Went for a hunt with my son and a few mates last weekend. Weather was a bit off and on in the Waikato but was an awesome weekend with 4 deer being taken. My son shot his first deer on private land,...
Liked On: 29-11-2022, 04:52 PM
You certainly have to hit them in the right place. Regardless of caliber. But you do get a margin of error with the heavier .223 bullets. Here's an example from a couple of days ago. Head shot...
Liked On: 29-11-2022, 10:53 AM
Been flat out with work over the second half of the year and finally got back to chasing some deer over the past week. This time with a couple of my mini versions in tow. It’s hard work making it...
Liked On: 28-11-2022, 03:24 PM
Final got out to find some venison after 2 months of hayfever and flu.Tipped these 2 over just on 1st light in the drizzly rain and mist then the sun shined.Usual place,river bed edges,broom and...
Liked On: 28-11-2022, 03:22 PM
Rain, river and a few deer Arrived near Taihape for a few days of hunting and fishing while my partner went riding. The first night saw a few temping deer about 600metres across the river from...
Liked On: 27-11-2022, 08:05 AM
Hi all Not sure why I feel compelled to post a story of my modest success, hopefully not seen to be self congratulatory it’s just I enjoy reading of others hunts, successful or not, so maybe I’m...
Liked On: 23-11-2022, 11:58 AM
Fun outing to the range with Dads 222 yesterday. I bought it a couple year ago off TM. bad buy as the it's not ejecting shells and wont feed with more than one in the Maxwell. and has pitting in the...
Liked On: 22-11-2022, 04:30 PM
My Vixen wouldn't look right with a carbon stock. I can understand in this day and age why you might, but nah, not for me. Blued and walnut all day long on a rifle of that era 210879
Liked On: 22-11-2022, 04:10 PM
210367 Stainless Damascus Nakiri I made for a mate, pearlescent swirl Acrylic handles, rockin G10 pins and liners.
Liked On: 22-11-2022, 09:14 AM
A few photos from a recent trip to Doubtful Sound and beyond. 210746 210747 210748 210749 210750
Liked On: 20-11-2022, 09:53 PM
Mathias here you go. You will notice that one of the existing rings has had the screw that tightens it to the dovetail broken. It has been replaced with a bolt whilst maybe effective is not that...
Liked On: 19-11-2022, 08:30 PM
Went for a Nosey today. Tried to get the monkey off my back with the redskins. Shot my first tahr a fortnight ago(nanny) during which I hit a red yearling high with my 284 and couldn't find it(...
Liked On: 19-11-2022, 08:15 PM
The hound and me have been together for roughly 6 months now and boy has he come a long way in that time he has gone from a lunatic who only wanted to run around and piss everywhere and run off after...
Liked On: 16-11-2022, 06:56 AM
Have been struggling to fit much hunting in to a hectic work schedule so with 4 days off over the last weekend getting into the Bush was pretty high on the priority list. The forcast was average but...
Liked On: 16-11-2022, 06:54 AM
Dosed my self up, put my big boy pants on and got back into it tonight. Couldn't get my leg over the quad so rode side saddle :) Can walk ok so long as I don't twist. Kept off the steep stuff...
Liked On: 14-11-2022, 07:34 AM