Update 10 years on- this us me for 1 to 3 nights- north island bush hunting, on my back, weather and season dependant Just add more wipe-morer food- and Undies. Btw- the stoney creek Stealth...
Liked On: 28-04-2025, 02:15 PM
Definitely plenty of animals on the landscape these days if you keep your eyes peeled getting about the place. School bus hit a fallow buck behind our farm when we were down south, went straight...
Liked On: 17-04-2025, 10:13 AM
55six, I'd be really interested to hear about the new developments you got your hands on at the Shot Show. Anything you can share?
Liked On: 17-04-2025, 10:12 AM
50 years ago we called them Ruahine Rats. I remember one year the Orua Cup at Palmy NZDA was won by a 4 pointer. From what I see on here they have improved since then, but as said knocking over hinds...
Liked On: 17-04-2025, 09:09 AM
Greetings All, Recently the hunting rifles in the safe have been getting a bit grumpy when I take out one of the target rifles for a trip to the range. This morning I went on line and got a new...
Liked On: 16-04-2025, 02:18 PM
272686 I was on the NZDA cull, a very well organised and successful event run in partnership with DOC and local Iwi. One off permits were issued by DOC allowing hunters to be landed in some...
Liked On: 16-04-2025, 10:13 AM
Didn't need to be told twice to go shoot some more Ruahine deer. Fruits of a quick overnight mission. 272673 272674
Liked On: 16-04-2025, 10:12 AM
A mate and I decided to go for a sika mission into some new country for us the, famed Clement’s mill Rd! Put a big shift in on Tuesday avo in appalling weather walking about 4 hours into an area I...
Liked On: 16-04-2025, 10:04 AM
I was going to participate in the Deerstalkers chopper hunt. However after being told it was $400 p/p, only to shoot hinds and no stag antlers would be flown out. All your own gear and ammo. I...
Liked On: 11-04-2025, 12:01 PM
After poring over maps for a fair whack of time and hoping my preferred area of the Northern Ruahines wouldn’t get 1080’d I found out the drop was postponed. I had looked at a series of faces from...
Liked On: 10-04-2025, 08:21 AM
I wonder if sometimes, with the dramatic increase of Youtube hunting content, people feel compelled to appear as more 'ethical' hunters by being more selective. This however starts to shift the...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 04:04 PM
Hinerua and Makaretu have lost access in recent years. I’d love to hunt Pohingina (from the west) and Purity etc but access issues make it easier to hit the same reliable road ends. If hunters...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 12:51 PM
Growing up reading Phillip Holden books, always wanted a Vixen https://i.postimg.cc/pLVBMPhC/IMG_0671.jpg (https://postimg.cc/D8DGqkc4) https://i.postimg.cc/XY2kVt9b/IMG_0670.jpg...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 10:04 AM
One of the Ruahine biggest problems, is much of the access from the west side, are now difficult to access, or a much longer access than previous. Cant speak for the east side but i doubt its better...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 09:50 AM
I dont sorry but suspect the usual no fly zone south of the Tamkaki in dannevirke will still apply. I wrote a trip report a year ago about a tops trips were the feedback on the shoot and scoot that...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 09:48 AM