$34,000 spent on ground shooting..over 2 million on survelance...... and the numbers shot in canterbury.....the Timaru deerstalkers branch used to achive close to that on thier own each year....add...
Liked On: 18-04-2023, 06:36 PM
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/mpi-defends-276m-cost-otago-wallaby-control Mighty expensive wallaby hunting at $153000 per wallaby :P
Liked On: 18-04-2023, 06:36 PM
Went to the Arawhata for the second period. One of our group got both the biggest trout and the oldest stag I ever saw. Rabbits for Africa. Nasty sandflies. Two days of enforced rest in a small tent...
Liked On: 18-04-2023, 01:16 PM
it is one of the great injustice's of this world that a man lives longer than his most loyal friend...... good luck bud....only you will know what is right thing to do our cocker got this at...
Liked On: 17-04-2023, 08:41 PM
I had a labrador start doing exactly the same, vet tried telling me it was epilepsy and here are some pills that will cost you big money for the rest of her life. It didn't seem right to me as it...
Liked On: 17-04-2023, 08:41 PM
Way back in the late ‘80’s we made up some moccasin type shoes out of deer skin. They were pretty cold on the feet after a day of stalking and I reckoned they were not much quieter than normal boots.
Liked On: 15-04-2023, 06:23 PM
Vacuum bags for back steaks from the freezing works work quite well, they are long enough to bunch the tops in your hand around groin level, after you have crossed the stream you put a stone in them...
Liked On: 15-04-2023, 11:16 AM
Know a couple guys running these for North Island bush stalking & bowhunting, positive reviews from all accounts. Essentially a super lightweight boot version of the 5 finger with well gripped sole....
Liked On: 14-04-2023, 01:28 PM
this took me down a rabbit hole! :o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idsZ-h1HArU
Liked On: 14-04-2023, 01:27 PM
I dont have an absolute best answer but perhaps shearers moccasin's made of deer skin would be the answer - like these traditional 17th century scottish ones...
Liked On: 13-04-2023, 04:40 PM
Yeah I always take the big boots for hike to and from hut/camp to hunting area then socks on for the sneaky bits. Hate carrying a load of meat without boots.
Liked On: 13-04-2023, 04:40 PM
I used a pair of vibram 5 fingers on my roar trip last week. They were awesome for stalking, but after 11hrs and about 10km of up, down and sidling, my ankles and calves were cooked and the soles of...
Liked On: 13-04-2023, 04:40 PM
Socks and crocs, lightweight and if it gets rough chuck on 4wd mode
Liked On: 13-04-2023, 04:40 PM
If you say 500yds once you have done that you will want to extend further. So a bit of grunt will be required. The 08 based cases might not hack it. I actually think that one of the best cases for...
Liked On: 12-04-2023, 10:42 AM
500m+ is interesting for shooting with a target shooting rig - long, heavy barrel and a big heavy scope, bipod and bag... For hunting at that distance, with a lightweight rifle, it will require...
Liked On: 12-04-2023, 10:41 AM