About Mooseman

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Age
69
About Mooseman
Biography:
Started hunting about 54 years ago, Culled goats and deer, meat hunted for a while then spent 31and a half years involved in Animal Pest Destruction in the Bay of Plenty.
Location:
BOP
Interests:
Hunting Deer etc, Getting into LR hunting, fishing
Occupation:
Retired

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  1. Mooseman
    Mooseman liked post by charliehorse On thread : when is a goats head worth keeping?
    Not wall hangers but the kids were keen to take the head off the better one. Was hoping to put some in the freezer but could only find the 3 stinky Billy's that all fell to 75grains of eldm. The...
    Liked On: 21-07-2021, 08:43 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Flyblown On thread : when is a goats head worth keeping?
    Nope. You’d have seen it if I did! Never saw him again and who knows what happened to him. None of the people I know down there have spoken of a very big Billy head. There’s only 4 or 5 guys that get...
    Liked On: 21-07-2021, 08:42 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Hunting Dad On thread : Hunting with the son
    Just to add - I am newish to hunting and have joined NZDA and Handloaders so I can learn. Have plans to get out, explore and learn. Not after anyone's secret spot. Just some guidance of where...
    Liked On: 21-07-2021, 08:00 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Hunting Dad On thread : Rakiura
    Spent 6 nights on Stewart Island in March. Went to a less popular block on the NW circuit. All the typical info and approaches that people suggest did us well. Between the 4 of us we saw 8...
    Liked On: 21-07-2021, 07:57 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by dannyb On thread : Model 7 7mm08 150gn eldx load development
    I went 150gn eldx as I've had a flawless run with them in several 270 cal rifles win and wsm at 145gn so I figured chances were the slightly fatter heavier cousin would also perform well. Pretty...
    Liked On: 21-07-2021, 06:41 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by dannyb On thread : Model 7 7mm08 150gn eldx load development
    So finally back in my happy place at the loading bench. I procrastinated long and hard about what pill/powder combo to use I my model 7 7mm08, there were a few unique challenges for this rifle. 1...
    Liked On: 21-07-2021, 06:38 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Tahr On thread : N565 & R26 in 6.5PRC - anyone using it?
    About 50. Another impressive thing for a cheap is that it doesn't seem to copper. Its had one really good scrub after the first 15 rounds and just a bore snake after each outing since. Holding...
    Liked On: 20-07-2021, 07:47 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Tahr On thread : N565 & R26 in 6.5PRC - anyone using it?
    More on this. I have tried N565, R26 and H1000/2217. 140 grn Berger Hunter, Speer Gold Dot and Amax. Best velocity and accuracy combos have been N565 & 140 Bergers and 2217 & 140 Amax. Both at...
    Liked On: 20-07-2021, 07:45 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Tahr On thread : N565 & R26 in 6.5PRC - anyone using it?
    Continuing on this PRC theme, I've now shot 5 deer with it. Last night, 3. It was a meat collecting exercise for a soup kitchen and a cull. All with 140 grn Berger hunter at 2.9K This one was...
    Liked On: 20-07-2021, 07:42 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by 25 /08 IMP On thread : 7-08 and 150 ELDX
    Awesome I started at 40.5 and got stamping so I've gone down to 38 and are going up from there Sent from my CPH1903 using Tapatalk
    Liked On: 19-07-2021, 10:40 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by SeftonB On thread : SMLE 303
    I bought a 223 howa 1500 for my first hunting rifle but i think i had a bug from all the war movies dad got me watching as a kid not to mention the encyclopedias lol everyone i know has said i'm mad...
    Liked On: 19-07-2021, 09:32 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by stagstalker On thread : Sika memories with Dad
    My Dad taught me everything I needed to know when hunting and had me trailing behind him in the bush from 4 years of age. These days the tides have turned and Dad is pretty slow with buggered knees...
    Liked On: 19-07-2021, 09:21 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Woody On thread : TOLERANCE.
    Jim Shockey's "Hand of Man" museum. I wish this forum would be worthy of his patronage. https://youtu.be/mQuoPB0Zmho
    Liked On: 19-07-2021, 07:55 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Scope tracking
    so,can you not do a test just using a collimeter/boresighter???? eg pop it in...and start twiddlin and see if it goes back to where it started out???? thats about the limit to what I have done...my...
    Liked On: 19-07-2021, 07:04 PM
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    Mooseman liked post by erniec On thread : Took a kid fishing
    From memory you also chucked your line out as I was motoring out from the stream mouth. A fish latched on straight away. Had to drag it out in case the guys fishing at stream mouth objected to us...
    Liked On: 18-07-2021, 09:13 PM

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