In my humble opinion, big heavy leather boots are over rated and a thing of the past. It's amazing how much extra fatigue you get from using big heavy miendls, lows etc. If it's bush stalking then...
Liked On: 11-01-2021, 09:26 AM
Try not to walk 15ks into the hills and shoot a deer until you've carried one for 1or 2 ks and realise how heavy 30 to 40 kilos weighs on your back. Study the area you intend to hunt on a map and...
Liked On: 10-01-2021, 09:11 PM
You need a Mercator knife, a sharpening stone and steel and a 35l ish pack and some basic on sale merino Macpac layers. Forget about the super expensive and ridiculously heavy hunting coats. It’s...
Liked On: 10-01-2021, 09:10 PM
hi mate- firstly you will need, an overwhelming desire to do and learn whatever it takes to be successful finding deer/Tahr/Cham or whatever. Reason I'm saying this is, often there are posts here and...
Liked On: 10-01-2021, 09:09 PM
Needed to escape Auckland and was planning a Kaimanawa tops mission when youngest son said he would come if he could go Trout fishing. Change of plan so we headed into the Oamaru Hut which looked...
Liked On: 09-01-2021, 11:28 PM
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Liked On: 03-01-2021, 02:28 PM
I took leave from work between xmas and New years and we (the family) decided to go bush for 4 days and try and find a deer for my son to bowl over as he still has had no luck. So packs full of food...
Liked On: 03-01-2021, 02:27 PM
My daughter has been working on a dairy farm over summer. She is on a 6 on 2 off roster. Her next 2 days off were News Year Eve and News Years Day. So we set off to one of my favorite places. I...
Liked On: 03-01-2021, 02:19 PM
Hi everyone. After starting hunting in the late 80s/early90's and having a while off, I've caught the bug again. Been reading the forum for a year or so now and loving the willingness of everyone...
Liked On: 01-01-2021, 09:15 AM
The kids wanted to go for a walk Tuesday afternoon to see if we could find an animal, goat or deer. My oldest was quite keen to shoot another goat. We left home and got to the car park an hour and...
Liked On: 31-12-2020, 10:08 AM
Just back from an overnight mission in Kaimanawas. I was wanting for him to get his first Deer this Summer so we decided on a tops mission. This time of year there are usually a few about and being...
Liked On: 30-12-2020, 11:06 PM
I had promised a friend to help him for a day with lamb spraying and drenching so I "invited" nearly 16 YO James along to help, with the promise that if we had time we would go for an evening hunt. ...
Liked On: 27-12-2020, 03:06 PM
I watched that vid a few days ago and really enjoyed it. Certainly a different vibe to many "male only" hunting vids. More fun and not as "macho"..... As for the "have her first go with a rifle"...
Liked On: 24-12-2020, 09:42 PM
keep the relationship sweet....MAYBE make point of sending Christmas good cheer to sharemilker tomorrow..... it cant hurt.
Liked On: 24-12-2020, 09:41 PM
Nope not marriage advice. Recently got talking to an older chap who I've known for a sometime while I was cooking the bbq at my son's school, and I know he has a farm which backs onto the kaimais...
Liked On: 24-12-2020, 12:33 PM