What better way to start the year than chasing public land deer in NZ. I decided to take my recently acquired Mauser 404 Jeffery and see if I could get a deer. Didn't take long until a Fallow pricket...
Liked On: 13-01-2026, 10:17 PM
New to me, boomeranged to Invers yesterday to pickup the Tikka T3 lite from Tentman who is one of lifes good buggers. Was good to meet him and his good lady who laid on a feed and a cuppa with true...
Liked On: 13-01-2026, 08:18 AM
3 last evening with the 76 Hammer. Grandson Tommy with his one. 290399 My 2 290400 They need something solid to hit at these speeds. This one between the shoulder blades. They still perform...
Liked On: 11-01-2026, 08:53 AM
Sad to just hear of Tim Shadbolt passing at 78 Cricky he was a character & love him - or not, he did great things for Southland & was probably the most fun - entertaining Mayor NZ has ever...
Liked On: 10-01-2026, 09:35 AM
I’m from Dunedin What is this “hot weather” you speak of?
Liked On: 09-01-2026, 10:16 PM
Have been hunting the Kaimanawas for quite a few years now. And I am always stunned how some animals can do so well in what is pretty harsh unpalatable terrain. And at 1200 plus metres above sea...
Liked On: 09-01-2026, 08:05 PM
We picked up this hind in fading light about 9:45pm last night. Boy pulled off a great shot. 365yds across a gully. Bang flop. Don’t take a step. 289957
Liked On: 04-01-2026, 02:31 PM
Im not sure if those Swazi jackets ever actually were any good, I had three Tahrs, one original Goretex one then the newer Aegis (?) one then the Tahr XP and all three of them leaked like a sieve...
Liked On: 23-12-2025, 10:14 AM
What else do you need? 288729
Liked On: 20-12-2025, 07:36 AM
Last weekend, Put the boy in charge of cooking, so Snapper wings for lunch, Brisket for tea, and ribs for Sunday dinner. The smokers and BBQs got a workout. 289117 289118 289119 289120
Liked On: 20-12-2025, 07:21 AM
Bit of Changus backstrap (ribeye) done in the Traeger, 3 hours on smoke then high untill internal temp reached 68 and rested for half an hour. Bloody good. Don't know what else is going with it, done...
Liked On: 20-12-2025, 07:20 AM
Hi all Bought a Triton 3 weeks ago with the adblue, the tank of blue should last about 18000km so just gets topped up at the regular 15K service. Haven't noticed anything bad, goes well, very fuel...
Liked On: 16-12-2025, 09:08 PM
https://youtube.com/shorts/F2FBDhaz_9A?si=DQwJuDJD4lN5ZOCP Fired it today at the range. Goes OK. Not a bad report with 100 grains of BP and a lead ball. 288921
Liked On: 15-12-2025, 07:57 AM
Got my Fallow buck back from Billbob today, shot during the rutt earlier this year. Bill has done an amazing job on this mount its truly stunning. My photos dont do justice to the size and width of...
Liked On: 12-12-2025, 12:51 PM
The truth is the whole set up is a conflicting shambles of ideology/s and hypocrisies. WARO can hunt and land anywhere and seem to be held up always as a useful tool. Yet the current and long term...
Liked On: 07-12-2025, 02:58 PM