Despite our wives' collective disbelief, we managed to organise ourselves for a boys fishing weekend. We camped at Pouto Point on the Kaipara. Plan was kontiki fishing and off-roading on a Polaris...
Liked On: 17-01-2024, 02:37 PM
You will likely find that with the 16p 3 blade on and four divers (bubblehead math - 4 divers = the same load as 6 people so for a 5.5m boat that's a lot of lardarse) the boat will feel sluggish and...
Liked On: 12-01-2024, 09:42 AM
Over my years of hunting I have collected a small range of hunting rifles chambered for cartridges suited to the type of hunting I do. It has not been by conscious choice but I seem to have ended up...
Liked On: 10-01-2024, 01:13 PM
Day 1 Upper Whirinaki Hut. 241156 Walked in from Plateau Road end. Just an easy start to the mission. Next day on to Upper Te Hoe. With heavy packs it took us 7 hours. 241157 But there was...
Liked On: 09-01-2024, 11:10 AM
Yikes! Mid to late 1970's a 10 day Xmas trip into the Kaimanawas or Nelson Lakes would see us carting a pretty standard 65lb pack. Thats 29.5 kgs. Just shows the weight savings that modern...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:39 PM
I wouldnt carry 3kgs of water,1kg enough.I always walk near water,deer like water.700gr knife way to big and heavy.
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:34 PM
The pack on the way in should not be more than 10kgs,30kgs on the way out.
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:33 PM
The best advice I can give is get off the tracks and roads. The extra light allows the scrub etc grow on the edge of the roads etc and it looks a bit daunting. Push in 20 metres or so through the...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:19 PM
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Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:15 PM
I may be on outlier here, but I'd start with goats. It can be a great confidence booster to shoot your first animal, any animal. You'll pick up the basics of bush stalking and dressing/butchering a...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:11 PM
go buy a 22, practice trigger pull etc. way cheaper than centerfire to practice
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:10 PM
Grabs comfy chair and popcorn :)
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:03 PM
Most tails also went to a Northland Pest Controller. Alright, here’s First Place 239654
Liked On: 17-12-2023, 11:22 PM
Should have entered but never got around to it! I imagine that many more goats would have been destroyed by LFAO, and not counted during the same period.
Liked On: 17-12-2023, 11:19 PM
A Mate has just taken out first and second place in DOC GOAT Hunt Whangarei Area, Northland Photo of 2nd place - will try get a pic of 1st 117 5/8 DS 39” 239450
Liked On: 17-12-2023, 11:18 PM