When selling animals we shot most that the crosshairs were on, but these days it's nice to pick and chose. Nowdays I don't like the idea of the fawn starving, if you do take the hind take the fawn...
Liked On: 20-10-2020, 09:19 PM
It is plainly unethical to shoot a hind that has a young fawn, a fawn that is left dehydrate, starve and die if it's mother is shot. That lactating animal isn't going to be great eating anyway. I...
Liked On: 20-10-2020, 09:19 PM
We are pretty lucky to be gifted with it being our own individual choice based on our own circumstances, where we are hunting, what we have seen and what we want to do etc. It really is a can of...
Liked On: 20-10-2020, 09:19 PM
No problem so long as it hasn't dropped. Probably mid December onwards until February / March. Always try to shoot the youngster when I can. Much better eating.
Liked On: 19-10-2020, 09:20 PM
For me.... yeah, nah. There are usually enough "silly spikers" around in Spring to leave the ladies in peace for now.
Liked On: 19-10-2020, 09:18 PM
for me...once we see the first Bambis on farms...its stag only untill the fawns old enough to wean...always a hard call....if you find hind with fawn at foot...fawn tastes GOOD.... stag in velvet...
Liked On: 19-10-2020, 09:18 PM
Best time to shoot them pete last years fawns are big enough to be weaned and a good time before they drop there fawns, once they drop there fawns pick on the yearlings.
Liked On: 19-10-2020, 09:18 PM
with 1;8 stabilisation should NEVER be an issue....
Liked On: 20-08-2020, 07:53 PM
AR2206H. You can use this powder for reduced loads. Load down to 60% of the max listed load. Have a look on the ADI site. http://www.adi-powders.com.au/faq/#f21b4c284d0d2d9af
Liked On: 20-08-2020, 08:38 AM
look at speer spbt or nosler partition...you want soft and heavy... and yes definitely quieter with less powder in case...can notice difference even in .223 and definitely in .308 or poohseventy....
Liked On: 19-08-2020, 11:55 PM
Im not sure if the reduced loads will be noticably quieter, but if you went to a lighter bullet, maybe a 90gr TNT at mild loads, and run an extra baffle or two the recoil will be much less and the...
Liked On: 19-08-2020, 09:51 PM
Hi everyone,i live in napier hawkes bay, myself and my family moved here from Aberdeenshire scotland around 18 months ago,i have hunted all my life getting out at an early age with my neighbour...
Liked On: 19-08-2020, 07:51 PM
.308 Win, 151gr shooternz cast lead bullet, ADI military brass, Trail Boss, 1050 ft./sec. I will keep this short. Riding the quad to elevated positions and then shooting everything from half a...
Liked On: 12-08-2020, 11:02 PM
Hi all. I'm Canterbury born and bred and have been watching the forums for a while now - thought I'd finally join. I go after mostly small game at the moment with a ruger 10 /22. Looking to get good...
Liked On: 13-07-2020, 08:35 AM
For the last 20 odd years I have had an ancient Leupold 3x on my Weihrauch HW80 springer. In it time the HW80 was one of the most powerful springers around. The 3x Leupold scope was quite commonly...
Liked On: 17-06-2020, 06:25 PM