As for drinking out of waterways I also now carry a life straw, after having a lovley refressing drink as a kid and then walking 2 meters up stream to find a steaming rotten dead...
Liked On: 26-12-2021, 07:38 PM
When I was a kid, sitting in puddles and eating mud and drinking from streams was the normal. Lots of dirty outside hands, muddy knees and cowshed splattered legs and exploring and exposure to bugs....
Liked On: 26-12-2021, 07:38 PM
We are flying off for Christmas on Wednesday, and a couple of days ago my wife says "Ive booked an extra 38kg of baggage so that we can take a suitcase of venison for the relations". Just like that....
Liked On: 21-12-2021, 10:49 PM
Also why I use a filter straw to drink from creeks/rivers . Have found goat's dumped in to many creeks/rivers including right in the hut creeks to not use a filter of some sort. There's...
Liked On: 21-12-2021, 10:38 PM
Sheep and Beef farmer here. The Freezing works use an electrical current through the carcasses to get the muscles to relax, its a bit of a cheat but works ok. I prefer the hanging method if I'm...
Liked On: 21-12-2021, 10:37 PM
Meanwhile some poor bugger is taking a well earnt drink downstream from that. Some people are just plain dumb and have no brains.
Liked On: 21-12-2021, 10:37 PM
The beauty of these 4x4 of the late 80- 90 era is that at one time us country boys could travel to the big smoke and purchase a reasonable second hand 4x4 for about as much as a second hand quad....
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 12:27 PM
A friend of mine who works at the local council told me that when the council receives an application to close a ULR, if there has been no public use or interest in that road recorded by the council,...
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 12:15 PM
Just remember, legally you may have the right to access a paper road, but also legally he does not have to support, help or accept you using it. He is allowed to not like it, and he is allowed to...
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 12:14 PM
Ok , my thoughts are this , read Tahrs post was probably correct 10-15 years ago but now mostly Id disagree for the simple reason it’s not solely upto the council to dispose of roads if there’s any...
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 12:14 PM
He does it cos he knows he can get away with it. Many farmers act with impunity on all sorts of issues, because they know that the likelihood of a council officer or any other kind of officer...
Liked On: 13-11-2021, 12:13 PM
Yeah cause some farmers are cunts believe or not Sent from my Nokia 7 plus using Tapatalk
Liked On: 12-11-2021, 07:54 PM
As Tahr observed, these matters can often involve a heap of angst.....however, if it is still a ULR then I have no doubt you are legally entitled to use it. A point that always intrigues me a little...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:41 PM
I have marked the centre line in my phone and downloaded the map. There are very obvious landmarks the whole way it's probably the nicest paper Road I have seen in terms of being able to follow. I...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:40 PM
I looked at this about a year ago. Wasn't for hunting access though, was for other reasons. Read this https://www.walkingaccess.govt.nz/knowledge/access/unformed-legal-roads/ It's a matter of...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:40 PM