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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Total Posts
1,764
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0.71
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Last Activity
Yesterday 10:44 PM
Join Date
29-07-2018
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808 Likes

  1. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Plague like
    What is the shooting range in the video? Looks like good shooting. What make of red dot is that? Hey Fat ninja, you moved to Christchurch? Chasing all the big bucks?
    Liked On: 23-05-2021, 08:14 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : 223 on deer
    It's interesting reading this thread, many readers would get the impression you need 70gn+ and even then only the correct projectiles to make .223 a viable round, yet we've got most of our commercial...
    Liked On: 14-05-2021, 08:42 PM
  3. Phil_H
    Phil_H liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : 223 on deer
    It's interesting reading this thread, many readers would get the impression you need 70gn+ and even then only the correct projectiles to make .223 a viable round, yet we've got most of our commercial...
    Liked On: 13-05-2021, 01:09 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Deer taking over Lower Hutt
    That's good to know, thanks for that. Great to hear logic is taking over as well, with farmers and hunters working together. Now it's time for us coastal guys to get our act together. It's a shame...
    Liked On: 12-05-2021, 10:35 PM
  5. Bill999
    Bill999 liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Cheap thermal to spot possums in avo trees
    This is probably a reflection of the fact that you are an avocado grower in an avocado growing region, while I am a farmer with a small avocado grove in an area of open grass pasture! Possum gourmet...
    Liked On: 06-05-2021, 12:10 PM
  6. Chur Bay
    Chur Bay liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Winter Firewood take2
    As they say, the great thing about firewood is it gets you warm twice, during splitting and during burning! Good luck with the splitting and seasoning, but I'm sure you'll be fine. I should be...
    Liked On: 04-05-2021, 06:40 PM
  7. Marty Henry
    Marty Henry liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Winter Firewood take2
    As they say, the great thing about firewood is it gets you warm twice, during splitting and during burning! Good luck with the splitting and seasoning, but I'm sure you'll be fine. I should be...
    Liked On: 02-05-2021, 09:32 PM
  8. Tahr
    Tahr liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Winter Firewood take2
    As they say, the great thing about firewood is it gets you warm twice, during splitting and during burning! Good luck with the splitting and seasoning, but I'm sure you'll be fine. I should be...
    Liked On: 02-05-2021, 08:53 PM
  9. 300CALMAN
    300CALMAN liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Desirable features of an all round NZ hunting rifle
    You mean semi automatic?
    Liked On: 29-03-2021, 10:30 PM
  10. outlander
    outlander liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Where to hunt when wanting to consistently fill a LARGE Meat locker/freeza from Auck?
    That's an incredibly good question. As a land owner with a sporadic deer problem I hate to say I would probably still say 'no' straight away to any unknown person seeking hunting rights. There are so...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 10:07 PM
  11. JessicaChen
    JessicaChen liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Where to hunt when wanting to consistently fill a LARGE Meat locker/freeza from Auck?
    That's an incredibly good question. As a land owner with a sporadic deer problem I hate to say I would probably still say 'no' straight away to any unknown person seeking hunting rights. There are so...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 09:32 PM
  12. Ned
    Ned liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Where to hunt when wanting to consistently fill a LARGE Meat locker/freeza from Auck?
    That's an incredibly good question. As a land owner with a sporadic deer problem I hate to say I would probably still say 'no' straight away to any unknown person seeking hunting rights. There are so...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 09:32 PM
  13. mimms2
    mimms2 liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Where to hunt when wanting to consistently fill a LARGE Meat locker/freeza from Auck?
    That's an incredibly good question. As a land owner with a sporadic deer problem I hate to say I would probably still say 'no' straight away to any unknown person seeking hunting rights. There are so...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 09:27 PM
  14. MB
    MB liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Where to hunt when wanting to consistently fill a LARGE Meat locker/freeza from Auck?
    That's an incredibly good question. As a land owner with a sporadic deer problem I hate to say I would probably still say 'no' straight away to any unknown person seeking hunting rights. There are so...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 09:13 PM
  15. Andychas
    Andychas liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : New member from UK
    We missed our chance at that in NZ back in 2019, too much emotion over shooting, too much (totally legitimate) fear from us that we would all lose our 'fit and proper' status and lose all our...
    Liked On: 08-03-2021, 08:47 AM

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