I had a great relationship with Murray Thompson. He was in the first house past the Mangoira stream on the left. Around about 1968/70 we opened up the tracks above his place for meat hunting (above...
Liked On: 28-04-2025, 06:28 AM
Smaller binos like these 10x30 (and smaller) will slowly become more popular as more hunters move to using thermal spotters. The role of binos as the primary tool will change. Its inevitable.
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 10:53 PM
Would have been a thrill for you both. Is that a bullet between its eyes?
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 10:45 PM
I had a great relationship with Murray Thompson. He was in the first house past the Mangoira stream on the left. Around about 1968/70 we opened up the tracks above his place for meat hunting (above...
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 10:20 PM
I had a great relationship with Murray Thompson. He was in the first house past the Mangoira stream on the left. Around about 1968/70 we opened up the tracks above his place for meat hunting (above...
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 10:06 PM
I had a great relationship with Murray Thompson. He was in the first house past the Mangoira stream on the left. Around about 1968/70 we opened up the tracks above his place for meat hunting (above...
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 10:02 PM
I will send you Alex's (Cooch) phone number. His family have a long history in the Rang/Taihape area and he has shot several crackers north of the Pouranaki. Alex has an interest in the herd's...
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 08:01 PM
Spot with thermal spotter then I use a torch mounted on my rifle (good cheap option), or a sytong nv scope, or a sytong thermal scope. All work but deer do become torch shy. A good torch will work...
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 04:20 PM
doinit I agree with you that the NZFS were in another league - I guess 'cos there was a selection process and the unsuccessful hunters went down the road. I was 27 when I finished with meat in '76...
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 04:10 PM
Thats how it ought to be, the reality was that the dollars dictated when the trigger got squeezed.
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 04:09 PM
Remember the context. The head/neck shooting only became really necessary when the whole deer and offal thing came in, and by then we were mainly shooting farm land and more accessible areas. The...
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 04:09 PM
Here's another one I shot with the 70 Accubond last night. 200 yards. Manageable damage and effective. 273698
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 02:51 PM
The 70 grn Nosler Accubond zips through without too much fuss or mess. Exit the rounder left hole. Killed the deer quickly. Obviously not as frangible as the 80 ELDX. 250 yards. 273654
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 02:50 PM
What an evening out with it looks like. 273643
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 02:50 PM
And there is a below the horizon Registry bias in the National party.
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 02:22 PM