Hobbies and chilling picture thread

[Stephen Blair]

that is one big beasty Mike, what kind of deer is that? red?

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i googled "chilling picture" this is what i got

 

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[Mike Hill]

that is one big beasty Mike, what kind of deer is that? red?

 

Yeah,its a Red.

 

Biggest one that I have seen.Its two back legs without skin and hung for two days weighed 90 Kg.I had to make two trips on foot to carry the Meat off him.

 

I couldn't get my hands around the base of its Antlers.There was a game Farm in a Valley over,they buy in Animals for rich "Hunters" to shoot.He must have escaped from there.

[Stephen Blair]

Mike when i was a kid my dad had loads of videos of the guys that went hunting for the deer and goats after the war in NZ, shorts, boots, rifle and a knife and they would disapear for months. A lot of the guys were just back from the war so it must of been an amazinf escape for them. I would love to do that one day, maybe sooner rather than later. Is that still possible in NZ or is it all permits and red tape??

[detritus21]

Mine exploration. Coal mines in particular in fact anything coal mining related is my thing. If I remember rightly the ones with the big machines are at Cutacre opencast, the underground ones are a local quarry and some 17th and 20th century mine workings in Yorkshire somewhere. I can't be specific as I'd get a slapped wrist.

[Mike Hill]

Mike when i was a kid my dad had loads of videos of the guys that went hunting for the deer and goats after the war in NZ, shorts, boots, rifle and a knife and they would disapear for months. A lot of the guys were just back from the war so it must of been an amazinf escape for them. I would love to do that one day, maybe sooner rather than later. Is that still possible in NZ or is it all permits and red tape??

 

No permits.No red tape.Man,Rifle,Back Pack.

[Stephen Blair]

sweeeeet!!!i wouldnt even be bothered about shooting much just the fact of being in the middle of know where and no one telling you you cant.

[rapidlee]

riding long distances with my girlfriend on my faithfull R1.

 

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[Dean Lofthouse]

I hope you didnt do 144 with all that weight on, dont you get a bit of steering wobble with the weight so far back?

[Treeson]

In NZ you will need permits and gun license. Pretty easy to get though and plenty of places to go stalking.

I could go for a walk in the hills behind my place and be on to some reds in about half an hr. Mind you D.O.C (Depatrment of Conservation) are often in the hills culling the pests as they like to call deer!

The south island has the wider range of species including Chamois, Tahr if your into that sort of thing.

Plenty of goats up on the hills for a bit of target practice, just watch out for the wild pigs.