I almost ran out of time for my annual hunt with my kids at the farm due to a busy period at work but just squeezed it in before Christmas. Silly season and lush grass made the hunting easy work and...
Liked On: 20-12-2021, 08:48 PM
Following on from the field butchering thread here is an interesting podcast with meat scientist Dr. Chris Calkins discussing; why you shouldn’t cut into an animal before rigor mortis is complete;...
Liked On: 20-12-2021, 08:46 PM
22-250 and 17 Hornet took these down the other night. Took the boys out to celebrate the end of the school year, windy conditions cost me a couple of times. The salami pile is getting up, might be a...
Liked On: 20-12-2021, 10:05 AM
To be fair, the 17 Hornet makes it pretty easy. With the little 20gr bullet getting along at 3700 fps the trajectory is pretty flat. Ie any rabbit within 230 yards i can just aim straight at it...
Liked On: 20-12-2021, 10:04 AM
yeah well in a perfect world....but often times we on time tight hunt and too far,too heavy,just plain dumb to try to carry out whole animal..so it often gets whacked up into small lighter bits,poked...
Liked On: 20-12-2021, 12:00 AM
Thats the stuff , Sheep sorrel is it's more correct name, first time I have tried it in a boil up. Normally use Puha, watercress, cabbage, silverbeet or spinach. Depends whats available. Fatty cuts...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 11:25 PM
The best thing you can do is not hunt in summer;):D The next best is only hunt evenings.... Only thing I have found to work fairly well is gut the deer and then drag the deer 15-20y away and...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 10:53 PM
Thing is Tahr probably shoots more deer in a year than most folks on here would shoot in a lifetime :D Pillow cases are good (avoid plastic bags) Baling twine (or similar) is handy for tying of...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 10:52 PM
From this .. 186140 To this... in about 15 - 20 minutes. I usually use pillow cases or Hunters' Element bags but I was out of them on that trip so I left it cooling for a while before putting...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 10:51 PM
I have taken a few deer apart over the years but last year I was with an old Mate who has done many years as a guide for US big game hunters - I shot a spiker and started the process to gut the...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 10:45 PM
3 hares and rabbit today up on dairy farm with .22lr...didnt manage the one sitting along deer fence,projectiles kept hitting wireas angle was not in my favour...the runner who just kept going ,not...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 07:49 PM
Ive changed scopes on 17 Hornet, so went out to the Apple orchard to sight it in last night. It was pretty windy so i sighted it dead on at 43 yards which is its near zero for a secondary zero...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 04:57 PM
Iv been saying all week,one more hunt befor xmas.My wife has been hearing this all month.The weather looked good yesterday,so late afternoon,i decided im off to annoy a deer.Hours later i parked the...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 04:49 PM
Green overalls proved a good choice today, sliding down a slope in lush green grass (on my back) provided entry into a gully system undetected. Previous trips had cleaned the Goats completely...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 04:42 PM
Update. Deliberately went out in the rain and changed my approach according to the advice given here. Basically went slow, watched my footing and had a look around every couple of steps. What a...
Liked On: 19-12-2021, 04:40 PM