Good on you for posting your experiences. Nothing in hunting is ever certain and it doesn't always work out how you hope despite your best efforts to do so. I lost a tahr in tussock country a few...
Liked On: 29-01-2024, 12:38 PM
great photo with eel in for a free feed. your dog is going great...being able to bail up wounded deer for you is a huge bonus...posibly just watch Kai doesnt think you no longer needed... good on you...
Liked On: 29-01-2024, 12:38 PM
what a great read and photo's, it felt like i was right there with you. fantastic bit of dog tracking.
Liked On: 29-01-2024, 12:38 PM
Real world things. Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
Liked On: 29-01-2024, 12:38 PM
cool....... and isn't that a one in a lifetime photo. An eel calling in for a feed :cool:
Liked On: 28-01-2024, 05:45 PM
good honest post, whilst we may well all be aiming for perfection, it's often not the case, good on ya for keeping it real and sharing the experience
Liked On: 28-01-2024, 05:45 PM
Great write up mate. The kaimais can certainly test your patients, I finally got my first deer in there last year after so so many cock ups.
Liked On: 28-01-2024, 05:45 PM
unlike snipering animals bush hunting is the real deal.finding the animal and shooting it cleanly generally take equal skill,most shots will be an un-rested snapshot at a alerted animal.good write up.
Liked On: 28-01-2024, 05:45 PM
Thank you, nice post. Its good the hear that it doesnt always goe as planned. Not many hunters write about the misses, the cock up's, the missed shots.
Liked On: 28-01-2024, 05:45 PM
Good Story. Honest hard yards bush hunting.
Liked On: 28-01-2024, 05:45 PM
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Liked On: 27-01-2024, 02:18 PM
I had come up to Masterton to see my parents and had to stay longer than I expected. For a break I reached out to Tahr to see if I could tag along on one of his hunts. He was going to be hunting...
Liked On: 27-01-2024, 09:20 AM
Used to make a few knives, not had the spare time as of late unfortunately but thought you lot might appreciate some pics. 234488 234489 234490 234491
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 02:07 PM
Some time back I made with the help of a friend a damascus knive from three different steels. I quite liked the hammering of the hot steel! Here are a few pics 240926 240927 240928 240929 ...
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 02:06 PM
Here‘s a knive I made for a mate in Wanaka. A Bird and Trout. Steel is Rwl 34, bolster from stainless, hande made from Cocobolo, which is an African hardwood that is hard to come by these days....
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 02:06 PM