I had an “old school” trip planned with a mate through a solid chunk of Northern Ruahine country for a week but when an urgent work matter came up I had no choice but to can a couple of days of the...
Liked On: 04-03-2024, 03:48 PM
Let your mate pay what he likes,he s happy,you happy.Continue hunting together,its only money.Friends are priceless.
Liked On: 04-03-2024, 09:54 AM
Haha. The "crocs" are from Ali Express so I guess you could call them Alligators:)
Liked On: 03-03-2024, 03:45 PM
It had been 3 months since I had been out for a hunt. A back injury at the beginning of December had forced me to take it easy and spend a bit more of my down time on the end of a fishing rod and a...
Liked On: 03-03-2024, 03:45 PM
I have one. I think it depends what you want to do with it. For hunting/skinning etc serrated is a pain in the arse. For cutting plastic packing tape/packaging, rope etc serrated is awesome. Or, get...
Liked On: 02-03-2024, 03:10 PM
blades with serrations on blades towards the handles were not invented by hunters -those making them are not hunters - bloody useless- in fact worse they are just bloody mongrel pricks of things -...
Liked On: 02-03-2024, 03:09 PM
The Colenso area has quite a bit of limestone in it. Which makes the base of any slip VERY fertile. Was always good pickings if you knew the areas to hunt. Shot my first 8 pointer in there on the...
Liked On: 02-03-2024, 09:16 AM
So this trip was towards the end of spring. Having had some luck seeing animals on day trips in the general area I decided an overnighter would probably give me more chance at success. With a couple...
Liked On: 02-03-2024, 09:14 AM
I have had a great run out of the macpac carbon poles
Liked On: 01-03-2024, 10:02 AM
As others have hinted at, get ‘match’ fit and get used to carrying the rifle as it is. My ‘every day shooter’, a 223, weighs 4kg. From time to time I think about lighter rifles but other times quite...
Liked On: 01-03-2024, 10:01 AM
The modern trend is to pile the weight on the bones and then blame the rifle for being overweight.
Liked On: 01-03-2024, 09:59 AM
The current Hilux will hold its price head and shoulders above any of the other models. Diesel will not be going anywhere any time ever due to the huge demand from commercial transportation. Mild...
Liked On: 28-02-2024, 06:07 PM
If it was me I'd keep the well set up Ranger. I assume it preforms well and 200,000km isn't that many km if a ute is looked after (which I am sure it is). I purchased a new Hilux 4 years ago...
Liked On: 28-02-2024, 06:05 PM
I’d be keeping the ranger, 100ks is bugger all.
Liked On: 28-02-2024, 06:04 PM
Took my 12 yr old grandson out on a guided meat hunt Monday night for his first deer. Using my Zastava 243, handloads, off a bipod at 154.6m. Perfect chest shot! 14mth maiden Fallow hind. Yum! ...
Liked On: 28-02-2024, 12:01 PM