a good read for a rainy day.. Cast steel sheep shearing clippers made by Ward & Payne of Sheffield, England. Found the clippers doing some 'op shopping' and inspired by the guy who showed some...
Liked On: 19-10-2021, 06:44 PM
Stewart Island School Holiday! ( photo heavy) Spent the first week of the holidays in North big glory hunters hut with the family, although I did hunt a little with out success thought this might...
Liked On: 19-10-2021, 06:26 PM
Real men - 1999 – Glaisnock River - John Muir of Feilding with the shaving brush and Les Battersby of Kaikoura/Picton - both John and Les were very involved with management of the Wapiti herd back...
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 10:18 PM
Some great stories and pics guys , really enjoyed reading them all , the old hunting books pictures and stories really got me me going and I still have them and still flic’ through them from time...
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 10:15 PM
Boar with good tusks can do alot of damage - he's an animal to treat with great respect. Back in the 60s we had several pigdogs killed - ripped when approaching from front rather than sides for ear...
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 10:12 PM
Not quite deer stalking days as I was 10 years too late for that. I spent a few years as a rabbiter though, Always wanted to put some of my experience down on paper so to speak. It went to about 80...
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 10:11 PM
Seems like a long time ago now (and it was really), but shootin pigs and deer ( an possums and goats) to supplement the meagre wages was just a natural thing to do. As a a young fella full of...
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 10:11 PM
A good title for your thread Micky Duck. This is one of the men that I will always remember as a “real good man” – Henry Irwin who lived in the bush behind Tokomaru just south of Palmerston North –...
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 10:03 PM
The books by Joff Thompson are classics, recounting culling and shooting for skins in the era before meat hunting. Anyway, here is a wee anecdote from yours truly. I was a new boy on a...
Liked On: 18-10-2021, 10:01 PM
Well it took a long time but I finally got to take young Sam hunting. His mum has bought him up by herself to be a really fine young fellow of just 12 (I think). Some time ago i got started on...
Liked On: 17-10-2021, 10:43 PM
..have at it all you young at heart grey beards. let us know about the days of culling and meat hunting.... and buggeritall you meat hwks join in too..Rex Forresters books on the era spurred this...
Liked On: 14-10-2021, 01:10 AM
plurry oath it does...if we dont keep them alive the stories will die.
Liked On: 14-10-2021, 01:10 AM
I took the CZ 527 in 17 Hornet out for a quiet little wander around the apple orchard late on Saturday arvo, man I love this rifle/cartridge! Since getting a Pard NV008 I've been doing much more...
Liked On: 12-10-2021, 05:05 AM
Day 1 of lockdown purchased a Triumph Daytona 675. Crashed and deregistered but pretty minimal damage! Has been about 10 years since I've had a road bike so really looking forward to getting back...
Liked On: 10-10-2021, 05:48 PM
Few years back, my first time in Kaimanawas. I stopped for a bush poo. Rifle leaning against a tree about 2 mtrs away. Half way through the deed when a stunning Sika stag in full summer coat...
Liked On: 10-10-2021, 02:01 PM