Bit of video Winter fly fishing from out on Lake Taupo this year, this style of fly fishing is nick-named "heave and leave" you will understand why whilst watching the video ;)
https://youtu.be/vKLtRy2PtG4
My deer hunting dog also loves fishing!
That is a great picture, it sure does invoke questions and too me more emotion.
Intense stare, animal in focus and your face in focus but all is out of focus.
Deadhead from NZ, found next to a wallow, Sika/Red hybrid, normal skull length for a Sika is 10" this one was 12" but had the typical Sika 8 point (4x4) configuration all be it with a bit more curve and heavy timber, very cool looking.
Us people from overseas eligible?
Already dloaded season two and can't wait to be able to do the same with season three!
Oh just noticed the start to Season three is available, know what I am doing for the next while :)
In New Zealand she would be called a Bitsa, bit of this bits of that ;)
Bearded Huntaway (nz sheep dog) cross with a Lockley (NZ specialist pig hunting breed)
Very lucky here we can use dogs for pointing or indicating and after shot tracking, it sure makes life much easier when your deer goes...
I was down to only venison mince left in my freezer and had just finished fitting and zeroing in my .338 fed with a new Boyd thumbhole stock so a perfect time for a meat hunt.
Mid Winter here now and the forecast was for 50kmph SW wind but clear and sunny. (SW is a cold biting wind down here)...
PM sent
New Zealand has a great offering of public land hunting and a good variety of game animals, I see you have already had a couple of pm's, I am sure you would have a great time.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/things-to-do/hunting/
Thank you for the kind words.
Yes npaden it is a suppressor, we are lucky in NZ that we can use them, it brings the sound down with normal loads to about a 22 magnum sound.
I have poor hearing from shooting so much so it is a god send, also much kinder on the dog.
Cheers
Here is a story of part of my Sika Roar (Rut) hunting adventures 2014 New Zealand.
For those who don't know "Sika" are closely related to Elk(wapiti), they are very vocal like Elk but originate from Japan/China, they are a small deer, a big stag could be 150-200lb on the hoof. Standard antler...