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    Tripod recommendations for guiding

    Just reviving this to see if anyone can weigh in. I am weighing up the tricer BP fluid head and BC tripod. Does anyone have any advice here? I think a fluid head would be what I’m chasing. Any suggestions to other fluid heads would be good Sirui vA 5 gets good reviews I am also wondering...
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    Tripod recommendations for guiding

    Thank you for replies so far. Leofoto looks a bit more in my price range. How comparable is it in quality to some of the higher end tripods. I think outdoorsman out of my price range, I am unsure are we really seeing a cost benefit for what the retail at? I am unsure on that. How about...
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    Tripod recommendations for guiding

    Hi all, Looking at maybe going for a new tripod for my spotting scope. Scope is a Leica televid Apo 82. Need something for guiding with a focus on mountain goat hunting so need something steady for assessing goats and also something that is decent for panning around and finding game with...
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    New Zealand DIY Hunting?

    Coats will be good by April to may. I’m from around that area so happy to help further.
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    New Zealand DIY Hunting?

    I do like the rut, brings the bulls out of the woodwork and can make them a bit easier to find and there coats are excellent. I also enjoy summer too as there is less snow and ice making the hunting more accessible, but they lose there coats
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    New Zealand DIY Hunting?

    Hey mate, kiwi here. Through this time period there will be a transition from them being largely solitary to finding Nannie’s to begin rutting, right into full rutting potentially. Will really depend on exactly when you are planning to hunt in the month time period you mentioned. In terms of...
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    Wide Fit mountaineering boots

    Nice. My La sportivas aren’t far off, they don’t give me pain- albeit just walking around on the farm. But they do feel tight and properly rigged up they do make my feet feel a bit numb. Boots are horses for courses man- they fit the type of hunting that I do as I benefit from the stiff shank...
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    Wide Fit mountaineering boots

    Thanks for other replies. Not sure crispi or schnee have quite the boots I’m after looking at there websites. I am aware the boot type I’m after is a true mountaineering boot but I am preferential to that style of boot
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    Wide Fit mountaineering boots

    Interesting to hear you’ve done that. I was actually considering it, I still have the La Sportivas. Is there anyway for the boot fitter to determine whether they can get them to fit. What I would want to avoid is to stretch them and still not find them comfortable. And then have them more...
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    Wide Fit mountaineering boots

    Hi all, What do people suggest as wide fitting mountaineering boots. I’m keen on something with a very stiff sole. I purchased a pair of La Sportiva Nepal Cubes but they are too narrow for me. I just burnt out my Scarpa Mont blancs but it did take a lot of wear for them to not give me a lot...
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    NZ Red Stag Hunting (Haast Roar Ballot)

    Yes I should think so. I have only hunted the other area once but the alpine is more forgiving. Yeah fair enough. The weather on the West Coast is more unpredictable and generally more intense. The weather on the east coast is more predictable and generally less intense. The Haast ballot blocks...
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    NZ Red Stag Hunting (Haast Roar Ballot)

    Taking into account this info, I would be inclined to recommend the lake Sumner RHA. I think you’re experience hunting that block in that period doing DIY you may not have the experience you’re after. Not that the RHA will be a walk in the park, but the area holds better animal numbers, and...
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    NZ Red Stag Hunting (Haast Roar Ballot)

    Not that block, have hunted upper te nahi which is quite close. Pretty hard to find info on any of the blocks. That block looks pretty steep, so accessing the alpine would be pretty difficult, if no impossible. This would limit you to bush hunting and hunting the river flats. This could be...
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    NZ Red Stag Hunting (Haast Roar Ballot)

    Kiwi here, have hunted Haast ballot a few times. What do you want to know

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