First and last light is your best bet. You can sometimes get lucky and find one out in the middle of the day. To make the most of your time, walk in in the morning, set up camp, hunt the afternoon...
Liked On: 09-10-2023, 09:50 AM
Hey all, When doing a spot and stalking/glassing heavy style of hunting. Do you sit and glass all day from a good spot - or just to focus on the mornings and evenings when the deer are more...
Liked On: 09-10-2023, 09:12 AM
The value of the scope is about the same as my insurance excess so that's not viable. This bag was only months old when this happened, had only been used maybe 20 times. If I bought a brand new...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:46 AM
Went for a walk yesterday and took a young billy. I didn't want to shoot any nannies as most still have small kids with them. I always put three 1.5 litre frozen water bottles in the body cavity and...
Liked On: 07-10-2023, 07:27 PM
I’ve been in there a couple of times. Awesome service, knowledgeable staff and good prices. A great place to have a yarn, even if you’re just browsing! An independently, hunter owner shop that I...
Liked On: 07-10-2023, 10:32 AM
Personally, I thought it then and I still think one of the worst decisions made by central government was to disband the Pest Destruction Boards. The three areas I lived in when they were in...
Liked On: 06-10-2023, 07:42 AM
Different agencies have different mandates. Doc are only concerned with ecological values on the public estate. ospri are only interested in pest populations that carry TB or are likely to and to...
Liked On: 04-10-2023, 01:34 PM
thanks for the photos cant help but notice some of that bush looking really chewed out - but makes bush stalking a bit easier - a tip when bush hunting - if you find your mind wandering and not...
Liked On: 03-10-2023, 01:42 PM
So in the last 2-3 years I’ve made an effort to get more efficient at bush hunting. It opens up a lot more options as I have been struggling to get out for evening and early morning hunts as have a...
Liked On: 03-10-2023, 01:41 PM
One of the nicest parts about growing your food is to give it away. A bag of puha fresh from the garden for someone who loves puha, but isn't able to gather her own anymore :) And in return she...
Liked On: 03-10-2023, 07:52 AM
NZ giant bully
Liked On: 02-10-2023, 01:48 PM
I should have mentioned. I shot the second stag too, running full tilt at 250 plus, clean through the head! I may not have mentioned that was unintentional :thumbsup:
Liked On: 30-09-2023, 10:37 AM
Couple spring to mind. After tormenting my sister for years by shooting sparrows on the back lawn (she hated it so much she called the police once) she asked to come hunting. Managed to catch a...
Liked On: 30-09-2023, 10:37 AM
I thought I would share some photos from the past 18 months, saw plenty of animals which I just shot with the camera The big stag (14 points) my mate took a shot at it but missed, such is hunting....
Liked On: 29-09-2023, 01:43 PM
A salient lesson learned. Just because you are a tyro and some older dude takes you out doesn't mean he's experienced or more importantly SAFE. This thread is biased against the newby but there must...
Liked On: 29-09-2023, 01:41 PM