I spent a lot of time in the Tararuas as a young fella - tough country, very few deer, but a great training ground. My wife and I headed South for a holiday near Otaki Forks area, and a short...
Liked On: 15-11-2024, 10:20 AM
With great anticipation my mate Reuben and I shouldered our packs for the long grind up the Apiti track for three nights away. With trusty dog Finn in tow complete with his own pack, off we went into...
Liked On: 15-11-2024, 10:16 AM
I thought I share a few pics from last 18 months or so with a description of distance, bullet type, calibre and point of impact. Because my experience is different and my hunting style ids also...
Liked On: 07-11-2024, 08:47 AM
My family and I were invited to do an overnight tramp with another family to Kahikitea Lodge just south of Oamaru. It was nestled in the middle of a hunting block I haven’t yet explored, so I gained...
Liked On: 31-10-2024, 09:51 AM
For those of you who have been on the various forums over the last decade or two. The name Zeeriverrat might ring a bell. I first got too know him through the old H&F forum and we have stayed in...
Liked On: 30-10-2024, 07:05 PM
I went out for a look yesterday afternoon before the wet weather set in. Only 20m walk after crossing the fence I saw some movement across the valley. Binos out, a deer stood up amongst some gorse,...
Liked On: 30-10-2024, 07:05 PM
A strong downstream wind made nymphing challenging but I still managed to have some success. Hooked 7 and landed all 7, not very often I pull that off:D 261138 261139 261140 261141
Liked On: 16-10-2024, 10:32 AM
After many months of planning with my father-in-law, John, we made our way down to Taumaranui late on a Friday night in August where our friend, Ewen, kindly put us up for the weekend and agreed to...
Liked On: 10-10-2024, 05:37 PM
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Liked On: 05-10-2024, 01:08 PM
Been a hectic year for me especially with the arrival of our second child in Feb, Quinn she’s a real little honey! Managed to get out for a few missions. Here’s a few...
Liked On: 05-10-2024, 01:08 PM
Couple of weeks ago our local LandSAR group did marshaling for Race Tekapo, a large trail running race. My son Ryan helped on the day and we had decided to tack a hunt onto the trip while we were...
Liked On: 05-10-2024, 01:05 PM
So this morning I finally accomplished a goal I set 4 years ago, to get a deer with the bow. I got back into bowhunting in late 2020, and managed to get a pig in Dec 2020. A nice big boar. In March...
Liked On: 25-09-2024, 08:59 PM
Approaching a likely looking spot I slow, inching forward on my stomach and pushing the 243 out front so it could have a look around, I could see, but only just Binos in hand I peered into the...
Liked On: 01-09-2024, 09:11 AM
A couple of forum members and I went over to the east coast for 2 nights. Them with all their trad gear and me loaded up with tech stuff. I hunted by myself - not that they shunned me - but thats how...
Liked On: 30-08-2024, 08:11 PM
After crawling around in a ceiling cavity putting in batts and finishing earlier than expected I took the opportunity to duck out for a quick hunt. Left home at 12.30 at the road end a bit after 1...
Liked On: 04-08-2024, 09:37 PM