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: 13-01-2024, 07:50 PM
I am of the opinion that any of experience is a learning opportunity. My biggest life lessons have all come from doing something stupid and learning from it. I have been sporadically working on...
Liked On: 13-01-2024, 01:49 PM
241332 199m neckshot
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 04:12 PM
Having shot maybe 6 deer on the farm this year. I thought it was time to get out for a semi decent walk with the young fullah, also managed to talk Philipo in to coming,and maybe shoot a deer a or...
Liked On: 09-01-2024, 05:40 PM
Mini with a 58mm mag length IIRC T3 a much better option in 1:8 & Waters mag. Sent from my SM-S906E using Tapatalk
Liked On: 09-01-2024, 05:27 PM
Day 1 Upper Whirinaki Hut. 241156 Walked in from Plateau Road end. Just an easy start to the mission. Next day on to Upper Te Hoe. With heavy packs it took us 7 hours. 241157 But there was...
Liked On: 09-01-2024, 05:23 PM
Funny you should mention...but when the stag left it revealed a young woman resting on some old marble. I was so surprised I quickly got it together and recorded it with some ground earth colours etc...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 02:51 PM
Continued On the way before the low saddle I passed a family group heading the opposite direction, and near the hut I passed a fit looking couple also coming the other way who were on a big 6 day...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 02:49 PM
My first sambar stag. I shot it yesterday evening while out peacock shooting with Dad. I had just shot at a peacock at 265m when this guy popped his head up in my line of fire. Dad quickly confirmed...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 02:46 PM
Took my old man (visiting from Oz) out for a cast up the Wairau on Friday morning. I've caught a few along the river in the past five years but always released them to fight another day, safe to say...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 02:44 PM
I caught this stag in the open at dawn. I sneaked in to where I could get a good shot of him. Turns out I didnt have my camera! But I did have a bit of paper and a stub of pencil so I did a lightning...
Liked On: 07-01-2024, 04:55 PM
If your'e a skin flint like me toasting up to $12 notes for a branded 1 litre bottle of white spirits/ Shellite/Pegasol/Coleman fuel etc,then save yourself a bob and buy in bulk.I get 20l drums of...
Liked On: 05-01-2024, 02:56 PM
Its tipping down again at base camp…..so much for the El Nino ‘hotter and dryer than normal’ propaganda thrown at us in October. So I thought I’d write up our hunting trip to date: The Nissan...
Liked On: 31-12-2023, 05:01 PM
Heard this wee one just up behind camp yesterday. Mum came and picked her up some time during the day when we were sheltering from the summer heat here in the Kaimanawas :) 239829
Liked On: 31-12-2023, 11:49 AM
Lovely scenic pic.
Liked On: 30-12-2023, 12:34 PM