This brings back some memories, while a forest foreman with the NZFS at Pureora, I got called into the office by the OiC. The aerial spraying company who did the Radiata pine dothi spraying said that...
Liked On: 31-10-2024, 08:04 AM
This block is the same. You wonder how on earth some survived. Considering how much Totara was used for fencing!.I wonder of someone stood at the base of them with axe in hand and just thought, "Nah ...
Liked On: 27-10-2024, 07:23 PM
We've got various blocks of bush on the farm, some doc some queen Elizabeth trust in one of them is the only totara tree in hawkes bay to survive the land burns, it's pretty impressive, not huge buy...
Liked On: 27-10-2024, 11:51 AM
Apart from the fact that these trees have gone now, it is mind boggling that many of them were cut by hand and hauled out by bullock trains. I can't imagine many of the youths of today doing that...
Liked On: 27-10-2024, 11:50 AM
Huge trees are awesome alright, Tane Mahuta I haven't seen but it's on the list. Was lucky enough to have massive Puriri and Rimu on our lifestyle block in the past. Love the NZ natives but was blown...
Liked On: 27-10-2024, 11:50 AM
Hoping to start a thread showing rifle weight comparisons that shows more info then just the overall weights of a rifle. Anyone got similar info stashed away from the past or present and want to...
Liked On: 27-10-2024, 11:49 AM
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Liked On: 27-10-2024, 08:22 AM
I heard about this massive rata in the Abel Tasman and bush-bashed in there with a mate to have a look. It would have started life as a seedling way up in the crown of another tree. It grew roots...
Liked On: 27-10-2024, 08:20 AM
Just all BS designed to ban hunting by the antics. For starters we want to go hunting, it isn't a job. Who eat's contaminated bruised meat? Who is banning swimming, heaps drown every year? Who...
Liked On: 24-10-2024, 07:51 AM
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Liked On: 14-10-2024, 08:54 AM
Skinning time.... If you're wanting to tan a skin, here's a tip to make fleshing easier, or pratically nonexistent, is to always skin from the back towards the front cavity opening. It makes it much...
Liked On: 13-10-2024, 09:17 AM
Here are a couple of classic Remington rifles A circa 1870 Rolling Block no1 Sporting Rifle in 44-77 This is a genuine Buffalo Rifle ( Bison for Marty Henry ) A caliber that well pre dates the...
Liked On: 12-10-2024, 02:28 PM
My latest falling block addition.Winchester 1885 with a Custom NZ walnut stock by Laurie Bradley, in 220 Swift. 260721 260722
Liked On: 08-10-2024, 09:16 AM
What he says. Very good nz quality. I have a few of them! Sent from my SM-A556E using Tapatalk
Liked On: 07-10-2024, 01:28 PM
Incept Marine in Taihape would make them. Look them up on their website. All high frequency welded seams
Liked On: 07-10-2024, 01:28 PM