But don't ever forget that Davey sold gun owners down the river after the mosque shooting. He may have had a great life and written a book but a sell-out is still a sell-out. That book isnt on my...
Liked On: 18-08-2023, 06:49 PM
C'mon guys, the thread is titled Excellent books by Kiwis...not excrement books... One that hasn't been mentioned yet I think is the seminal read by Mike Bennett on the Venison industry "The...
Liked On: 18-08-2023, 06:47 PM
Bought my Sako Vixen .222 from the NZFS in the early 70's for $180 if my memory is correct. Still got it. Had it re-blued and re-chequered a few years ago and restored the accuracy by cutting an inch...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 11:18 AM
Which is better 222 or 223? 222 Remington performance is only slightly less than the more common 223 Remington. A 55 grain 222 Remington round travels at 3,095 feet per second with 1,170 foot-pounds...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 11:17 AM
you were lucky to get one of the .222 vixens from FS I started in 1975 culling -did my six months one had to do before ordering and all gone - now comparing .222 with .223 on deer I am going to say...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 11:04 AM
For sure. I digitized some old trout fishing vids I had off of my sony mini dv camera. Cost me about $4.5k I think back in '99 or 2000. Took me about 3 years to pay that off on interest free hire...
Liked On: 04-08-2023, 10:27 AM
My contribution to the thread on newly built huts,but this model quickly in the space of 3 months got relegated to 'old huts' status.A relocatable 2 manner I built when doing winter goat work in the...
Liked On: 20-07-2023, 12:07 PM
Another minter of a day. Decided to go over to another adjacent property and look for deer in the late afternoon. Found them no problem, but they were a long way away, on the other side of the gorge....
Liked On: 13-06-2023, 11:15 AM
Despite shooting my first white tail in 5 trips to the island, this really was the highlight of the trip. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n85D31_yp7o
Liked On: 13-06-2023, 11:04 AM
Brian and I were asked to help knock some numbers back on a property that we hunt. 5 or 6 years ago the population was predominately Reds but slowly and surely the Fallow have been taking over. To...
Liked On: 03-06-2023, 03:28 PM
how did the quest for a deer go??? wet coast definately a "target rich enviroment" you do realise you are allowed to come back multiple times to sample some more,dont you?
Liked On: 22-05-2023, 04:24 PM
224399 Hi All, I’ve been on the forum for over 3 yrs now and finally made it to the South Island and bagged me a 8 yr old tahr with 12 inch on his best side just under on the other couldn’t be more...
Liked On: 22-05-2023, 04:22 PM
Hunting to me is about the environment I'm in. I love to roam with only a pack & rifle, in our bushlands and Mountain Ranges, keeping alive the old school "man alone' protocols and etiquettes. The...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 09:52 AM
Stuck at home sick for a few days I thought I'd finish off this autobiographical story. It's not in the style of what I normally read on here so welcome the feedback. I hope its serves as some small...
Liked On: 12-05-2023, 10:46 AM
The Duley's have contributed so much to hunting in NZ. Entertainment. Knowledge. Development. Advocacy. Decency.
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 09:48 AM