I always considered myself a hunter, started way back '74. And then one day in Marlborough, I had sent my mates away to look at all the good spots and I was mooching around the hut, went for a walk...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 03:31 PM
i think a true hunter is a combination of a few things some of these would be a genuine interest in hunting not just out there for some pics to put on social media respect for the animal and the...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 03:30 PM
Hello Farmer Dan I am a highly regarded professional hunting guide,just ask anyone - for an unreasonable fee I will see you in the right direction, Cheers, Kajerimo Bell.
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 01:53 PM
Mate and I pay as at 70 + we turn it into a good road trip with a break from work. We only want a meat animal so in and out is good. One of the guys we use will also gut and carry for us, this...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 01:48 PM
I did guiding on the farm for 3 years, We attracted a lot of hunters because we are so cheap, we got just under 900 deer in 3 years, I gave up and just do the old trophy hunt now as my hobbie...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 01:48 PM
now you have posted that you will see why I referred to whoreing in my earlier post......same thing at end of the day,you are paying for a service with guarantee of results..... now just how much of...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 01:31 PM
Apart from the obvious advantages of access, local knowledge, etc. guides are generally very experienced hunters from whom you can learn a great deal. I, like many in my age group, was fortunate in...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 01:24 PM
I haven't used a guide at any point. Happy to do the slow learn myself. Took me ages to shoot my first deer. Turned out I learned heaps in the process and they came thick and fast after the first. ...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 01:23 PM
When things return to normal (whatever that means then) we (none of us) should accept anything less than to be able to go hunting on public land wherever, whenever and however we want.
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 12:46 PM
Oh ffs , this thread doesn't need another argument of public vs paid , if someone wants to pay for a hunt or to shoot a trophy good on them who gives a flying fuck there's so many different people...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 12:19 PM
Results is the answer. Like anything in life it takes a lot of practice/experience to get good at something and even then its probably only a 50% success rate for public land hunts. Id say half the...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 11:20 AM
This would be part of the reason I have used them in the past. And it has a few other things in its favour for me. I work shift work so my days off almost never line up with anyone else I know and...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 11:19 AM
Same reason people pay to hunt private. In the near future i wouldn't mind paying for access to a block/farm that holds good fallow bucks. Ups my chances of shooting a buck when over this side of...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 11:19 AM
I’ve met a few clients through work who only hunt once a year during the roar on private land with a guide and that’s the only hunting they do. They can afford it and it’s just about guaranteed...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 11:18 AM
I mentioned only a week ago to a guide I could see the attraction of a payed hunt not so much being guided to an animal but say the use of a hut with the family and a bunch of animals around you no...
Liked On: 18-04-2020, 10:57 AM