Tahr I’m thinking I need a .223. Definitely a need not a want :)
Liked On: 09-11-2021, 08:47 PM
Could cut it and extend if you can’t locate one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 09-11-2021, 08:44 PM
Hi rugerman, I try to go to easier places when hunting deer but I was quite keen to get a few lambs if they showed up. I'm also on holiday right now so it gives me the time to go hunt this area. ...
Liked On: 09-11-2021, 08:42 PM
Thanks Huk it will go down well. Im even in the good books with the Mrs, she is liking the idea of eating something other than venison.
Liked On: 09-11-2021, 08:41 PM
Yesterday I call my mate and asked him if he wanted to go for a hunt in the morning, he said he was keen and what time will you pick me up? I said 5am. This morning I arrived at my mates house at...
Liked On: 09-11-2021, 08:41 PM
Yep this sums it up very well. 3 stations I have hunted on have resorted to shooting to waste, just as a control measure. One owner said that this was the first time in 5 generations they have had...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:36 PM
While culling to waste is somewhat distasteful that is the nature of the beast when trying to get numbers down. Yes. Some stations in Nth Canterbury and Marlborough have used choppers recently and...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:35 PM
Red and black pkts, 50 grn. Imported. Anything imported was the bees knees. That and Sako were the 2 main brands around in te 60's. Maybe Hertenberg was less common. Used to get mine from a shop in...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:28 PM
We used to talk so much shite about .223 ammo. Arguing over what was best. Hertenberg or Sako :) And we thought our lives were sooo complicated. Sigh...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:27 PM
Right we are officially on the board. I shot this young stag right on last light yesterday evening. DOC land. I’m just using sako 50gn soft point ammo. 40 m into the neck and he dropped like...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:27 PM
Remember shooting my first boar, not big, maybe 45kg. After the excitement wore off, went to throw it over my shoulders to walk out, just like in the magazines. Couldn't get it off the ground! How's...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:24 PM
Exactly right. Our macho-bullshit culture always has consequences. Not just through deer carrying. Physical and psychological damage. Body, mind and relationships.
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:23 PM
The heavy pig & deer carrying culture in NZ is bad news. Yeah I know, if you’re big and strong and can carry it then you get the kudos and sure it looks cool. But you’re only one misstep away from a...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:23 PM
It cracks me up we take these young fellas out and they have none of the flash camo, state of the art clothing and equipment we just have to have. Maybe some of our essential purchases are not that...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:23 PM
I will carry the whole animal out (assuming it isn't a giant red) if I am not too far from the car. Otherwise I will debone the meat and fit all of it into my pack. Excess bone is very heavy. Even...
Liked On: 08-11-2021, 10:22 PM