About Ben Waimata

Basic Information


Date of Birth
July 9
About Ben Waimata
Biography:
Married to an Australian and with 4 half-Aussie kids.
Location:
Hawkes Bay
Interests:
banyan trees, all kinds of stuff better not discussed.
Occupation:
Farm forester

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Last Activity
Yesterday 09:56 PM
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29-07-2018
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  1. Ben Waimata
    Ben Waimata liked post by 223nut On thread : Second quick shot if required.
    Well there were once these amazing things called centrefire semiautomatics..... Have tried to ingrain a habit of working the bolt and getting a new round in automatically, i suspect the brain /...
    Liked On: 28-04-2020, 04:56 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by gonetropo On thread : Swazi - Davey’s semiautomatic stance .
    i once put 4 rounds into the chest cavity of a hare and the damn thing went 50m before it dropped. they are tough buggers! (also the reason i gave up on powerpoint) now with hares its double tap...
    Liked On: 24-04-2020, 02:34 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Hoonigan08 On thread : .17hmr vs .22lr vs .223 BEST FARM GUN?
    Starting to sound like I need one of each!
    Liked On: 17-04-2020, 11:26 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Pengy On thread : Message to the farmer
    Mates daughter found a ute on her property suggesteing pig hunters unknown to her. Calls cops. Then gets tractor to the ute and jacks it up, further removing two wheels....and chucks wheels in the...
    Liked On: 26-01-2020, 11:16 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Marty Henry On thread : giardia
    9 meters! why bother with bending down to reach the stream? Tip your head back open your mouth: sorted.
    Liked On: 30-12-2019, 02:56 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Hiawatha On thread : Deer numbers
    Deer are safe as houses in the bush. All (or at least most of) the hunters these days are sitting in the open waiting for them to come out. ;) I find all the shit/ kit we carry now, along with big...
    Liked On: 30-12-2019, 07:23 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Mr Browning On thread : Show us ya rimfire bunny rigs
    Most people have a scope attached to their rifle, not have a rifle attached to their scope.:o
    Liked On: 29-12-2019, 08:57 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Hiawatha On thread : The state of pest populations in NZ
    And to get back to the thread's main theme. Everywhere I go and work at the moment the people are talking about a huge amount more rabbits about this year. I think it is a seasonal thing backed up by...
    Liked On: 27-12-2019, 06:18 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Ryan_Songhurst On thread : The state of pest populations in NZ
    That's the exact setup old man has, big goose neck trailer with living quarters and can fit side by side or quad in the back along with all the gear, hes away most weeks and mum is lucky if she sees...
    Liked On: 26-12-2019, 07:32 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Marty Henry On thread : The state of pest populations in NZ
    It's not fiction, if anything your boys ran out of fingers and toes before they ran out of deer. Areas of the east coast have seen steady rises in deer populations over the last 7 or so years. It's...
    Liked On: 26-12-2019, 03:59 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Carpe Diem On thread : Tauranga meeting with National 5th Dec
    Ben Waimata - what i really want to see is how National and specifically Mr Hudson responds to the 3 tiny changes to the proposed tranche 2 drafting... That will be the measure of the man and...
    Liked On: 16-12-2019, 05:10 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by hotbarrels On thread : Venison leg cut - what to do with it?
    Something like this ………. 4-5 hours in the dutch oven, inside the pizza oven. Put a bottle of home brew honey mead in for good measure. Make sure you cut the end off the bone to let the marrow out....
    Liked On: 09-09-2019, 07:29 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by SiB On thread : Night shooting on private (rural) land: notifying District Police HQ
    Something I’ve learned recently is that if you’re night shooting (pest control type stuff), it might be useful to call the non-emergency number of your district police HQ prior, and simply let them...
    Liked On: 21-10-2018, 11:26 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Moa Hunter On thread : Eugenie Sage
    Considering the very derogatory lower-class type comments made here in previous weeks by some regarding the Minister, the Minister could well be commended for showing restraint in her Freudian slip....
    Liked On: 05-10-2018, 08:07 AM

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