Nice 11 point public land stag who gave me the slip last weekend. He wasn't so lucky this time. He has weak tops and a bez stub on one side. Not sure if more age would have made him any better?...
Liked On: 14-04-2025, 09:56 PM
A scrubby wee ruahines red and a nice sika (in the magazine thread) inconsistent roaring action on the reds for me and non existent on the japs but go a couple of results with plenty of other deer...
Liked On: 14-04-2025, 09:56 PM
A mate and I decided to go for a sika mission into some new country for us the, famed Clement’s mill Rd! Put a big shift in on Tuesday avo in appalling weather walking about 4 hours into an area I...
Liked On: 13-04-2025, 02:09 PM
If money wasn’t an object, I’d probably be screwing a 308 barrel or perhaps a 7mm-08. But I’ve got a 358 win barrel here (that originally came off it) so that’s what it’ll become.
Liked On: 13-04-2025, 11:07 AM
So dragging this one up again. I began this thread, and at that time I was convinced that I’d finally ‘nailed it’ and reached the end of my search for the ultimate medium game hunting rifle for...
Liked On: 12-04-2025, 07:36 PM
Definitely plenty of animals on the landscape these days if you keep your eyes peeled getting about the place. School bus hit a fallow buck behind our farm when we were down south, went straight...
Liked On: 11-04-2025, 09:03 PM
https://www.fieldandstream.com/hunting/whitetail-deer-vision-slow-motion Juicy bit:
Liked On: 10-04-2025, 11:49 AM
Couple of bush deer. 80 ELDM. Good effective kills on shoulder shots, hind ran 20m, spiker stumbled over on the spot. Exited hind with a good blood trail, bullet under the skin on the off side of...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 08:41 PM
One with my daughter this evening, she's stoked. One for her bedroom wall. 272218
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 07:32 PM
Chucked on the dpt muzzle break end cap today and checked zero at 100 yards. I shot a 3 shot group with the standard end cap, then changed to the muzzle break end cap. Will put photo of result’s...
Liked On: 07-04-2025, 04:06 PM
272167 A 1080 zone special from the Northern Ruahines.
Liked On: 07-04-2025, 06:46 AM
272171 Partner shot this yesterday. Public land north Canterbury. 1000 metres vertical climbing. Measured 34 inches, extremely even. A fantastic first public land deer.
Liked On: 07-04-2025, 06:46 AM
Forgot to mention that up Patriarch way didn’t hear much noice until well after day-break. The two stags opposite Mid Goulter hut I didn’t hear until 11:50 am. I’d been sitting listening for about...
Liked On: 06-04-2025, 10:38 PM
I'm making this post as a thank you to this community, but also to help other travelers who have as many questions as I did. First of all, I would never call my trip a vacation. An adventure,...
Liked On: 06-04-2025, 04:45 PM
Stags dont do to much for me nowadays, so i was guide rangi and took mumsy out for a nosey in native, she's been waiting a long time to get a nice stag as kids and work take up most of her time ...
Liked On: 06-04-2025, 04:42 PM