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  1. PhilH
    Nice work..... Foxes are one pest that our colonial forebears didn't get to introduce here to New Zealand, thank God. They took them as far as Australia but then they seemed to miss the boat for the last leg.....and can you believe it that we still have some types here wanting to pretend to be aristocratic and have foxes introduced so they can have fox hunts....Tally Ho Chaps.....idiots. Cheers Phil
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    Looks brilliant. Have you got that trip to Borneo booked yet or are you thinking of going and terrorising the "Bover Boys" in the local Council Estate..... ? ? ? No, but joking aside, they do look like nice knives. I was racking my brains to think of what environment you might using it in, but then again I am sure one would find it very useful in any woodland environment. Love to hear a report on how it goes and what you think or it. Cheers Phil
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    Yes, our feral pigs here aren't as large as those in Australia but here is one that I took about 6 months ago up the hill in behind us. Incidentally that is a Bergara .308 single shot Scout with suppressor in behind it, with a Convoy 8+ red beam mounted on it. I took him initially with a 130 gr Accubond at just under 200 meters. As I say, they light up well in the red or green beam. I had to go to about 70 meters to put a finishing shot into him unfortunately......they are bloody hard to kill at times, far harder than our largest Red stags. Cheers Phil
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    In a previous post I made mention that I am a bit of a 'knife slut'. I probably have to qualify that. I don't have the finances for expensive knives, so even though I am getting a collection of knives, they are all really cheap ones. I just don't have 200 to 300 NZ$ to buy a knife that I see fellow hunters using in the bush. I am also definitely not a knife aficionado, I'm not familiar with what is considered the better brands, though that said, I am starting to learn the better steels for knives and their intended application. Basically, if I like the look of it, it feels good in the hand and
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    Just in regard to my previous post, this is the device that I was using to scan the hillside tonight and watch the pig at 400 meters. It is a P1S-0540 Night Vision that I picked up off Aliexpress over 2 years ago for the grand sum of about $US 70 The IR Illuminator attached to the bottom rail is a Sytong 850 NM IR torch purchased locally here in New Zealand. Cheers Phil
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    @FOXHUNTER, did you ever get a replacement torch? Not a lot of response to your question. I run two identical Sytong 850NM torches, one on my HT-66 and another on a 'Cheap as Chips' P1S-0540 that I have had for over 2 years now. I was up the hill only an hour ago watching a pig at just over 400 meters. I was using the P1S-0540 with the Sytong 850NM. Now granted, there was a bit of moonlight and the NV devices are always better with a bit of ambient light, but with the Sytong 850NM I have watched and identified pigs at 600 meters. I have used them to shoot deer and pigs out to 280 meters.
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    This is the knife that I have relied on for many years and always carry one in my pack when out hunting. The photo is of a brand new unused one that I have sitting in the wardrobe, hence why it looks in pristine condition. Over here in New Zealand it is marketed as a Bacho and can be found in just about any Farmer's supply warehouse or hardware store. They retail here for as little as the equivalent of UK 3 pound. I am led to believe they are actually made by Mora and are just marketed under the name Bacho. Apparently they are the Mora 746 Hunting Knife but just in different colour
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    Further to my previous post @burrowman, there is a young lad here in New Zealand who has tried to get a business running that only sells lamps/torches. He has sold a lot to hunters here nationwide but his business is in a bit of a hiatus with Covid taking its toll and he has had to go out and get a day job for a time, just to make ends meet. That all said, he is very knowledgeable and has a lot of good information on his site and with just about every torch he sells he has gone out and made a video of it to demonstrate its capabilities. The site is well worth a look just for this alone. T
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    @burrowman, as @W. Katchum stated, they soon suss any light. The issue with the Convoy L21B is that it is a very strong concentrated beam and at close range they are definitely very wary. You have better results at longer ranges - over 100 meters. The Convoy 8+ has a shorter range, throws a wider beam and is not so intense on the animals. I prefer that beam when they are in range to use it. The rifle mounting that I have pictured is not as secure as some that clip onto rails etc. but I prefer that as at times I skew the beam ever so slightly so I am picking up the animal with the side of the
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    Interesting. Care to elaborate...???? Cheers Phil
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    This is a collection of night vision gear that I have used over the last couple of years before I started using thermal. That said, I still often use the simple torch mounted on a rifle as I like simplicity. I regularly go spotting bunnies with just red light attached to the scope as in this following picture The torch attached here is a Convoy C8+ in Red beam. It is second from the left in the top picture. In good weather I use it regularly to shoot possums, rabbits and hares out to 150 meters. They cost about $70 in New Zealand which equates to about UK 36 pound. T
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    The Easter break and the farmers wanted me to start thinning out the hares and bunnies. They are currently at plague proportions in places here due to a good breeding season and Covid curtailing a lot of the hunting activity. Friday night was my first night to have a go but my darling wife Sharon decided that she would like to come out as well, and her preference is for the bigger pests - deer and pigs. What could I say. The roar is still going here, though starting to tail off and Sharon had just recently bought me a Infiray GL35r for my .270 and I hadn’t had the chance to use it in anger yet
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    Hi there, My name is Phil. Have just ventured upon this site.....looks OK. I have hunted in a fashion since my youth. I thought that carrying a rifle and walking bush tracks or mountain tops, deer would just materialise in front of you and you would shoot them. Wasn't I disappointed. I have since got older and wiser and in my retirement have been asked to help control pigs, deer and rabbits/hares on three farms in the foothills of Canterbury, New Zealand.....so am back into it with a vengeance. The freezers a full and I am gainfully occupied. My most enjoyable moments hunting are w
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