It’s a very interesting situation in the Wairarapa, similar to other parts of this country. Some farmers via either a lack of understanding of the law around health and safety, because of past...
Liked On: 15-04-2021, 10:56 AM
Very good photos thanks. Those large coastal Wairarapa sheep and beef stations have allowed the wild herds to build up to such a size that they are now becoming a problem. The deer I saw on Te...
Liked On: 15-04-2021, 10:55 AM
After a fair few tries getting deer on public land and feeling like a failure every time I went home empty handed, yesterday I finally succeeded. It was supposed to be a rainy couple of days so I was...
Liked On: 15-04-2021, 05:29 AM
I've added an addendum to the thread title so it's more obvious what it's actually about, as I think there is value in having these discussions and all of us as hunters being involved
Liked On: 14-04-2021, 11:11 PM
Yes for sure and I understand that and hence why this is all discussion of ideas and potential solutions to the problems that arise. Hunters however are often very hard to get that point across...
Liked On: 14-04-2021, 09:26 PM
Another tonight from central otago 165210165211
Liked On: 14-04-2021, 08:15 PM
Now that is a hunt and a great result too. Well done. You don't get that sort of hunt at 500 yards ;) :D
Liked On: 14-04-2021, 02:28 PM
My effort for the roar, 11pointer from the Molesworth165158
Liked On: 14-04-2021, 06:07 AM
Those people are probably largely not chasing hinds specifically, but for the last 10-20 years excluding some short intervals, there will have been some component of WARO take of hinds on top of rec...
Liked On: 13-04-2021, 07:07 PM
Huntech gaiters. I've worn them for nearly every hunt since the 90's, still going strong.
Liked On: 13-04-2021, 01:15 PM
Yep I made a particularly big fuss over him for this one. He chowed down on an eye fillet
Liked On: 13-04-2021, 01:14 PM
165073 One from my first trip of this roar, went down to some old areas in Southland I used to hunt as a student. Roaring was pretty light as we were a bit early. This guy got up out of his bed a...
Liked On: 12-04-2021, 09:01 PM
1 from central today a good 10165071165072
Liked On: 12-04-2021, 07:44 PM
Its my experience that mostly our wild red deer don't have their first fawn until 3 years old. I shoot hinds from late March on. Bearing in mind though that about 20% of hinds are dry so if Im...
Liked On: 12-04-2021, 03:36 PM
Typical Marlborough head just before dark. 12 points but on a smaler scale 165028
Liked On: 12-04-2021, 10:41 AM