An evening outing with the shotgun.

[Warrigul]

A bit like a blog but here goes:

After cooking tea, washing up and dropping the kids off to Basketball I managed to escape at 6.30 and head over to a local orchard. For nearly four boxes of #8 low recoil winchesters chucked through my AYA SXS I accounted for a mixed bag comprising about fifty starlings, ten or so blackbirds a couple of crows, one rabbit(was a waste, at 10m even #8 shot tends to leave a bloody smear when pattern hits dead center) and a rainbow lorikeet.

A 15km trip and I am home by 8.45 in time to pick them up.

More fun than looking at the box for a couple of hours.

[Bennybigbores]

Here here, tv sucks balls, give me a rifle and a target at day, or in your case a shotty and a lot of targets

[tom604]

that sounds like a lovely evening was had by all

[Ken]

Blog away!

We all like hunting stories

[Lorgar]

Here here, tv sucks balls, give me a rifle and a target at day, or in your case a shotty and a lot of targets

Got rid of my TV years ago.

Haven't missed it once.

[Bark]

More fun than looking at the box for a couple of hours.

I spent about the same hours sanding chairs for the other halfs DIY furniture restore project.

She's restoring them but I seem to be doing all the work so far?

You had the time better spent IMO

[Die Judicii]

Am I a wet blanket or...

Aren't Rainbow Lorikeets protected ?

[Supporter]

They're pests here in WA because of the damage they do to fruit growers etc.

They can be shot on private property here without a permit or anything being needed AFAIK.

Similar in TAS I guess.

[Westy]

Blog away!

We all like hunting stories

Me Too
!!!!!!

[bigfellascott]

Not a bad way to spend a few hours at all mate, well done on cleaning up the pests.

[nords]

Am I a wet blanket or...

Aren't Rainbow Lorikeets protected ?

Yes. And no.

[RealNick]

A 15km trip and I am home by 8.45 in time to pick them up.

If only I had shooting spots that close!

That's a dream.

[Warrigul]

They're pests here in WA because of the damage they do to fruit growers etc.

They can be shot on private property here without a permit or anything being needed AFAIK.

Similar in TAS I guess.

Yep, WA has a real issue with them,

They are a declared invasive species down here. You are encouraged to report (and shoot) them in TAS as they don't want them establishing like they have in WA. We did have at least a dozen that used to frequent this orchard but I have reduced them considerably, I have shot 14 in the past two years.

They are native to parts of the East Coast and Queensland.

[Warrigul]

A 15km trip and I am home by 8.45 in time to pick them up.

If only I had shooting spots that close!

That's a dream.

I was a state manager and could have been the Australian Manager of a company if I had taken up the offer to move to Sydney. As my kids were entering their teens I decided to stay in TAS just because of the lifestyle.

I have worked extensively on the mainland and, whilst it does have its merits, it is not for me. Neither is FIFO.

I have just gotten back from two days at the shack in the highlands(1 hour from home- a city of 25,000 people), I may be $60,000 a year worse off but I am happy and that is something.

There is always, almost without exception, a trade off.

[Westy]

And warrigal you my friend have found the meaning of true happiness right there in that statement

Good onya mate Money helps but it sure isn't everything!!!!Love your work mate!!!!

[Die Judicii]

A 15 klm trip to go hunting ????

I must be really lucky, when I'm at home (not stuck where I am presently) all I have to do is step off the front or back verandah.

[Warrigul]

A 15 klm trip to go hunting ????

I must be really lucky, when I'm at home (not stuck where I am presently) all I have to do is step off the front or back verandah.

Now that is the life.

I'll have to wait until the kids finish school before I can do that, the son wants to go to Uni in Hobart so we may buy a place down there for a few years, not looking forward to living in a big city(by Tas standards) again.

[artimu]

I must be really lucky, when I'm at home (not stuck where I am presently) all I have to do is step off the front or back verandah.

I could do that but I think people would get annoyed with me plinking on their car tires