Just had a week in the Longview/Daphne area - saw over 100 deer for the week. Shot 20+, was shooting to waste by the end of the week. If it was brown it was down. There was heaps of deer on the...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 07:36 AM
I no longer feel guilty about culling to waste or just back steaking. The deer in there are not in good shape and the undergrowth is non existent in some places, with flat weeds starting to grow...
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 10:18 PM
I dont sorry but suspect the usual no fly zone south of the Tamkaki in dannevirke will still apply. I wrote a trip report a year ago about a tops trips were the feedback on the shoot and scoot that...
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 09:47 PM
Okay so I went and shot these this morning. Conditions were good - essentially nil wind, my usual setup shooting at 100m with Atlas bipod & rear bag prone. First, I did the process McNotty...
Liked On: 05-04-2025, 12:30 PM
To be clear the "changes" visible in 3 shot groups are within the variation that happens within 3 shot groups of a single load. At present there is no evidence at all of any difference between the...
Liked On: 03-04-2025, 07:03 PM
Went for a wander in the ruahines yesterday in apiti area was all quiet but I sent a few roars out and got 2 stags going pretty well in 2 different catchments, got to within 20 yards of both but made...
Liked On: 22-03-2025, 01:12 PM
That's a co-incidence, I was picking up some of my smallgoods from the Back Ridge Butcher the other day and he had a dehydrator full of exactly that mix working away. Was gonna take it on a roar...
Liked On: 10-03-2025, 09:05 AM
Chilli, rice and sour cream is my comfort food!
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 08:48 PM
It was good, we all enjoyed it. Not revolutionary perhaps, but a tasty chilli. I reckon we'll make it again. I did drop the heat way back for the kids, and about half the listed amount of salt is...
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 07:47 PM
Just got out a pack of venison mince to defrost, will try it tonight...:thumbsup:
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 06:14 PM
Nice one. Looks like it’s got a touch of bite.Will go nicely with the last lot of bread baked. 270271
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 03:25 PM
Seen this on facebook the other dayhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250309/9b5a293aac60784ca1c0f95c019d34da.jpg Sent from my SM-S928B using Tapatalk
Liked On: 09-03-2025, 03:25 PM
Head up Tunupo then either head south or north. You won’t be disappointed. So many deer up there at the moment. Shorts or Knights track a little further south is also very good. Huge amount...
Liked On: 08-03-2025, 03:43 PM
Hey thanks gimp getting to better understand the power of the stats is cool. Today's report, weather here shite, frequent showers blown across the range at 90 degrees by a 15-20 km/h westerly. ...
Liked On: 23-02-2025, 11:42 AM
Here's some of the brief bullet points I've thought about for the consultation. I have deliberately not written them out in full here and omitted some things/changed my language because you'll have...
Liked On: 17-02-2025, 10:35 AM