Recently got another inch cut off my 260 with a new DPT magnum can fitted. Got it home and finally got around to taking it to the range to re zero etc. Noticed my parallax dial was quite stiff and...
Liked On: 26-11-2022, 10:36 PM
Hi all Not sure why I feel compelled to post a story of my modest success, hopefully not seen to be self congratulatory it’s just I enjoy reading of others hunts, successful or not, so maybe I’m...
Liked On: 23-11-2022, 06:45 PM
Agreed. I have a Mapac 35L alpine pack which is more than big enough for an overnighter. Have done a couple of 3 night winter missions in the alps even, although not alone, we shared tent cooking...
Liked On: 22-11-2022, 09:44 PM
Just read this trip report again. Classic and I laughed out loud when he realised how shit that campsite was... Great read second time around - thanks for sharing! I just wish I had a trip report...
Liked On: 22-11-2022, 09:43 PM
35-40 litre packs might be well and good for an over nighter...but leaves stuff all room to put meat in if you do drop an animal... you can take a 80-90 litre pack with next to nothing in it....have...
Liked On: 22-11-2022, 09:43 PM
A few photos from a recent trip to Doubtful Sound and beyond. 210746 210747 210748 210749 210750
Liked On: 20-11-2022, 06:41 PM
Good report well done
Liked On: 20-11-2022, 04:21 PM
Looks like a primo spot, I'd be going back there with a bit more time. As the spring turns to summer the deer will be pushing up the faces following the growth. Camp up higher next time and hunt down...
Liked On: 19-11-2022, 11:23 PM
Good read, thanks. Edit: Nice to read a trip report that doesn't necessarily end with blood and glory. Makes me feel a little better about all my "failed" attempts!
Liked On: 19-11-2022, 11:23 PM
Well done mate - nothing like investigating a new piece of country. Plenty of deer everywhere these days and typical Sth Canterbury hill country. Bound to be Reds and a few Fallow there somewhere so...
Liked On: 19-11-2022, 11:23 PM
My new do it all carry it everywhere. 243, Swaro 3-10 habicht, under 2.8kg. 210499
Liked On: 19-11-2022, 09:02 AM
I had been fizzing for the Canterbury Show Day long weekend with a multi-day trip planned to the Lewis Pass. A week out with increasing dismay I watched the forecast get worse by the day until a...
Liked On: 18-11-2022, 05:49 PM
so update- its been 9 months since i posted- my back is fine- no pain- its as tho nothing happened. I injured me shoulder in March back on the tools for 1 day- gosh darn it. Shoulders been frozen...
Liked On: 16-11-2022, 10:00 PM
Have been struggling to fit much hunting in to a hectic work schedule so with 4 days off over the last weekend getting into the Bush was pretty high on the priority list. The forcast was average but...
Liked On: 15-11-2022, 10:15 PM
no good for me as 90% of my hunting is on public land.... the 223 fills the bill nicely.
Liked On: 14-11-2022, 10:27 PM