Nice one Craig. Solo trips are good for the soul.
Liked On: 05-06-2023, 08:26 AM
ANOTHERHUNTER Just your deer left in the chiller :) We boned out the 6 today. Great condition. A few waisted shoulders though - magnum-itis. Back to the .223 for me next time.
Liked On: 05-06-2023, 08:19 AM
Went down Clements Friday night. Parked up and walked in an hour. Went down with my sin Oliver, mate Warren and Bea the dog. Weather was mint yesterday but no joy. Spooked one and heard another. The...
Liked On: 04-06-2023, 09:22 PM
Ive raised this with NZDA as a policy issue. Making it easier to donate directly and not having to fly under the legal radar and feel guilt for something that is doing good.
Liked On: 04-06-2023, 12:06 PM
I supply the local food bank with Venison Mince on a regular basis. It's all above board, I've gone through all the hoops, and know the rules. I have purchased a commercial mince to make the job...
Liked On: 04-06-2023, 12:06 PM
Good point re the tracking, I was just wondering if a device like an InReach would work if you were in the bottom of a deep crevice? At least with tracking there would be a clear path of where you...
Liked On: 03-06-2023, 10:06 AM
I recall one time about 30 years ago my brother in law and I were hunting pheasants around lake Otamangakau. It was a misty bitterly cold day and nothing doing. To the east of the lake was a rolling...
Liked On: 02-06-2023, 07:39 PM
Popped out yesterday between the rains and the wife caught her first trout after a couple hookups and lost fish. 225415 Baked it in the oven with garlic ,ginger, soy and chilli flakes. 225416
Liked On: 02-06-2023, 04:24 AM
I'm hopefully heading down that way so might be a good excuse to call in. I used to smoke most of my trout but this is fast and simple in a pan. Tastes real good for those fat lake rainbows....
Liked On: 02-06-2023, 04:23 AM
:) At one stage he did make a very droll comment about me taking a lot of photos.
Liked On: 02-06-2023, 03:59 AM
Haven't noticed so much their condition but the heads have definitely deteriorated.
Liked On: 01-06-2023, 08:25 PM
Brian and I were asked to help knock some numbers back on a property that we hunt. 5 or 6 years ago the population was predominately Reds but slowly and surely the Fallow have been taking over. To...
Liked On: 01-06-2023, 04:50 PM
My experience with cats [which is limited] is fresh 1/4 hare or rabbit or duck carcass with feathers on and also scattered in and around the trap is my go to bait.. I have tried smoked fish, fresh...
Liked On: 01-06-2023, 11:37 AM
Yeah. There are quite a few cat traps around the area. Even up past lake head. They are required to be checked once triggered. Unfortunately, the majority of the triggers are from Weka and hedgehogs...
Liked On: 01-06-2023, 11:37 AM
just a good point about winter and deer - if the Pureoras are anything like Te Urewera which I know well then the deer go high in winter - why you ask - well days are shorter and what sun there will...
Liked On: 01-06-2023, 10:23 AM