theHunter Classic News

Hello Hunters,

This week’s Status Update is a little shorter, but with another weapon coming out and some more competitions, I am sure you will not be disappointed.
On Saturday the Bow Club that I am a member of, hosted a competition, so I went along and helped out. It was pretty cool seeing so many different bows and so many different shooting styles. Here are a few pictures I managed to snap.

This weeks video is a little bit of a motivational one and it will give you a bit of an insight to how dedicated Cameron Hanes is to hunting. His motivation is next level and I could only dream to get half as dedicated to the sport! Remember this shows real footage, so if you prefer to keep your hunting fix virtual, DO NOT CLICK Here.

7x64mm Engraved Bolt Action Rifle.



Another very sleek, beautiful looking weapon gets released into the store today. This rifle shares the same skills and achievements as the original 7X64mm Bolt Action Rifle.

Eurasian Lynx Competitions



Eurasian Lynx competitions are now in rotation.

The 5 unique missions are:

Hidden on a Meowntain
The furthest shot unspooked Eurasian Lynx with any bow or crossbow is your competition entry. Target must be shot while you're crouching. Furthest shot wins.

The Fur-midable Foe
The highest scoring Eurasian Lynx shot at under 25 meters (Approx. 82 feet) with any Shotgun using Buckshot is your competition entry. Target must have a fur variant that isn't common (e.g Cinnamon, Blonde, Grey, etc). Highest score wins.

Smoking Out the Prey
The highest scoring male Eurasian Lynx shot in either lung with any muzzleloader using .50 Patched Round Ball Ammunition is your competition entry. Other organs may be hit. Target must be taken down in one shot. Highest score wins.

Radi-claw Cats
The 3 closest shot unspooked Eurasian Lynx each at 100% Harvest Value is your competition entry. Lowest combined distance of 3 closest shots wins.

Himmy's League
The heaviest weighing Eurasian Lynx with a weight of at least 21.2 kg (Approx. 46.8 lbs) at 100% Harvest Value is your competition entry. Heaviest weight wins.

Rare and Trophy of the Week
These Weekly competitions are super popular. The Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week's Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this BRUISER of a Bighorn Sheep, It was shot by ‘Moon’ with a great score of 189.961. Congratulations, I bet BucksNBuffalo was jealous!!



The ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘Ianbiel’ for this Leucistic Bison, what an amazing animal, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week Feral Goat and Mule Deer are free to hunt, good luck!

Have a great week all,

TK

Hello Hunters,

I trust you are all well! We have some new content today, deployable archery targets, some new competitions and the Manly Man event!
I have not had much time this past week to get to the range, however I did manage to install my new arrow rest and I am super happy with it so far, however it is super early days. I installed it on the bow, took it to the testing room and it was shooting bullet holes straight off the bat. So I can not ask for much better than that… I think I just got super lucky to be honest!



If you are not sure what the above image is, these are the holes made by my arrows in nothing but paper. It is used to see how straight my arrows are leaving the bow. Before I had my new rest, there were huge vertical tears in the paper as my old arrow rest was bumping the end of the arrow upwards and the arrow was flying with the fletched end, higher than the tip. After flight time, the arrow levels out thanks to the fletchings, but if you can get the arrows flying straight to start with, your results are going to be much better.
This weeks video has some very nice animals taken in it, both with bow and rifle. I think i’ll let the video speak for itself. Remember this shows real footage, so if you prefer to keep your fix virtual, DO NOT CLICK Here.

Manly Man event 2019



Today this years Manly Man Event kicks off, which will see players square off against different species of bear, in 4 different competitions that run over 5 days. Each competition runs for 5 days, which means there are 4 different competitions running at the same time. All competitions will be decided by the heaviest bear.

Manly Man Event: The Bear of Hearts - Any male Brown Bear taken with either a Compound or Recurve bow with a heart shot (Other organs may be hit)
Manly Man Event: The Bear of Clubs - Any male Black Bear taken under 20m with any permitted ammo.
Manly Man Event: The Bear of Spades - Any unspooked male Polar Bear taken with one shot using any permitted ammo.
Manly Man Event: The Bear of Diamonds - Any male Grizzly shot with .45-70 ammo from a Treestand, Tower or Tripod Stand.

All Competitions award the following prizes:
1st place = 300 em$ and Trophy
2nd place = 200em$ and Trophy
3rd place = 100em$ and Trophy
4th - 10th place = 50em$ and Trophy

Competitions can be found in the list here.

Deployable Archery Targets



Today Deployable Archery targets are now available for purchase. The traditional targets score from 1-10 depending on shot placement and the ‘Cubes’ are practice focused with a score of 1 being attained when you hit it anywhere. All can be used from a Shooting Mat.

Rusa Deer Competitions



Rusa deer competitions are now in rotation.

The 5 unique missions are:

King of the East
The highest scoring unspooked male Rusa Deer at 100% Harvest Value shot with any shotgun using slug ammunition is your competition entry. Only 1st harvest counts. Highest score wins.

The Good, The Bad & The Rusa
The combined highest score of your top 3 male Rusa Deer each shot at under 20 meters (Approx. 66 feet) using any .308 Handgun is your competition entry. No blinds, stands, towers or shooting tripod rests allowed. Highest combined score wins.

RUS-A
The lightest weighing Rusa Deer is your competition entry. Target must be walking when shot. No blinds, stands, towers or shooting tripod rests allowed. Highest score wins.

Colton Locke and the Holy Rusa
The highest scoring male Rusa Deer shot using any crossbow is your competition entry. Bones may not be hit, only organs. Highest score wins.

Rusa at the Gates
The furthest shot unspooked male Rusa Deer is your competition entry. Target must be taken down in 1 shot. Furthest shot wins.


Rare and Trophy of the Week

These Weekly competitions are super popular. The Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week's Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this HUGE Sambar Deer, It was shot by ‘Lor45’ with a great score of 240.511. Congratulations!



The ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘sanderbarboza’ for this Melanistic Bison, with a score of 52.123, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week Black Bear and Grizzly Bear are free to hunt, good luck!

Have a great week all,

TK

Hello Hunters!

Here are the notes for today's patch:

Additions:

• Added 4 Archery Deployable Targets.
  
  • 2 Practice Targets that always give a score of 1 regardless of where its shot from.
    
  • 2 Tournament Targets that give a score between 1 - 10 depending on shot placement.
    
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Changes:

• Moved “Buy Em$” into the main bar of the launcher
  

Enjoy!

TK

Hello Hunters,

It is Tuesday and the Status Update is out, why? Because we have a two day off sight meeting that starts tomorrow, so I wanted to make sure it still went out.

After the feedback from last week’s Status Update, I will keep adding updates about my archery and hunting when I have something to share. The main reason I add them to the start of the Updated, is not to show boat, but this is actually the hardest part to write week in and week out. So it is nice to have something to open the Status Update with.

This week I just have a few quick updates, my accuracy is getting much more consistent and I can now hit the yellows more often than not, which is a nice little confidence boost.



I have finally tied my peep sight in properly, as I was unaware that it was not and now it does not float up and down… I know, looking back I should have known something was not right, but thats learning!



Last night I purchased a new drop away arrow rest as, the QAD I have, has no vertical adjustment. I decided to go for a G5 C-Max, as I really like their products and they look well engineered. They are limb activated as well, which means there will be no more interference on my buss cable when the shot is released.

This weeks video I managed to stumble across randomly, one bonus of having autoplay on while I type away. This gives a good indication of what goat hunting is like, this is however in Australia and not New Zealand. By the looks of it, I would say these goats do not get shot at a lot, but it does provide a good indication of how close you can get to them. Remember this shows real footage, so if you prefer to keep your fix virtual, DO NOT CLICK Here.

Valentines Event 2019



In case you missed it, our annual Valentines Event is now on! To find out more details you can read the official post in our forums.

Compound Bow - ‘Red Dragon’



Tomorrow we release a bow to celebrate the Lunar New Year. I like the look of it and will be taking it out with me on my next hunt!

Sambar Deer Competitions



Also released this week into the competition rotation are Sambar Deer Competitions! Whether you love Sambar or hate them, I am sure these will provide a good challenge.

The 5 unique missions are:

The Slothful Stag
The closest shot unspooked male Sambar Deer with any permitted muzzleloader/muzzleloader pistol is your competition entry. Target must be standing idle when shot. Closest shot wins.

Immaculate Antlers
The combined highest score of your top 3 male Sambar Deer each at 100% Harvest Value is your competition entry. The skull may not be hit. Highest combined score wins.

The Proud Stag
The highest scoring Sambar Deer taken down with 1 shot while you are in a standing position is your competition entry. Target must be shot in the heart. Other organs may be hit. Highest score wins.

Call of the Jungle
The average score of your top 3 unspooked, male Sambar Deer each shot under 40 meters (Approx. 131 feet) while using any compound bow/recurve bow is your competition entry. Targets must be shot from a treestand. Highest average score wins.

The Gluttonous Stag
The highest weighing male Sambar Deer taken down with 1 shot using any permitted shotgun is your competition entry. Intestines may not be hit. Heaviest weight wins.


Rare and Trophy of the Week

These Weekly competitions are super popular. The Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.
So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week's Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this awesome photo of this Pheasant, what a great pose! It was shot by ‘SSepsuu’ with a great score of 29.003. Congratulations!



The ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘ARMAGEDON187’ for this Melanistic Coyote, with a score of 36.87, congratulations!

Free Rotation



This week Snowshoe Hare and Cottontail Rabbits are free to hunt, good luck!

Have a great week all,

TK

Hello Hunters,

How are you this week? This week I am going to ask you if you actually enjoy reading about my archery progression and hunting adventures? As I was thinking last night, perhaps it is a drag to read and you are just here for the game news? So please let me know in the comments, no offense will be taken, I thought I should just give you guys a say in it all.

This weeks video is something that one of my rifle friends showed me, he likes to give me stick about converting to archery, so in jest he suggested I could use one of these. Pretty impressive bit of gear, however for me it’s kinda like driving one of those three wheeled motorbikes. Remember this shows real footage, so if you prefer to keep your fix virtual, DO NOT CLICK Here.

Doc Themed Event



Well, either you guys didn’t like the wolves, or the prizes were good enough to tempt even the wolf lovers to participate! Either way, good stuff and it was awesome to see the community come together to achieve a common goal! There will be other events along the same lines coming up in the not to distant future. However they will have much harder goals!

We originally announced this week that the event would come to an end early. We did this with good intentions, as we had more events ready to go and were excited to be able to provide an action packed month. We are sorry to the people that we unintentionally infuriated, the event will stay open the original time frame so everyone has a chance to harvest their 25 wolves.

Magpie Goose Missions



Today we release Magpie Goose missions, it is a super fun and challenging mission pack, that I am sure you will enjoy! Good luck!

Update About Memberships and Business Model

Yesterday we announced that we are revising the business model for theHunter: Classic. Make sure you head over to our forum and have a read!

Rare and Trophy of the Week

These Weekly competitions are super popular. The Trophy of the Week gets selected on Monday’s and Rare of the Week gets selected on Wednesday’s.

So, if you have shot a rare or high scoring animal from this week and want a chance to win, then share them in the correct thread on our forum, don’t forget to mention the score!

This Week's Winners



The ‘Trophy of the Week’ is this great photo of a Sitka Deer! It was shot by ‘Tanngnjostr’ with a great score of 112.833! A very nice trophy pose, congrats!



The ‘Rare of the Week’ goes to ‘InstinctiveArcher’ for this Albino Grey Wolf, with a score of 14.37, congratulations, a rare wolf is very nice!

Free Rotation



This week Water Buffalo and Banteng are free to hunt, good luck!

Have a great week all,

TK