Who in here likes to hunt?

My oldest and I are doing some predator control while we are out of buck tags in Iowa. Calling coons and yotes is a hoot!

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Our gun deer opens this next weekend, though we choose to hunt the following season as we get two weekends to hunt vs just one... then it is on to the primitive weapons (muzzleloader) season.

Built a new 450BM this fall for our regular gun deer season (no necked cases) so I am looking forward to that

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shoots well @ 100 (and is quite usable @ 200)

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Keep after em boys... I enjoy reading the updates from everyone

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My cousin hot this one a couple weeks ago at our place. 165 yds. He's twin brother to the one I am going to let go another year. Pic of the one I'm watching is on game camera. Also can't wait to see what this 8 looks like next year. Watched him at 65yds for 10 minutes a couple weeks ago.

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I live in New Zealand and enjoy hunting & fishing.
In New Zealand we have no hunting seasons except for game birds. We can hunt big game animals all year and access to public lands, where most of the prime hunting areas are located, is free.
It’s not difficult do get permission to hunt on private land, most farmers will give you access if you ask.
I guess we are very lucky here
 
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Bob.Gibson said:
I live in New Zealand and enjoy hunting & fishing.
In New Zealand we have no hunting seasons except for game birds. We can hunt big game animals all year and access to public lands, where most of the prime hunting areas are located, is free.
It’s not difficult do get permission to hunt on private land, most farmers will give you access if you ask.
I guess we are very lucky here
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That sounds like the way it should be done.
 
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Bob.Gibson said:
I live in New Zealand and enjoy hunting & fishing.
In New Zealand we have no hunting seasons except for game birds. We can hunt big game animals all year and access to public lands, where most of the prime hunting areas are located, is free.
It’s not difficult do get permission to hunt on private land, most farmers will give you access if you ask.
I guess we are very lucky here
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New Zealand is on my bucket list. Breathtaking. Can visitors hunt too?
 
Apparition said:
That sounds like the way it should be done.
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Forgot to add that we have no bag limits either. Most people only take what they want to eat or a trophy quality animal. So the game herds are never decimated.
Chapman4266 said:
New Zealand is on my bucket list. Breathtaking. Can visitors hunt too
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Chapman4266 said:
Me too. This is all west Texas low fence. He's gonna be a good one
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Yes he is! We have a good Gene pool of Blacktail here on the ranch in Northern California. Nice to see some of these bucks mature to magnificent animals. A whitetail is on my list. I've taken a lot of Blacktail, some Mule deer, some day a Whitetail.
 
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Bob.Gibson said:
Yes visitors can hunt same rules as locals. A lot of visitors hire guides which can be expensive though
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My father in law went there years ago to hunt. He hired a guide and yes it was expensive, he loved it though. He was told that during colonial times the British "stocked" New Zealand with trophy animals for hunting which may explain the reason for such good hunting today. On my list.
 
Bob.Gibson said:
I live in New Zealand and enjoy hunting & fishing.
In New Zealand we have no hunting seasons except for game birds. We can hunt big game animals all year and access to public lands, where most of the prime hunting areas are located, is free.
It’s not difficult do get permission to hunt on private land, most farmers will give you access if you ask.
I guess we are very lucky here
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Sounds wonderful! That is a huge benefit of lower population density.
 
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