Tough decision depending on where and what I'm hunting. The Ruger 270win with vx1 3-9 which I've had for around 25 years comes out for reds and tahr. The Weatherby 223 is seeing the outdoors quite...
Liked On: Yesterday, 09:31 PM
My daughter's first deer! She’s been putting in a lot of effort — countless weekends spent target shooting at various ranges. Getting really comfortable with her kid-sized Elude .223 setup. ...
Liked On: Yesterday, 08:19 PM
dead correct They need culling anyway, better you shooting one with full intention of eating it and deciding not to than doc killing them with no regard for being humane and leaving them to rot
Liked On: Yesterday, 08:11 PM
Quite a few under my belt. Have seen a few with TB (easy to recognise) and apart from that the odd one with pussy abscesses and wounds. Not much else. Keep the TB lesions away from your hands,...
Liked On: Yesterday, 08:10 PM
Are you sure you havent just been a bit careless with the knife?
Liked On: Yesterday, 08:09 PM
.243 racking up another couple for the year. Spencer's usual confidence of "shot it exactly in the middle of the shoulder Dad." He's closing in on the 8 deer at the age of 8 goal. 265506 ...
Liked On: 01-05-2025, 04:44 PM
Nothing to say bout that sorry! Wouldn't be a secret then;)
Liked On: 01-05-2025, 04:44 PM
Well I must say that as one of many on here who learned to hunt as a teenager in the 1980s you young guys have nothing to complain about. Every deer that made the slightest mistake was cleaned up...
Liked On: 01-05-2025, 04:30 PM
You are going to have to walk and climb hills to be successful. Get away from anywhere that can be thermalled at night by lazy poachers from a quad/ute.
Liked On: 01-05-2025, 04:29 PM
Mrfants forget the Minga, there are a heap of deer in the Sumner RHA but you will need to walk in and stay a night or two, Hope valley would be a good start, you should be seeing deer in St James....
Liked On: 01-05-2025, 04:27 PM
Mrfants If you are considering whether paying for a block with some high likelyhood of success might be easier than putting in the miles, firstly it might be, but secondly it will give you some...
Liked On: 01-05-2025, 04:26 PM
Some people get on to an area because an experienced actual "hunter" was dumb enough to show them where and how and in the case of private land, who. Then they go shoot there, be successful and claim...
Liked On: 30-04-2025, 08:23 PM
Rivers pose a massive risk to hunters and especially visiting foreign hunters. I've guided a fair few foreign hunters and most comment that we are a safe place because there are no poisonous...
Liked On: 30-04-2025, 08:02 PM
Our DoC huts are a pretty uniquely Kiwi thing and should be treasured. Respect others Lots of hut are first come, first to get a bunk. But be welcoming to others if it's over full. I've had...
Liked On: 30-04-2025, 08:01 PM
Someone mentioned sticky-ing a guide for how new hunters and visitors can hunt in New Zealand, so I figured I’d make a start on one. I see this as useful mainly to new hunters who don’t have...
Liked On: 30-04-2025, 08:01 PM