Hunt Reports

[bigfellascott]

Got out last night doing a bit of culling work and came across a mob of pigs. Managed to roll this one with the 222 Howa. Seen quite a few rabbits running around which was great to see and will get out and get a feed of those in the near future too I think.

There was a nice big boar in the mob of about 10 pigs but I just couldn't get a shot I would have been happy taking with the little 222 (mostly arse end shot was about it) so wasn't prepared to wound it for the sake of having a go at it so to speak so let it be and got one of the younger ones instead. I think the shot was only around 150m at most so not a hard one to make, bloody things were swarming around each other like a school of catfish LOL anyway that one was a bang flop and is now tucker for some of the farm animals.

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Just got a new laptop and seeing if I remember to put pics to forum dog I got couple weeks ago

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Yeh it did gee i'm one smart little cooky heh

[bigfellascott]

Yeh it did gee i'm one smart little cooky heh

congrats on the dingo and working out how to post pic GDB Theres a few getting around on the property I was on last night but none seen (dingos and wild dogs have been giving the farmers down that way a hard time for quite a while apparently, they've had professional trappers down there trying to get it back under control and I think they have had some success but still a long way to go.

[marksman]

nice little pig bigfella
good to see your getting out and about

[bigfellascott]

nice little pig bigfella
good to see your getting out and about

Yeah been a while, just really haven't had much interest in shooting much to be honest. Maybe this will spark my interest in hunting again, who knows?

[booomr]

Got this goat this morning. Some people I was camped with took a wrong turn at 7am yesterday morning, stumbled across a flock of feral goats. Spent 10 hours walking up and down hills, through scrub and all over the place looking for them.

Thought I'd give it one more shot when I was driving home, and there they were! Missed the big one, though

[marksman]

it is always good to have another crack, one more shot at it worked out
nice goat booomr

[bigfellascott]

Nice one boomer, what cal did you use to roll it?

[booomr]

My trusty .223 Howa with 62gr Armscor soft points. Neck shot dropped it instantly.

Although it was incredibly close to death, it was still gasping for air, so I gave it one more to end it quickly. I don't like suffering (perhaps I'm just a whimp lol).

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Nah Booomr not a whimp just a considerate person I to don't like animals suffering for no reason and good shooting mate

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Yeah Bigfellascott those dogs you were talking about back a bit mate they will only get thicker if not confronted some hunters think that you can just go out and shoot or trap dogs day after day but the truth is every time you have an encounter with a pack it gets harder to sight them making it almost impossible to get a kill they wise up to things like a human to the stage even trapping them gets difficult even those seasoned trappers and hunters that have hunted dogs for years most likely will tell you they learn something from the dogs every day so just goes to show how adaptable a dog can be

[Blr243]

The dogs eluded me last night and this morning. At about 8 pm last night I had a predator call and my thermal scope The only thing that came to the call was a curious roo. Not exactly what I was hoping for. So Easter is done and it’s back to work for me

[bigpete]

Spent the weekend out with my friend. She shot a s**t load of bunnies,and a crow,and I dropped a fallow spiker under the light for the freezer. Great weekend

[ClaytonT88]

Nice bigpete, another session with the T1X getting it sighted in and zeroed in nicer conditions I'm keen to have a crack on some bunnies!

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My son and son inlaw went crabbing and got 5 big mud crabs and this is what is left ''SHELLS'' nice feed

[bigfellascott]

My son and son inlaw went crabbing and got 5 big mud crabs and this is what is left ''SHELLS'' nice feed

I love Chilli Mudcrabs myself - nice looking feed you have there GDB

[bigfellascott]

My trusty .223 Howa with 62gr Armscor soft points. Neck shot dropped it instantly.

Although it was incredibly close to death, it was still gasping for air, so I gave it one more to end it quickly. I don't like suffering (perhaps I'm just a whimp lol).

Nice job mate, I like the small cals myself, they just get the job done without too much fuss and noise etc. I love my Howa's too, they just work and shoot great, it's not too often I miss when using em I can tell ya.

[bigfellascott]

Yeah Bigfellascott those dogs you were talking about back a bit mate they will only get thicker if not confronted some hunters think that you can just go out and shoot or trap dogs day after day but the truth is every time you have an encounter with a pack it gets harder to sight them making it almost impossible to get a kill they wise up to things like a human to the stage even trapping them gets difficult even those seasoned trappers and hunters that have hunted dogs for years most likely will tell you they learn something from the dogs every day so just goes to show how adaptable a dog can be

Bloody oath GDB, they are bloody hard to hunt down and trap, they can be super cagy and seem to know when somethings not quite right.

[booomr]

My trusty .223 Howa with 62gr Armscor soft points. Neck shot dropped it instantly.

Although it was incredibly close to death, it was still gasping for air, so I gave it one more to end it quickly. I don't like suffering (perhaps I'm just a whimp lol).

Nice job mate, I like the small cals myself, they just get the job done without too much fuss and noise etc. I love my Howa's too, they just work and shoot great, it's not too often I miss when using em I can tell ya.

.223 has been one of my favourite calibres for as long as I can remember. There's not much it can't do - I've shot bunnies with it, and I've also shot pigs and goats with it. Variety of bullet weights (I have a selection from 50 - 80 grains depending on purpose), and most importantly - cheap!

A .308 or .270 will join it by the end of the year so I can add some antlers to my man cave, though.

[bigfellascott]

My trusty .223 Howa with 62gr Armscor soft points. Neck shot dropped it instantly.

Although it was incredibly close to death, it was still gasping for air, so I gave it one more to end it quickly. I don't like suffering (perhaps I'm just a whimp lol).

Nice job mate, I like the small cals myself, they just get the job done without too much fuss and noise etc. I love my Howa's too, they just work and shoot great, it's not too often I miss when using em I can tell ya.

.223 has been one of my favourite calibres for as long as I can remember. There's not much it can't do - I've shot bunnies with it, and I've also shot pigs and goats with it. Variety of bullet weights (I have a selection from 50 - 80 grains depending on purpose), and most importantly - cheap!

A .308 or .270 will join it by the end of the year so I can add some antlers to my man cave, though.

Yeah it's a veratile little cal alright (I have one sitting in the safe) but I usually just go with the 222 or 204 as they get the job done for me without fuss. Also have a 308 sitting there that I take for armed bushwalks when I go out cutting firewood, plenty of pigs on the property I cut most of my wood on so might as well kill two birds with one stone hey.

[CrackThump]

The Rufus and Bennets are running thick and fast in the north of Tassie these days. I took a quick courtesy lap around her Ladyships property around 6.30pm and shot 6 in about 15 minutes. plus one very unfortunate bunny currently residing in my freezer.

Some other lads turned up about 8.30pm and spent a few hours shooting well in excess of 30 so I hear..

Im in a quandry... Im keen to go out a couple of nights a week and really put a dent in the numbers, but Im told they get used to the lights and noise and stay more to the cover if you assault them to regularly


On a sad note, as I was driving the fenceline, I saw two MASSIVE greys about 50 mtrs the other side of the neighbours fence... I mean these guys were 5 foot easily, if I didnt know better Id swear they were Roo's on holiday and not Bennets. But.. but, I get the feeling its pretty bad form to go tossing bullets across borders wthout permission. lol. (Gaza strip anyone.?)

Lucky little ( big ) buggers live another day

[bigfellascott]

Nice one mate, I hear the wallabies are good eating (got a mate whos a pointy headed tasmanian) he makes burgers out of em from memory.

[AJB]

Got a few bunnies last nite was out looking for foxes seen a few but were way out of range

[bigfellascott]

Yum bunny for dinner!

[Stix]

Good on ya AJB...

Im with ol' 'kentucky fried rabbit big fella scotty wood choppa boy'...

Yummo...!!!

[bigfellascott]

Good on ya AJB...

Im with ol' 'kentucky fried rabbit big fella scotty wood choppa boy'...

Yummo...!!!

Bloody oath, that sounds yum too - love the new handle, might use that I love cutting firewood, it knocks the piss out of me but I still love doing it, just can't go hard at it these days, it doesn't take much to knock me up (breathing difficulties) but I still have a crack none the less.

I actually enjoy it more than shooting these days, but I still enjoy a bit of that too but don't do as much as I have in past years.

[Stix]

Got a few bunnies last nite was out looking for foxes seen a few but were way out of range

Yum bunny for dinner!

Good on ya AJB...

Im with ol' 'kentucky fried rabbit big fella scotty wood choppa boy'...

Yummo...!!!

Bloody oath, that sounds yum too - love the new handle, might use that I love cutting firewood, it knocks the piss out of me but I still love doing it, just can't go hard at it these days, it doesn't take much to knock me up (breathing difficulties) but I still have a crack none the less.

I actually enjoy it more than shooting these days, but I still enjoy a bit of that too but don't do as much as I have in past years.

Yea mate...i love it too...something about cutting firewood...like eating your own hunted bunnies...!!!

This is what i had for dinner...

Boneless panko crumbed bunny thigh fillet.

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No i didn't eat the lighter -(i also dont smoke anymore--its there for size perspective)

Went out & grabbed a big sprig of rosemary, chopped it & tossed through crumbs...

Yea baby...!!!

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Dam i love hunting...!!!!!...!!!!!....
(Not that lazy sniping of bunnies is hunting--but i dont waste em!)

[bigfellascott]

Yum! Makes me want to go roll a few bunnies after seeing that feed.

[marksman]

it's rabbit hunting season
bigfella's kentucky fried rabbit