Finally got to give the new gun a good shoot, at the annual Hunting and Fishing 2016 Duck Shooters pre-season Clay Bird Shoot held at the Hutt Valley Clay Target Club. It was another great shoot put on by the club with a couple of exceptions. With some targets and traps not overly thought […]
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Well after months of saving and looking for a new car we have finally found one. After test driving a few cars and looking at what we wanting, 4 doors, boot that can hold two dogs, a bit of height and clearance for the small bit of off-road driving we do. We found that the Nissan X-Trail
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Happy New Year Everyone!!!!! What a year 2015 turned out to, we have been in our house for just over a year and we are starting to make some changes to it, turning 30, having our first wedding anniversary and plenty more making 2015 a great year. Over the Christmas break the front gardens out
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Finally got to see AC/DC live in concert thanks for the very special tickets from my very special wife for my 30th birthday. They were absolutely amazing, even with the 40-minute break after only two songs. Something could not handle the rough weather and broke. But that did not slow them down once they got
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For a joint 90th birthday with my Dad’s 60th and my 30th, we decided to go to Rotorua over Labour Weekend for some time away with my Parents and my Sister. While around the Lakes I tried to catch a trout but I was unsuccessful, I did see one guy catch one and saw a few hanging
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Justin took me over to Trentham Rifle Range for him to have a go at getting used to his new rifle a Remington Model 783 in .308. Took a few shots for them to hit the target. Even though the store said the rifle was sighted in at 100m. It was unlikely as the scope
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After the controversy of “Cecil” the lion being shot and killed in Africa recently I thought this would be a good time to have a say on why I hunt. I would like to start out that not all hunting is just for sport, and hopefully my following writing can give some other perspective on
With the 2015 Duck Hunting Season finished for me, I thought this would be a great time to reflect on the season past. Season 2015 Opening Weekend The season started out great with a trip down to my Father-In-Laws place again. He had put in the hard work of feeding the place and having it
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Found this article below on the Duck Unlimited website on why we miss, it is a great read. I am sure there are plenty of waterfowlers out there that have felt the same as said here, I definitely have in my 18-year career so far. Have a read you may even find ways to improve
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A trip over to Boggy Pond Lagoon just south of Lake Wairarapa a few weekends ago to see if I could finally get a Wellington Mallard. The weather forecast was promising with strong South-Westerly with the odd heavy rain shower passing through. Justin met at my place at 5 am and we loaded the truck up
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