I was culler for some time and we had similar rules(though not really enforced) Of course you have to remember foot hunting rarely has you killing animals close to tracks or roads. Sometimes that...
Liked On: 19-11-2021, 02:37 AM
The ground cullers have been doing search and destroy in there for a few years now and still have a lot of hours still to do this year. We done a culling job over a couple of days last week, 50...
Liked On: 19-11-2021, 02:33 AM
Used to be chillers all round the South Island with a chiller truck from Hoki picking up once a week. Shoot your deer, deliver to local chiller then get a cheque in the mail a couple of weeks later,...
Liked On: 18-11-2021, 10:15 AM
When venison prices are so low, the cash & effort invested to recover animals is low. Recovery of venison from ground based night shooting on anything other than flat paddock country is a total...
Liked On: 18-11-2021, 10:07 AM
Mitsi has a service plan capped at $250/service. Ordered the Mitsi today. $15K cheaper, much better warranty. Isuzu kept telling me how good the truck was, but they only warranty it for 3 years! ...
Liked On: 18-11-2021, 07:05 AM
It is a two-hour-twenty drive from my place to the roadend and I wanted to be on location for a shot at first light. This always means getting out early, and as we move towards summer, the more so. ...
Liked On: 17-11-2021, 01:39 AM
Havnt been out since the last hunt with Pengy when we were successful so was pretty keen to get out this weekend. Weather forecast was crap, wind, rain, most people would of stayed in bed but i was...
Liked On: 14-11-2021, 09:13 PM
Another Ryan Songhurst patented federal blue box rifle accuracy test. Shot with old Burris Mini 4x in a howling nor wester off a rolled up jacket on the back of my ute. Couple fellas down here this...
Liked On: 14-11-2021, 12:49 AM
Quick teaser on a Savage mk2 project I've been messing with this last week or so, will do a build thread on it at some point. 183283
Liked On: 14-11-2021, 12:49 AM
Yeah sure do, looks a little like: 180936
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 10:44 PM
Reviving an old thread…. Turns out that the groups above were a bit of a ‘flash in the pan’ and I’ve still struggled to get consistent results. So during lockdown, I set about proving a theory...
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 10:43 PM
New to 223 myself and after some deliberation I bought a Howa 1500. Proving a good choice. Sound engineering, adjustable trigger, excellent accuracy. In our team there are four 223s - Savage,...
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 09:36 PM
The present Maxtochs are not our designs, whether sourced here or overseas. Brian (@gadgetman) and I designed and tuned our models specifically for hunting. Light weight, not overamped so they...
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 10:53 AM
Later in my time Consolidated Traders would only take deer if they had their ears on. Our buyer always had some spare sets of ears we could put on with a safety pin if for some reason the carcass was...
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 07:29 AM
We shacked up here for some time..cool old hut. Showin off after an early morn shoot,coupla mates.
Liked On: 12-11-2021, 07:10 PM