A few red fawns about. Seen one two weeks ago, then another couple so far this week when out mustering .this one only couple days old by the looks.211854
Liked On: 06-12-2022, 06:48 PM
No denying it, long range hunting is a hell of a discipline and skill when executed correctly. Hugely popular now with so many animals venturing into open country. Getting inside the comfort zone of...
Liked On: 02-12-2022, 09:57 AM
It's a nice thought, except that a .223 with good heavy bullets does kill deer of all shapes and sizes at all normal hunting ranges perfectly acceptably, with no recoil, quiet report, a light short...
Liked On: 29-11-2022, 11:00 AM
Poor performance can happen with any bullet, but in this day and age it doesn't make any sense to be using 55gr bullets in a .223 with a fast twist barrel. The heavier 70-80gr bullets work a lot...
Liked On: 29-11-2022, 10:59 AM
Putting aside personal views I think everyone will be informed about different perspectives on the thread TAHR mentioned which I have linked. There are are some quite witty comments which make a...
Liked On: 29-11-2022, 04:09 AM
Final got out to find some venison after 2 months of hayfever and flu.Tipped these 2 over just on 1st light in the drizzly rain and mist then the sun shined.Usual place,river bed edges,broom and...
Liked On: 28-11-2022, 06:12 PM
Been flat out with work over the second half of the year and finally got back to chasing some deer over the past week. This time with a couple of my mini versions in tow. It’s hard work making it...
Liked On: 27-11-2022, 09:47 PM
Rain, river and a few deer Arrived near Taihape for a few days of hunting and fishing while my partner went riding. The first night saw a few temping deer about 600metres across the river from...
Liked On: 27-11-2022, 09:46 PM
Found on Rokslide. Might be of interest to some. Good little summary of the company history, models and identification and light transmission comparisons etc. Don't look at comparisons if you're a...
Liked On: 24-11-2022, 11:13 AM
Well it took a couple of weeks, between shiftwork and norwesters (the area we were going does not hunt well when it's a nor wester), but a couple of weeks back Moa Hunter and I finally managed to go...
Liked On: 21-11-2022, 09:02 AM
My hunting mate had a 7/08 which he shot with really well. Wanted a rifle both him and his son could use. Encouraged him to buy a T3 223. Has some spare Hornady 55gr [non cannelure] Rolled them up...
Liked On: 18-11-2022, 11:13 PM
I had been fizzing for the Canterbury Show Day long weekend with a multi-day trip planned to the Lewis Pass. A week out with increasing dismay I watched the forecast get worse by the day until a...
Liked On: 18-11-2022, 02:45 PM
Don’t get me wrong I like new tech and fit for purpose gear. What I am referring to is packing 35kg packs, dropped on the top of a hill by a helicopter, dressed like a compost bin to walk straight...
Liked On: 17-11-2022, 03:09 PM
The hound and me have been together for roughly 6 months now and boy has he come a long way in that time he has gone from a lunatic who only wanted to run around and piss everywhere and run off after...
Liked On: 16-11-2022, 09:58 PM
I have good kit but practical stuff that is light and fit for purpose. Most of the promoted stuff is just unpractical. Yeah Nathan F I saw that and that’s why I enjoy watching as aligned to what I...
Liked On: 16-11-2022, 09:15 PM