I just went for a walk with my rifle and used trekking sticks for the first time, the sticks were great but the clip I bought to hold my rifle sling on my shoulder was a complete fail. I remembered...
Liked On: 25-12-2023, 07:50 PM
Greetings all, Don't get excited, this is not some epic tale of multi day treks in the Kawekas but merely a note on some old codgers morning walk. I've posted before about my walks up Kuripapango...
Liked On: 12-12-2023, 08:39 PM
So much better than a video. Thanks for the write up
Liked On: 06-12-2023, 12:43 PM
One of the adaptations you must make being off-grid and offline, is to make decisions based entirely what you can see and feel for yourself. No handy short-term weather forecast or rain radar to...
Liked On: 06-12-2023, 12:43 PM
My boys have been asking me lately if we could go deer hunting in the bush. Sure thing, wait till I have a free weekend and we'll go for a look. Saturday afternoon I say who's keen for a hunt...
Liked On: 04-12-2023, 01:52 PM
I have been shooting rabbits on my parents' property for a few years, but when Uncle Puffin heard me express interest in deer hunting he was quick to take me under his wing and help get me set up. ...
Liked On: 04-12-2023, 01:45 PM
Can I get away with sleeping in, or will I never hear the end of it…… that’s the first thought our anonymous mate had to contend with, and politely for now we will randomly name him Phil Sitting...
Liked On: 29-11-2023, 07:48 PM
I had an evening spare last night so decided to go for a bit of a wander with the rifle, I can't go next week as the truck will be in the panel shop getting fixed from its slapping from a bus a while...
Liked On: 29-11-2023, 07:39 PM
The wind over the weekend was just plain unsociable. A staunch southerly, with occasional gusts that snapped boughs and clean bowled an Old Man Pine down by the river. In order to maintain hunting...
Liked On: 29-11-2023, 07:37 PM
What a farken great weekend in the central HB, a Saturday night of laughs with Dunc n Mel, a successful morning of sorting shit, then an afternoon hunt with the guys & kids n tow A plan was...
Liked On: 27-11-2023, 06:04 PM
Managed to sneak out on a short walk to chase some peafowl today. Fantastic fun, and quite a challenge for a novice peafowl hunter! I imagine it would be a lot easier with a shotgun, but I adore my...
Liked On: 27-11-2023, 06:03 PM
Rusty 4 1/2 months starting to learn the important lessons in life. 238233
Liked On: 27-11-2023, 05:59 PM
Bruce is starting to hunt well. Just wish I could get him into somewhere with deer to see just how good he is. 238282
Liked On: 27-11-2023, 05:59 PM
Time was passing by far too quickly without enough selfish me time, so a plan was called for. The one boy had finished his Yr 12 exams, the calves were weaned and gone, homekill done, haylage cut &...
Liked On: 24-11-2023, 10:37 PM
I've had a couple lucky weekends hunting in November. Heavy on the luck, and light on the hunting. --- Saturday 11th Nov I headed out into the Lewis Pass region to try secure a deer for a our...
Liked On: 22-11-2023, 12:04 PM