difficult one in some ways 74 not exactly young - Forest Service and DOC hunting we always had a rule of 10 am next day to raise alarm - PLB were not out then - but one needs to be prepared a...
Liked On: 18-03-2025, 10:58 AM
Good result once the button was pushed. But why would you involve SAR on the first evening? Are we becoming that soft that a night in the bush is going to hurt us?
Liked On: 18-03-2025, 08:49 AM
My sytong sx06-50 eats through fog and rain. Super impressed. The 50 doesn’t have a range finder though which doesn’t worry me. The others in the sx06 range do. .
Liked On: 17-03-2025, 06:15 PM
What forecast are you looking at? Yr gives you a mint Thursday and Friday then 10mm Saturday - that's a "light drizzle" for fiordland lol.
Liked On: 17-03-2025, 10:28 AM
The roof space is best avoided for both heat and ease of access. The back corner of a built-in wardrobe is probably the best place with a couple of long coats hung in front of it. Being out of sight...
Liked On: 16-03-2025, 08:18 AM
JB weld. have some on an alloy radiator on my dirt bike, and on a crack in the crankcase. Been holding pressurised hot water and hot oil back for 6 years now:thumbsup:
Liked On: 15-03-2025, 07:41 PM
Pop rivet would be first choice. But I have used "Marine Weld" It is an epoxy made for alloy oxidation. Made by " J-B Weld " Great stuff highly recommended.
Liked On: 15-03-2025, 07:39 PM
Shot this stunning pre-roar stag last Friday. After 17.5km and 1500 vertical meters in the tops the day before, I came back to the hut down in the valley. I woke up early and went for a walk to a...
Liked On: 15-03-2025, 06:56 PM
Heard a few hee haws, single calls and a red roar yesterday morning. Managed to knock this guy over with my 7mm SAUM when he popped out at 645metres.
Liked On: 15-03-2025, 07:49 AM
Many pest control roles require a fair bit of training and certification up front, (4WD cert, 1st Aid, Quad, Chainsaw etc). If a new hire completes this training but decides after sniffing their...
Liked On: 14-03-2025, 06:33 AM
I'll give it a shot and see what he says. Best to try and fail, versus not trying at all.
Liked On: 14-03-2025, 06:29 AM
That's not an issue with a half decent suppressor.
Liked On: 13-03-2025, 11:19 AM
When I started in the kaimais 18 years ago, it took me 10 outings to kill one deer. Then progressively I started to get down to 5 trips for one deer. Now I am between 3 and 4 . Two and half years...
Liked On: 12-03-2025, 08:52 PM
Got this Te Urewera bush stag this morning. 270450
Liked On: 11-03-2025, 06:59 PM
269937 Had to take this one. Back yard visitor.
Liked On: 11-03-2025, 06:57 PM