Im probably starting to repeat myself now... Modern hand-loading and decent projectiles has made a big difference to the 222/223, and with the .223 faster twists and heavier bullets too. When...
Liked On: 24-11-2020, 03:32 PM
I've shot a fair number of deer, with my vixen .222, and thousands of goats, I liked the Norma 55 gr and Sako 50gr soft points, was boxes of them around the farm, from Dad and his mates, from his...
Liked On: 24-11-2020, 03:30 PM
Been a while, but took down a fallow yearling today with my Best Stuff Available .222. Slightly quartering on at about 40yds, busted onside from leg, minced top of the heart and bottom of the lungs....
Liked On: 24-11-2020, 03:27 PM
I had promised a deer for the NZDA dinner if I could get one, and needed one for a soup kitchen I regularly donate to. So I went for a hunt last night. Home 2am. the deadly .223 77 grn Sierra...
Liked On: 24-11-2020, 03:23 PM
I met a guy at the end of my road one day, about three years ago, he turn out to be a great bloke and we shared an interest in spear fishing. Eventually we got him his first deer and since then we’ve...
Liked On: 24-11-2020, 03:10 PM
Poor Montana has been sitting in the safe patiently waiting for me to stop playing around with cows etc the last few months. Finally got around to loading up some load dev the past few nights. Was...
Liked On: 23-11-2020, 08:36 PM
Our young pup got her first deer today at 6.5months old, all the training vested in her has paid off and is still in progress. A nice easy stroll, had us in position and soon a deer was spotted. She...
Liked On: 23-11-2020, 07:26 PM
Took my new superlight .260 to the range man you have to love these things. 3 - 4 shots to zero the scope then this 3 shot group job...
Liked On: 22-11-2020, 04:23 PM
See deer from the roadside nearly everytime we leave the gate down here haha. At the moment young fallow getting about all over the place as mum has given them the boot in preparation for this year's...
Liked On: 22-11-2020, 04:19 PM
Couple of days ago was driving back from a little hunting trip.Spotted this hind on the side of the road,out side the deer fence where the grass is long and sweet.154147 MD drives pass here a bit...
Liked On: 22-11-2020, 04:18 PM
Got out this arvo for a walk around an stretch the legs a bit, too hot for this black duck but its only just starting...sigh. freezer was low so tried to find a Hind... hells bells if five hinds...
Liked On: 21-11-2020, 07:44 PM
It was one of those trips where I just felt really good about it and felt like it would produce the goods... finally. Through no lack of effort my mate and myself have been on a few trips now...
Liked On: 21-11-2020, 07:37 PM
Final wallaby tally for 7 evenings of hunting (3 of us): 242
Liked On: 18-11-2020, 06:41 PM
kukuwai another 45 wallaby this evening.
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 08:30 PM
Tally and specie count with a couple of days to go (3 of us): 100 wallaby 1 Bull Tahr 1 Fallow 1 Pig
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 08:29 PM