Hey all, New to the forum. Have a couple of years hunting under the belt, success rate improving slowly. Very slowly, but if it was easy everyone would do it right?
Liked On: 17-12-2024, 08:09 PM
Used to happen all the time in the Urewera's on hut clearings :)
Liked On: 16-12-2024, 10:21 PM
I wish you were my dad! What an introduction to hunting for a young fulla! Top notch. You shot as many deer in one trip as I've seen in the bush in my whole (2 year) hunting career! Sent from my...
Liked On: 16-12-2024, 10:19 PM
My 10 year old was given a Tikka M55 in .243 for his birthday back in June. He lives and breathes deer stalking and has shot 6 to date . Fair play to him he doesn't want to shoot " easy farm deer" ....
Liked On: 16-12-2024, 10:16 PM
That’s absolutely what was going on. It appeared the two kingi’s were riding just above, and would shoot off and smash something once in a while which the Ray disturbed. I guess a bit like a...
Liked On: 16-12-2024, 10:07 PM
I was sitting on the deck enjoying a stunning morning, having a coffee when I saw the most bizarre thing! I noticed a massive Stingray swimming below us, not uncommon in itself. Although they are...
Liked On: 16-12-2024, 10:05 PM
My angst is that a theme here (on the forum) is that the justification or the inevitability of the shooting arises from the pre history, property rights and protecting the animals. Regardless of the...
Liked On: 16-12-2024, 05:39 PM
What I understand is that the response must be justified and proportional to the severity of the breach. Legally and I think morally. It may not have happened if there had not been the breach, but...
Liked On: 16-12-2024, 05:37 PM
This is under name suppression. People shouldn't go identifying who it is.
Liked On: 15-12-2024, 10:20 PM
"All the pheasants ever bred won't repay one man dead" . . . Not an exact parallel but no animal is worth 3 lives lost/ruined. Hunters/Firearms owners have a special duty to understand the value...
Liked On: 15-12-2024, 09:59 PM
I have been using the ELDX bullets in several of my rifles and always have had good success with them so long as you hit them right, much the same as with most bullets. I load for a mate who uses a...
Liked On: 15-12-2024, 09:55 PM
After starting out his deer dog training with a hiss and roar as pup, it slowly fell by the wayside life gets busy. Ralphies my first dog, so im definately no expert trainer, but was fortunate enough...
Liked On: 15-12-2024, 11:10 AM
The local riff raff KNOW to leave his pigs alone...I asked one of them who is very near n dear to me...my heart was in mouth when I saw the news as thought I may have funeral to organise. As said...
Liked On: 15-12-2024, 11:02 AM
There seems to be a theme here that what ever happened is justifiable or was inevitable. Really?? As an ordinary citizen and a lawful gun owner that notion sickens me.
Liked On: 15-12-2024, 10:59 AM
Not a good outcome for any one involved... The deceased will be someone's son,probably someone's brother and possibly someone's Dad.... Merry fookin Christmas... Would hate to be one who has to knock...
Liked On: 14-12-2024, 12:36 PM