Good on ya mate. Rule number four in action.
Liked On: 06-04-2025, 09:35 AM
Spent six hours on the hill today.my young bitch got me to within TEN metres of a "something" it was brown,looked like hair,possibly top of shoulder and back of yearling.didnt matter how I contorted...
Liked On: 06-04-2025, 09:35 AM
Well done! 70km with a bloody heavy pack is a mission and a half, but you saw some animals and you took home a trophy. Yes, hunting in NZ is different to Canada, but now you have your eye in, and...
Liked On: 06-04-2025, 09:10 AM
I'm making this post as a thank you to this community, but also to help other travelers who have as many questions as I did. First of all, I would never call my trip a vacation. An adventure,...
Liked On: 06-04-2025, 09:09 AM
its not to bad midwinter just don't want to stop much. if your not suffering a wee bit are you really having fun?
Liked On: 06-04-2025, 09:04 AM
Don't go Jollies its too narrow you want Jacks pass opposite the Pines camp ground off Jacks Pass road, I think you might have the two confused as most people do.
Liked On: 06-04-2025, 09:00 AM
You could hear him wallowing so you already new where he was.you had the upper hand. you made a noise and let him know something was close and gave the advantage to him. Less is more
Liked On: 03-04-2025, 12:38 PM
well he will still be around - what would have been a better way of tackling that stag would have been to split up - one stay back and roar and the other sneak in - the one roaring does not overdo...
Liked On: 03-04-2025, 09:12 AM
Set hair triggers and no delay. About 50-60yds on that one. Range I like to keep under 100yds (open sights) but were shooting directly at a rock sticking up out of a Tarn ranged at 200mts and hitting...
Liked On: 03-04-2025, 09:03 AM
Thanks Kukuwai. I`m in general a meat shooter, don`t really care for Trophy shooting and I`m no good at ageing animals. I do on the other hand like stalking in close and with a one-shot Muzzleloader...
Liked On: 03-04-2025, 09:02 AM
Ponder this next time you think your going to improve the gene pool. How many stags were/ have EVER been imported into New Zealand??? Discounting escapee genetics,what's out there shares a lot of...
Liked On: 02-04-2025, 09:49 PM
Teaching my son the tricks...private land, night time, night vision, thermal spotter, cut the antlers off and sold them. Under powered .223. Meat is off to charity. So there's a dilemma for the...
Liked On: 02-04-2025, 09:48 PM
If son is croaking I suggest he try some throat lozenges or some whiskey with honey perhaps.
Liked On: 02-04-2025, 09:48 PM
Sitting in my camp seat having a coffee,keeping the old patrol company at 7.30am this morning wandering where all the deer at gone.Heard no roars thru the night.Well bugger me days,heres this stag...
Liked On: 02-04-2025, 09:46 PM
Took the 8x57 for a walk after work, 2 stags & 2 pigs taken care of,finally hearing some decent noise 271800
Liked On: 02-04-2025, 09:46 PM