As a follow on the last week's story. My girl was hassling he to get her out. Her ultimatum was, "either you take me to catch a marlin or we go for a hunt". They forget at that age that we work. As...
Liked On: 21-01-2024, 04:31 PM
The mistake is storing powder like that. The bulk of my powder (~11kgs) is stored away from the house. I don't wish to battle with an insurance company even if my powder had nothing to do with a...
Liked On: 14-01-2024, 12:41 PM
Hey guys, Thought I'd do a little write up / may be something to look back on in the years to come. Hatched a plan with my brother to have a wee little mission into the Ruahines to try another...
Liked On: 14-01-2024, 09:04 AM
Have been out hunting a grand total of one time since moving back to Oamaru last June so I decided bugger it I'm going for a nosey no matter what last Thursday. The weather was forecast to be bloody...
Liked On: 13-01-2024, 11:15 PM
Nationals at Trentham this week. Unless I am mistaken I believe Mike Collings has won this prestigious competition for the fifth time. The competion is shot over ranges from 300 yds thru to...
Liked On: 13-01-2024, 06:14 PM
After too many years of creamy farm hunting, I thought it was time to get back into some public land stuff and challenge myself more. It’d been years since my dad and I used to spend our weekends up...
Liked On: 13-01-2024, 11:36 AM
Continued On the way before the low saddle I passed a family group heading the opposite direction, and near the hut I passed a fit looking couple also coming the other way who were on a big 6 day...
Liked On: 10-01-2024, 08:21 PM
I bought my Mercator knife in the early eighties, it butchered every deer I’ve shot and helped Puffin with a few of his. There are better knifes out there but Im not interested, buy the best knife...
Liked On: 09-01-2024, 09:12 AM
No truer word spoken,I have had a knife made for me and one for my 12yr old son,I’m starting to get a bit long in the tooth now so hopefully when I’m long gone he will look at these knifes and think...
Liked On: 09-01-2024, 09:12 AM
Day 1 Upper Whirinaki Hut. 241156 Walked in from Plateau Road end. Just an easy start to the mission. Next day on to Upper Te Hoe. With heavy packs it took us 7 hours. 241157 But there was...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 09:56 PM
With first aid kit I probably should have more but then are you actually going to know how to use all the stuff in there when you need to I know I have done first aid courses but not sure if I'd know...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 03:50 PM
After doing some reading of another thread - https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f12/beginner-hunter-need-advice-100783/ I made the comment Id put up a gear list of what I take hunting. I did this...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 03:47 PM
I'd look for something under 8x for bush hunting. I have a pair of Kowa 6.5x32 BDIIs and they are excellent binos. Super wide FOV and 6.5x is more than enough for spotting animals even at a few...
Liked On: 07-01-2024, 01:08 PM
Some piece of shit stole my Benchmade Bugout from my truck one evening. I had fitted some Rockscale Ti scales as well as swapped out the screws for blue Ti ones also. I really liked this knife and...
Liked On: 06-01-2024, 04:00 AM
Got this fella away over the weekend. Full tang drop point. Rwl 34, with tassie blackwood and g10 bolsters....
Liked On: 06-01-2024, 03:48 AM