Wouldn’t use for tops,great in bush though,have one on my 44mag and swap from scope to red dot on my 308 when bush hunting or wet weather,the water on the lenses don’t seem to mess with the view of...
Liked On: 11-01-2023, 08:45 PM
Very interesting Bruce, I meat hunted the Whirinaki area for a while in the mid 70s after culling for the NZFS. Have to say those were some of the best years of my life. We didn’t make heaps but...
Liked On: 11-01-2023, 09:12 AM
More old pics from the meat days... Puketois 214148 Tararua head 214149
Liked On: 10-01-2023, 03:11 PM
We never had a elevator,one guy on the ground picking up,one on deck stacking and one driving.Rotate on every load from paddock to stack.4 tier high,2 across =5th tier,then 1 row on top from front to...
Liked On: 10-01-2023, 03:09 PM
I used to hunt Tongariro a lot and one of the tracks I used to access my hunting area was very popular. I was not uncommon to see literally hundreds of walkers on the way in or out when camping out....
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 10:56 AM
i will say for a single shot you dont really save any wieght with them over a bolt gun, but they are obviously more compact with the same barrel length seeing theres no "action" and they still feel...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 09:35 AM
There was one on the counter at Shooter Ready a few days ago, don't know if it was sold or not. Had mine out for a pest mission with my son this week, he absolutely loved shooting it! 213913
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 07:20 AM
First deer we sold was at Mahi, driving back out in Vauxhall with no exhaust. I’d just left school and Dad had given me £20 for the holiday with two mates. We had toured the length of the North...
Liked On: 07-01-2023, 07:12 PM
I carried a 200 pounder once, knew it was too heavy as I could feel my sinews creaking - but it was only half a mile to the car and moderately flat. That was the Akatarawa's. I did carry 147 hind...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 04:36 PM
My dad used to do a lot of meat hunting in the Urewera's. Next time I go over to his place I will see if I can get some of his photos and post them on here. He has some neat ones of a pack horse team...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 04:34 PM
Those 2 I remember my pack was something around 90lb and the walk was 5 hours, but broken by a night at a biv. The hardest carry was a a deer out of the Pouranaki onto the Rangi tops and to the car...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 12:14 PM
yup Tahr the good old days of being able to sell ya deer - we used to hunt the Ruakituri and on way home the Tiniroto Pub was also a Bergs game chiller - the cunning bugger would pay half cash...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 11:04 AM
I get a few jibes on here about hunting private land mainly now. I can understand why 'cos its what they hear and see of me - but I really busted my arse on public land for longer than the nay-sayers...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 11:04 AM
Fuck those members Bruce. You're an inspiration to many here.
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 11:04 AM
Picked up a new family member today. Super stoked, been waiting a long time until I was ready to put in the time a dog deserves. This year will be fun and challenging i think, but hopefully it'll...
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 08:41 PM