Teaspoons and Tomato Stakes

[Gamerancher]

Great work Bigpete.
Used to make my own arrows up using POC ( Port Orford Cedar) shafts. Loved the smell of those things. All long gone, broken from hunting. Last one I kept and even over 30 years later you can still get the smell if you snap a bit off. With both shoulders stuffed, my bows are just dust collectors now.

[bigpete]

Yeah I love the smell of poc. Nowadays archery shops smell like chemical solvents.

[<<Genesis93>>]

You are a happy fella, means you had a great time producing those great photos for us...

Taking meat with a firearm is awesome, but with a friggin bow and arrow.... .....

Thanks bigpete

[bigpete]

Mate,considering the amount of time and effort that went into making the equipment,then the difficulty of the hunt,followed by the utter perfection of the shot,I was bloody ecstatic ! Lol

[Gwion]

Makes me want to try making a straight bow but bow hunting is illegal in Tas...

[bigpete]

Actually its not gwion....

[Gwion]

Actually its not gwion....

According to hunting regs it isn't allowed:

Hunting Regulations - including Bag Limits]

General Regulations Applicable to all Species

There are a number of regulations applicable to all species, subject to an open season:
Hunting at night is prohibited. In this instance night means the period between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise;
The use of baits, live decoys, traps, snares, spears, bows and arrows, explosives, poison, bird lime and chemical compounds is prohibited;
Solid jacketed military ammunition is prohibited; and
The use of dogs to catch, kill, or injure wildlife is prohibited.
The laws that govern hunting in Tasmanian can be viewed at http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au. Search for the Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010.

http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/wildlife-manag ... quirements

[bigpete]

Huh. I was pretty sure it was allowed but pretty much the only thing you could hunt were hares !

[Gwion]

Yeah... It's pretty crap.

[Oldbloke]

Faark, I can't believe that.

[bigpete]

Yeah,must admit I didn't till I read that in writing. I know of a few Tasmanian bow hunters