The Lewis Pass RHA currently holds good numbers of deer, as WARO cannot operate in there. All other DOC areas and a lot of private land (with the permission of landowners) in the Hanmer area are...
Liked On: 13-01-2026, 08:35 AM
If you’re keen and passionate and prepared to walk and it sounds like you are. Head down the upper Ōreti. Walk down past the hut. Hunt til dark. Camp out. Out of the sack early before dawn. Take some...
Liked On: 12-01-2026, 09:37 PM
I see Tasman has been interviewed on the Bountifull podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ei8vjIqSOc
Liked On: 09-01-2026, 09:27 PM
This is going to sound a bit hippy but I'll say it. Try and change your mind set. That you're going out to enjoy the bush, the walk, the sounds and your number one goal isn't to shoot a deer. If...
Liked On: 09-01-2026, 02:01 PM
Sometimes it is extremely tricky to get the monkey off your back and put the first animal on the deck! Just make sure you are hunting with the wind in your face and not up your ass and it will only...
Liked On: 09-01-2026, 01:58 PM
I have a place near Dunedin that I have been trying to hunt. I have been told by reliable sources that it has got plenty of deer in there, and I see stacks of sign (shit and prints) in there. I...
Liked On: 09-01-2026, 01:57 PM
Hi, I'm Tasman (the guy with the YouTube channel NZ Wild Adventures), figured I'd hop on here and say hi! A few members have sent through a couple NZHS threads about the channel, just wanted to say...
Liked On: 04-01-2026, 06:35 PM
Boom chug...latest Fiordland vid is hot off the press!.
Liked On: 04-01-2026, 06:34 PM
Gee you blokes spend heaps on tripods. Africans just use 3 sticks. Bamboo or ally tubing works fine and a fraction of the price
Liked On: 17-12-2025, 10:17 PM
Hello all. As per my user name, soon to retire and hope to have more time to bush-hunt and target-shoot. I have learned a lot from you all while lurking. esp. wrt renewing my FAL - so thanks.
Liked On: 17-12-2025, 07:16 PM
I only buy factory ammunition now. I suppose the cost/benefit analysis relies heavily on how much you value your time
Liked On: 15-12-2025, 05:45 PM
2nd this, both my Soto cooker and cheap heat exchanger pot, plus the thermal. I reckon I use less than half the gas I used to on a trip. Also have a $3 fitting from Aliexpress to refill the small...
Liked On: 14-12-2025, 12:30 PM
Sig Sauer Kilo 6K BDX Range Finder 10x42 Binos - the on board weather station and applied ballistics lite makes finding animals and getting set for the shot so much faster.
Liked On: 14-12-2025, 12:24 PM
You should always carry some antihistamine tablets hunting in Canterbury
Liked On: 14-12-2025, 12:23 PM
also when leaving waimate dont forget to shut the gate behind you
Liked On: 14-12-2025, 12:18 PM