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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Oldbloke » 23 Mar 2018, 6:12 pm

Shot this bitch this morning on the side of an old logging track. The 30-06 did it again at 137 m by my Aldi range finder using shooting sticks.

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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by deye243 » 23 Mar 2018, 6:23 pm

Oldbloke wrote:Shot this bitch this morning on the side of an old logging track. The 30-06 did it again at 137 m by my Aldi range finder using shooting sticks.

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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Member-Deleted » 23 Mar 2018, 6:30 pm

Good one OB :thumbsup:
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by RoginaJack » 23 Mar 2018, 8:08 pm

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Boom, Boom! Tikka, Tikka, Boom! Shoot first, video later.
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Oldbloke » 23 Mar 2018, 8:16 pm

She was facing me and sniffed the ground. So I shot her between the shoulder blades. You shouda seen the exit wound. Yuck!

Who said a 180gr interlock would pencil through? That's the second one with that result.

She was very fat too. Anyway great for the native birds etc.
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Bent Arrow » 20 Apr 2018, 9:10 pm

So my first rut turned out pretty good.....
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by darwindingo » 20 Apr 2018, 11:52 pm

Bent Arrow wrote:So my first rut turned out pretty good.....


Congratulations mate :thumbsup: :clap: :mrgreen:

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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Oldbloke » 21 Apr 2018, 11:02 am

You lucky bugger. Well done. Tell us the story. I'm back at work now so yet another rutt kyboshed. That's two in a row. Bugger.
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Gwion » 06 Jun 2018, 3:30 pm

:lol:

Are you getting that trophy mounted???
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by bigpete » 06 Jun 2018, 3:31 pm

Hope you ate all of it
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Bent Arrow » 06 Jun 2018, 4:15 pm

bigpete wrote:Hope you ate all of it


Wouldn't have taken long. Probably be nice wrapped in bacon
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Gwion » 06 Jun 2018, 4:18 pm

A very small piece of bacon! :lol:
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Post by Oldbloke » 06 Jun 2018, 4:27 pm

Lol why not. Sockit toem. Another bites the dust.
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Member-Deleted » 06 Jun 2018, 8:12 pm

YEP I'd say one slice of bacon wrapped around it , a bit of a cook and you can turn a sparrow into a 'Swallow''
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Stix » 07 Jun 2018, 12:32 pm

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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Gwion » 08 Jun 2018, 3:58 am

bentaz wrote:
Gwion wrote::lol:

Are you getting that trophy mounted???
:lol:

None of the taxidermists I contacted were willing to take the job on, scared coz its such a huge job I reckon!


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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Pythonkeeper » 10 Jun 2018, 9:42 pm

A nice double header from this morning.....both shot within 10 minutes of each other at a bit past 200 metres with the 243 Lithgow, dropped em dead where they stood.....took the hind and for quarters and backstraps off both beasts as well as removing the heads which I’m going to Euro mount....happy tummies ahead for the family and dishlickers...
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by bigfellascott » 10 Jun 2018, 9:44 pm

Well done mate. :thumbsup:
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by darwindingo » 10 Jun 2018, 10:42 pm

Yep, well done Pythonkeeper...

Very good eating ahead for both the family and the dishlickers :thumbsup: :drinks:

Hey GDB,,,

grandadbushy wrote:YEP I'd say one slice of bacon wrapped around it , a bit of a cook and you can turn a sparrow into a 'Swallow''



I don't know about turning a sparrow into a swallow but I know a trick to turn a "spitter" into a "swallower" :D (without the use of bacon).....


It's probably not what your thinking though :P ......


The trick is to eat a bloody Llama ;) :lol: :drinks: :lol:

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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Member-Deleted » 10 Jun 2018, 11:59 pm

Yep , That'll do Darwindingo :D :lol: :lol: :thumbsup:
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Bent Arrow » 22 Jun 2018, 8:41 pm

Took the girl for a walk today on one of the properties I have access to and found a very active warren right on the property boundary. Will have to go and introduce myself to the neighbour and see if I can get access to their property as well.........

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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Pythonkeeper » 22 Jun 2018, 10:15 pm

Took my 7 year old out to Dalby for a father and son weekend last week, we did a bit of quad riding and the usual stuff like skimming stones in the creek and poking sticks in the fire but we also got out for a few hunts, ended up with five pigs down (all sows) and a few solid hits that we didn’t recover in the long grass, plus we got 3 foxes. The young fella thought it was great seeing what the old man gets up to out there, there were a heap of young piglets around and we had fun chasing them through the bush trying to catch them by hand. It worked out really well, I was teaching the lad how to track, looking for footprints, scat, fresh sign etc and the pigs turned up right on que and made me look like I knew what I was talking about :D , was a top weekend...
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Stix » 03 Jul 2018, 4:36 pm

Bent Arrow wrote:Took the girl for a walk today on one of the properties I have access to and found a very active warren right on the property boundary. Will have to go and introduce myself to the neighbour and see if I can get access to their property as well.........
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Yes you will...!!
Looking forward to seeing some flat-lined bunnies BA.

What is the gun in the pic?-ive obviously lived a sheltered life as ive never seen it before...
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Stix » 03 Jul 2018, 4:40 pm

Pythonkeeper wrote:Took my 7 year old out to Dalby for a father and son weekend last week, we did a bit of quad riding and the usual stuff like skimming stones in the creek and poking sticks in the fire but we also got out for a few hunts, ended up with five pigs down (all sows) and a few solid hits that we didn’t recover in the long grass, plus we got 3 foxes. The young fella thought it was great seeing what the old man gets up to out there, there were a heap of young piglets around and we had fun chasing them through the bush trying to catch them by hand. It worked out really well, I was teaching the lad how to track, looking for footprints, scat, fresh sign etc and the pigs turned up right on que and made me look like I knew what I was talking about :D , was a top weekend...


Sounds like a great weekend python...!!! Give it a few years & he'll be telling you how to do it mate :lol: :thumbsup:
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Bent Arrow » 03 Jul 2018, 6:35 pm

Here you go Stix. Neighbour was very happy to let me on, rabbits are smashing his garden. First walk on the new property, took the young fella with me, he missed a couple with the 22 but made up for it with the .410

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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Stix » 03 Jul 2018, 7:05 pm

Excellent...!!! :thumbsup:

You roll your own .410's BA...?
And they look the 3" shells...yes...?
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Bent Arrow » 04 Jul 2018, 7:52 am

Stix wrote:Excellent...!!! :thumbsup:

You roll your own .410's BA...?
And they look the 3" shells...yes...?


Yeah 3" chamber. I'm not reloading for it yet but I'll probably need to, they're not cheap rounds but the smile on the boys face is a pretty darn good return value!

I know a lot of people bag the. 410, and with good reason, but it's just about perfect for this location. Rabbits are often within just meters and it opens up shots that I wouldn't take with the 22 because of the greatly reduced distance any missed shot might travel.
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Stix » 04 Jul 2018, 9:56 am

Bent Arrow wrote:
Stix wrote:Excellent...!!! :thumbsup:

You roll your own .410's BA...?
And they look the 3" shells...yes...?


Yeah 3" chamber. I'm not reloading for it yet but I'll probably need to, they're not cheap rounds but the smile on the boys face is a pretty darn good return value!

I know a lot of people bag the. 410, and with good reason, but it's just about perfect for this location. Rabbits are often within just meters and it opens up shots that I wouldn't take with the 22 because of the greatly reduced distance any missed shot might travel.


I grew up on a single barrel 410... great gun for bunnies... :thumbsup:
I dont understand bagging the 410...it has its place, & teaching young boys on bunnies is one of them...!!
I used to out shoot all my ol mans mates with 12g semi auto's with a single barrel 410 in my arms...the 410 on bunnies teaches you to be super quick & get very good with shot placement on moving bunnies...
I did get a LOT of practice in the day though, because the ol man had ferrets & as you probably know there was NO shortage of rabbits back then (pre Calici).
So i was out atleast every month my entire childhood stuffing ferrets down warrens, learning to read which direction they will run & bowling them over from gun down position...good times...your lad will be a crack shot in no time...!
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Jon79 » 30 Aug 2018, 5:08 pm

Took the daughter out to the state forest yesterday and gave up on the pines after the first trek after getting sick of black berries and gullies that were uncrossable due to massive amount of fallen pines we headed out the back blocks and she managed to shoot her first goat and ended up with 3 by the end of the day

The old Billie was dog tucker and we brought the meat back off the other two... thought we might try a curry or something?
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Re: Hunt Reports

Post by Stix » 30 Aug 2018, 5:55 pm

Thats great stuff Jon79... :thumbsup:
Good on you & good on your girl for getting out there & into it...!! :clap:
Let us know how the curry goes...!!!
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