Recent content by NZStaghunter

What state(s) do you hunt big game in most often? New Zealand, sorry no states What is your primary long range hunting cartridge? 6.5 - 284 -------------------------------------- Regarding your primary long range hunting cartridge choice above: Do you use factory ammunition? No If so, which...

alg deer hunting can be good as after the rut (April) the deer mob up and and the stags are very hungry after hardly eating for the rut period. The other advantage is the antlers are hard at that time of year. If you are chasing Tahr 15th - 30th May is what I regard as the premium period...

xMark, good to see another kiwi on the site good luck with your 7mm Wayne, you are probably right but we tend to clean up a few Tahr in a sitting. I am probably just over worried. alg good to hear the a-max used as a huntin bullet. I imagine the bullet is over 3000f/s also. These custom...

Dereck M. I agree but I am still concerned about barrel life. If I can make some changes that may give me an extra 400 shots it maybe worth it. I am also interested to know if the A-max is good on large animals

Hello all, I am new to the forum and I thought I would introduce my hunting environment with a short video. This was hunting Tahr during May on the East Coast of the South Island New Zealand (Canterbury) If any of you are interested in hunting Tahr May is fantastic as mating is in full...

Hello all, Firstly I would like to introduce myself, I am a New Zealand lad that has been brought up with hunting. My ambition to hunt trophy animals in our home land and leave poorer heads has pushed me towards building a specialised longrange hunting rifle. I have had built a 6.5x.284...