, but...
Liked On: 26-06-2024, 02:43 PM
After scoring a cheap Howa 1500 the other week I finally had all the necessaries since chopping it to 16". 10 shots of load development is plenty for this bush pig. About an inch with 2208 and Fed...
Liked On: 25-06-2024, 06:40 PM
Till you buy the next box...also that's precision hunter not the super performance load which is normally hotter than a two buck pistol
Liked On: 24-06-2024, 07:57 PM
yep wind swirl is always an issue i almost plan to go with the easterly wind direction when bush hunting the southern ruas as it always goes over top and back up.
Liked On: 19-06-2024, 02:17 PM
As already mentioned an Easterly = cloud up high! Have been up the top several times with a light Easterly in the evening get to my spot see deer immediately only to have cloud roll in over the top...
Liked On: 19-06-2024, 02:17 PM
Just looked at the forecast for Southern Ruahines where i live in Palmy and strong southeast winds so it will be horrible anywhere with a bit of altitude.
Liked On: 19-06-2024, 02:17 PM
Western Ruahines are cloud city. Just wait for a decent high and period of settled fine weather. Or as Nimrod says, hunt the slips/gulley heads/ warm sheltered spots. other option is to get half an...
Liked On: 18-06-2024, 05:11 PM
If there's an easterly nudging the Ruahine main range, the western side will have cloud banking up and all visibility will be lost for the critical 2 hours or so in the evening and the same in the...
Liked On: 18-06-2024, 04:45 PM
Need to find some slips man, wind seems to be all over the show in every wind direction haha
Liked On: 18-06-2024, 04:45 PM
Any wind in the Ruahines is a pain in the bum. This time of the year can be hard going. Sent from my CPH2531 using Tapatalk
Liked On: 18-06-2024, 04:45 PM
Firstly a disclaimer.... and apologies for the Title pun, but this is a back yard comparison only, and there may be slight variations. But basically, a popular belief is that when it comes to wet...
Liked On: 13-06-2024, 03:56 PM
I do love how they show a couple of 500" stags to introduce regular old NZ huntin :) Almost related, I just watched a nz hunting show for the first time and found out that it's just like good ol'...
Liked On: 09-06-2024, 09:27 AM
Both of our teenage boys are now driving and we needed to put them in a decent vehicle. Because they are unlikely to stay in the area for long after high school, we wanted something that we could...
Liked On: 08-06-2024, 02:50 PM