headspace wrote:I was buggerising around yesterday when the phone rang and one of the neighbours wanted me to come over. They'd been watching a pack of 6 dogs running around their cattle, and as they don't shoot they call me. Anyone who has hunted dogs will know they are bloody cagey and these were no exception. I grabbed the 222 and a handful of ammo and went down to their place. Their son was down near the creek where they'd last seen the dogs and he was a bit excited. As I was following the fence line I noticed 2 things, one of the dogs was strolling around on some flat ground near the creek, and I had a bit of a hill between me and where I reckoned the dogs were, plus the wind was in my face.
I got the young bloke to be quiet and we sneaked down a bit further then got through the fence and crept up to the top of the hill, trying not to skyline myself. As II peeked over the hill one of the dogs came out from under a big tree by the creek and must have seen me, because he went back in pretty quick. Then two more came out and starting walking towards where I was. I shot the first one and at the shot 3 others ran out from under the tree and headed for the next post code. Then unbelievably another one came out and walked over to the one I'd shot. Well, I shot it too, so that was two dogs down although I had to finish off the second one. It's amazing what a 40gn Vmax will do at 50 yards with 23gn of 2207 burning it's bum.
JD
headspace wrote:1290, thanks for the offer mate, but it's been a hot day here about 37 under the verandah, and I don't think I'll go skin a dog that's rigored up and getting very smelly. Too bad we don't have a bounty like they have in Vic. Can you imagine the stink (literally) at Aus Post? I might stake out the carcases to see if a fox gets interested though. Scot, we tried trapping but only got one in about 5 weeks. It a pain but I guess you have to wait 'em out. No use trying to walk around and see them they'll be long gone. I may go down in the early morning and see if there's any come back or even a fox. I'm not a fan of 1080 either, to indiscriminate. I've just loaded up another 40 rounds "to be sure" 20 rounds of 40 gn and 20 of 50gn.
Cheers,
John
headspace wrote:Yeah mate, it happened to me once, only I was fishing on a remote section of the Clarence. Just had this feeling and turned around and here's this bloody dingo standing there.
headspace wrote:Then two more came out and starting walking towards where I was.
headspace wrote:It's amazing what a 40gn Vmax will do at 50 yards with 23gn of 2207 burning it's bum.
Noisydad wrote:I know a deer hunter who says when you're quietly stalking through the bush and realise/sense you're being stalked by wild dogs it's scary as hell!
Westy wrote:I found the first shot normally gets them on the move but they must have been domestic dogs gone feral
headspace wrote:Can you imagine the stink (literally) at Aus Post?
Gwion wrote:His technique was to put an old rooster in a cage with some food and water and sit off the cage with his rifle down wind. These are all domestic ferals breeding up over the years. No dingos ever in Tas.
Some might not like the idea of putting a live rooster out as bait (even if it is in a cage and quite safe from attack), but this is Tassy after all. Thought it might be worth sharing the info for general feral dog tricks.
Gwion wrote:Hadoku, i think the point is that roosters are noisy buggers
Gwion wrote:On the plus side you can have a pet rooster as a hunting buddy! LOL!