Hunting in general, updates ?

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Hunting in general, updates ?

Post by Die Judicii » 28 Mar 2023, 10:35 pm

It seems as though I am one of very few (possibly zero) members here that are actually getting out in amongst the bushes,,,,,,,,,,,,,
at the moment,, and actually hunting.
Surely the cost of fuel and interest rates aren't biting that hard (yet)
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Post by deye243 » 29 Mar 2023, 12:30 am

It is around here my local gun store has noticed around 30% drop in sales which is quite a lot for a small country town
He has also cut back on staff and hours the store is open
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Post by Billo » 29 Mar 2023, 8:01 am

Interest rates and fuel shouldnt really stop you from hunting, a 2nd job might thou.

Ive hunted more in the last 6 months than the previous 5 years, just dont post reports but I sure do appreciate your post Die Judicii :thumbsup:
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Post by Blr243 » 29 Mar 2023, 10:15 am

On tues im having a stenth fitted somewhere in my heart ( the doc i reckon has a better idea of exactly where than i do ) I have already been given a list of what to do before and afterwards.... unfortunately amongst the list of what not to do i found ...no climbing though barbed wire fences with loaded shotguns and highlighted in bold letters was .. stricly no chaseing pigs across stubble paddocks in the dark on a quadbike even if its really flat with no melonholes
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Post by bigpete » 29 Mar 2023, 10:32 am

Die Judicii wrote:It seems as though I am one of very few (possibly zero) members here that are actually getting out in amongst the bushes,,,,,,,,,,,,,
at the moment,, and actually hunting.
Surely the cost of fuel and interest rates aren't biting that hard (yet)
:wtf: :unknown: :unknown:


Lolololololol you're kidding aren't you ?
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Post by bladeracer » 29 Mar 2023, 1:10 pm

Die Judicii wrote:It seems as though I am one of very few (possibly zero) members here that are actually getting out in amongst the bushes,,,,,,,,,,,,,
at the moment,, and actually hunting.
Surely the cost of fuel and interest rates aren't biting that hard (yet)
:wtf: :unknown: :unknown:


More about time for me. I get things organised to happen then something comes up that knocks everything on the head :-)
Rose's uncle died last week so we had family here for the funeral. I spent time making targets again instead of going shooting (I was still shooting .22LR here though). Then the bloke that said he wanted to buy the Yeomans Plow over two months ago finally transferred the money this week so I had to crate that up and get it into the freight company yesterday.

I don't think cost increases effect single people as much as they do families and younger people just starting out in an independent life. If it costs another $10 a week a lot of people can find that by making some adjustment somewhere. But for a family with kids, or a young woman renting on her own in the city, it can require some juggling.
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Post by JimTom » 29 Mar 2023, 4:07 pm

All the places I usually go are under water. :(
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Post by mchughcb » 29 Mar 2023, 7:43 pm

Hunting, what is that?
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Post by CRF » 29 Mar 2023, 9:11 pm

My two weeks off starts Friday - hog deer, reds and fallow.
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Post by mchughcb » 29 Mar 2023, 9:18 pm

Excellent. Year has slipped by for hoggies but ducks are on the menu.
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Post by Peter988 » 30 Mar 2023, 3:19 pm

Just back from a week out towards Cunnamulla. Heaps of shooting got done.
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Post by Die Judicii » 30 Mar 2023, 10:20 pm

Peter988 wrote:Just back from a week out towards Cunnamulla. Heaps of shooting got done.


Lets see the pics,,,, or else it didn't happen. :lol:
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Post by Elmer » 30 Mar 2023, 10:29 pm

Have been doing a fair bit of Rabbit culling in the Adelaide hills using .22lr subs and CCIs quiet.
Several small property owners have contacted me to thin out the Rabbits, (the smallest property is 2 acres lol)which I sell..pays the bills.
Some owners pay me to thin out the Bunnies which most welcome.
Have been trying to get a LR vid together but there is little around at my long range haunts, so I'm looking for another patch to do some LR on.
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Post by mchughcb » 30 Mar 2023, 11:12 pm

Just another call today to shoot rabbits, foxes and Sambar and all I want to hunt is ducks.
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Post by bigrich » 31 Mar 2023, 2:00 pm

i went out to bollon qld over xmas, terrica qld 2 weeks after . plenty of dead pigs , nothing worth bragging about . everything i pointed my 6.5x55 t3 at died . knocked over about 25 grey grasshoppers as well at the request of the property owners. back out at terrica in 5 weeks . there's rusa on that property , but i've yet to see one . saw the usual emu's (seems to be a population boom in southern qld) , as well as echidna's , lace monitors and the most beautiful cockertoos i've ever seen, the major mitchell. google for images they really are something :thumbsup:
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Post by bigrich » 31 Mar 2023, 2:02 pm

CRF wrote:My two weeks off starts Friday - hog deer, reds and fallow.


lucky bugger :) good luck , safe trip :thumbsup:
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Post by Blr243 » 31 Mar 2023, 2:47 pm

Saw some very nice red tailed cockatoo s at a wildlife pk bout a month ago. Radial yellow spot pattern from the eyes. I was unaware of their beauty previously. Pic attached.
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Post by bigrich » 31 Mar 2023, 3:22 pm

Blr243 wrote:Saw some very nice red tailed cockatoo s at a wildlife pk bout a month ago. Radial yellow spot pattern from the eyes. I was unaware of their beauty previously. Pic attached.


that's nice blr . we certainly have some amazing parrots in this country . everytime i go to a different part of qld i see a different parrot i haven't seen before . saw red rosselas at tenterfeild years ago . another beautiful ozzie parrot :thumbsup:
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Post by bladeracer » 31 Mar 2023, 4:10 pm

bigrich wrote:
Blr243 wrote:Saw some very nice red tailed cockatoo s at a wildlife pk bout a month ago. Radial yellow spot pattern from the eyes. I was unaware of their beauty previously. Pic attached.


that's nice blr . we certainly have some amazing parrots in this country . everytime i go to a different part of qld i see a different parrot i haven't seen before . saw red rosselas at tenterfeild years ago . another beautiful ozzie parrot :thumbsup:


We had sugar gliders here when we came, and flying foxes would drop by occasional to eat the loquats - haven't seen either for years now. But there weren't Indian mynas either then.
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Post by Oldbloke » 31 Mar 2023, 4:34 pm

I have a spot we take the van to in the desert.
Just down the road there is a family of rainbow bee eaters. They live in burrows in the dunes. Great to watch them catch insects in flight.

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Post by bigpete » 31 Mar 2023, 5:09 pm

Oldbloke wrote:I have a spot we take the van to in the desert.
Just down the road there is a family of rainbow bee eaters. They live in burrows in the dunes. Great to watch them catch insects in flight.

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Is that a photo you've taken?
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Post by Oldbloke » 31 Mar 2023, 5:40 pm

bigpete wrote:
Oldbloke wrote:I have a spot we take the van to in the desert.
Just down the road there is a family of rainbow bee eaters. They live in burrows in the dunes. Great to watch them catch insects in flight.

rainbow-bee-eater-by72.jpg


Is that a photo you've taken?


No mate off the www. Have tried but the buggers won't stay still. Lol
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Post by Shootermick » 31 Mar 2023, 6:09 pm

mchughcb wrote:Just another call today to shoot rabbits, foxes and Sambar and all I want to hunt is ducks.


What’s your duck gun? Triples are a no go aren’t they?
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Post by Oldbloke » 31 Mar 2023, 6:49 pm

Here's another.

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Post by bigrich » 01 Apr 2023, 6:32 am

some great bird pics fellas . non-hunting people i explain my trips to are often supprised about the passion i have for seeing some of our great native species i see when i'm out bush . just sitting quietly and watching the bush and it's animals is very relaxing and "earthing" for me . i try to explain to folks my trips aren't just about pulling a trigger :thumbsup:
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Post by Oldbloke » 01 Apr 2023, 8:33 am

bigrich wrote:some great bird pics fellas . non-hunting people i explain my trips to are often supprised about the passion i have for seeing some of our great native species i see when i'm out bush . just sitting quietly and watching the bush and it's animals is very relaxing and "earthing" for me . i try to explain to folks my trips aren't just about pulling a trigger :thumbsup:


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Post by bigpete » 01 Apr 2023, 8:41 am

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Here's some from the last week,taken while on bird control duties
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Post by Oldbloke » 01 Apr 2023, 11:14 am

Nice pics mate.
Thx. Just reminded me to put the camera in the ute. Lol
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Post by mchughcb » 01 Apr 2023, 11:27 am

Shootermick wrote:
mchughcb wrote:Just another call today to shoot rabbits, foxes and Sambar and all I want to hunt is ducks.


What’s your duck gun? Triples are a no go aren’t they?


I got several duck guns. Miroku Mk70 camo, Beretta Silver Pigeon 12 and 20G

but the one I love shooting is the Webley and Scott 2020 20G sxs

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Post by isaacfm » 01 Apr 2023, 11:47 am

bigpete wrote:
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Here's some from the last week,taken while on bird control duties


Is that a duck in the first pic? Looks like an odd duck. Ducks are majestic asf I love them.
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