This is a true story about forgetfulness, which may sound like BS but it's true to the word, still find it strange to this day. We were hunting in the Waipakihi in the late 90's or early 2000's and...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:19 PM
Did similar on overnight trip. Walked two hours from the car and stopped for a breather then noticed I wasn’t wearing my bum- bag with knife and fire lighting gear etc. So dropped my pack and...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:13 PM
Drive to road end, park up and leg it for a two night trip. Return to a flat battery as someone left the lights on. 1.5 Hour walk up the road to nearest farmhouse and beg for a jumpstart. "You are...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:11 PM
grandpamac, Me thinks we should start a club.
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:11 PM
Greetings Fellow Old Farts, I have never been good at remembering names but recently it has got worse. I frequently am trying to remember someone's name, I can see their face and almost remember...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:10 PM
now where the heck did I put that list?????
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:10 PM
I've only ever done any of that stuff when there's witnesses. Never when I'm alone (haha).
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:10 PM
I scoped myself really badly once, but haven't we all?! :oh noes: Forgotten important hunting gear MANY times on trips. Worst was getting to an isolated spot late one night after a long drive and...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:09 PM
Well old age is a bugger, I got a phone call to night shoot some hares that were eating some newly planted shrubs. Happy to accept, but couldn’t hit a bloody thing. Got back to the hay barn and...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:09 PM
First hunt with the 17hmr, left the mags at home. Had to single shot it, but loading those little 17hmr rounds with fat fingers is not as easy as you might think.
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:08 PM
Tried to "zoom in" on a photo in a magazine the other day with my fingers.....:D Getting too used to this digital stuff I think.
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:08 PM
you wait till you have one scope that does point of aim and all the others are point of impact....and its half inch not quarter inch too...just for good measure...oh and the scope cap n dial is on...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:07 PM
went out in the weekend to give my rifle a check over, I'd taken a tumble with it last time I was out and wanted to make sure everything was ok before I head out next weeked. set myself up, took a...
Liked On: 15-08-2023, 10:05 PM
Sika show in a couple of months will be your best opportunity to compare makes and models, features and price. Thermals are like scopes. They are all different, lens size affects resolution FOV and...
Liked On: 11-08-2023, 10:18 PM
It doesn’t matter what brand you get, make sure you get a range finder. You’ll be thankful later
Liked On: 11-08-2023, 10:08 PM