Gidday from New Zealand

[Steve7mm08]

I have been lurking around this site for a while now and am enjoying alot of the reading here.

I live in the top end of the South Island of New Zealand, long range hunting is new to me but I have made a few 'longer shots' with .223 and 7MM 08. Have just finished setting up a Sendero 7MM SAUM which will get a good working out on animals in the next six months.



Longest shots to date were 525yds on Sika deer with 7MM 08 and 512yds on goat with .223.

In the past I have done alot of bushstalking and alpine tops hunting, heres a few pics.


Wapiti Bugle 2007, Fiordland

Camp Wapiti Bugle

Looking up into our catchment

11 Point Wapiti/ Red hybrid 2007

Group of Tahr, Southern Alps 2007

[Steve7mm08]

Long scree run 2007 east coast

Red deer, North Island 2006

Fallow Buck 2006

Group of 4 Red Stags

Stag from above group

Yummy Fallow spiker for the pan

[Steve7mm08]

Wallaby

A good wild boar

A close up of his tusks

A group of reds

cheers, Steve

[Steve7mm08]

Oh yeah, this is a group I shot at 600yds the other day with the SAUM, most happy with it, bring on the deer!

[rangi]

Great pics there Steve

[Len Backus]

Steve, such interesting terrain. I envy you!

Good shooting.

[HeskethPritchard]

Hi Steve and welcome.

I never hunted the north island but did get out down sth in fjord land back in '87..... geez I just realised, thats twenty years ago

You ever get a reason to come to the UK?