Hey folks.I finally brought some venny home after three days in the Ruahines between milkings. Up at 0340 at work by 0420 Home for a feed,coffee. Then hit the Ruahines before the Easter...
Liked On: 24-04-2019, 10:07 AM
109688 just got back from weekend down Opotiki way. I have been up and down there a bit over last three weeks with the roar being a bit patchy. Heard this fella moaning and closed distance on him...
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 11:51 AM
109677 11pt Stag from East Cape a week ago. Moaning with a few Hinds in tow. My uncles best stag to date, very happy for him and satisfying as he taught me 15 years ago to hunt, so to witness this...
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 11:51 AM
The last one I had I sold on here after shooting dozens of deer with it. I sold it because I also had a 7-08, and I rate the 7-08 shooting a 120 grn bullet far superior to the .243 without any...
Liked On: 23-04-2019, 10:21 AM
I got one for the wife(tikka 595) and it was an absolute tack driver with 95gr targex and 2208....in theory 2208 should be too fast for 90gr weight class but it just worked! Wife head shot our...
Liked On: 22-04-2019, 11:16 PM
Im a huge fan of the 243 for deer hunting, its my go to rifle. For a bush stalker its perfect, from small fallow to the largest of Red stags it knock them all over no problem. Shoulder is the way to...
Liked On: 22-04-2019, 11:14 PM
Its been a long road getting my Husqvarna 1640, 6.5x55 back on the road... I didn't have a useable stock so I built this one and it comes in at 6.6 pounds without the scope and suppressor... This...
Liked On: 22-04-2019, 06:46 PM
Something a little different for you Southerners (living at 67N I usually rightfully call names :P ...) This kind of hunting can be a bastard due very invasive weather, but the...
Liked On: 22-04-2019, 03:06 PM
Hi all, I've been reading the forums for a month or so, appreciating all the different advice, characters and perspectives. I'm a pest controller (ants, wasps, spiders, rodents) based in Nelson, and...
Liked On: 22-04-2019, 02:02 PM
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Liked On: 21-04-2019, 04:26 PM
A butt ugly stag with bad genetics, note his pedicules. 109164
Liked On: 21-04-2019, 04:24 PM
1 Buy something like b&c reticle and learn it for your load or tape the turret with self vulcanising tape you can remove when you need to dial. I have suffered your pain so now my hunting rifle...
Liked On: 21-04-2019, 09:45 AM
It would be my 20" barrel 300SAUM - but prior to that I would have said 308.
Liked On: 20-04-2019, 10:21 PM
I wanted to have a fair lick at the roar this year - you never know if its going to be your last - so I travelled a lot and looked at a few different spots. Both public and private. There were...
Liked On: 20-04-2019, 10:15 AM
After two years of planning, the trip to Stewart Island was finally on! We had booked two blocks in the Big Glory Bay area. But I saw a last minute availability for Abraham’s bay so had a quick...
Liked On: 20-04-2019, 09:40 AM