southwest shooter wrote:Same here bruiser , shot three last night .
Solid hits , all went down but surprisingly two had enough energy to drag themselves down into the tussocky creek flats ! Big blood trails so I don't think they'd live long .
Tough buggers , shot with 223 rem Winchester super x 55 gr sp ammo .
Oldbloke wrote:southwest shooter wrote:Same here bruiser , shot three last night .
Solid hits , all went down but surprisingly two had enough energy to drag themselves down into the tussocky creek flats ! Big blood trails so I don't think they'd live long .
Tough buggers , shot with 223 rem Winchester super x 55 gr sp ammo .
Not having a go. I have shot a fair few with a 223. Yet to have a chest shot one not be a bang flop. If i had 2 run off i would be checking my zero.
Other wise, bloody well done.
Bruiser64 wrote:I though I was doing well with my fox shooting until I spoke to a bloke at work. I was speaking o him about an upcoming Red Card For Foxes shoot. They run it as a competition. He tells he was in a team that won it several years ago with 70 foxes in one night!! Oh my gawd! He said they lined up several properties for the night and just went from each one quite quickly. I am going to have a crack at the upcoming event. Hard to see us getting close to those numbers.
Jon79 wrote:Went for a shot tonight only had the .308 and 165gr gamekings wasn’t looking for foxes but this fella sat up 100m away..... think it might have been over kill
bigfellascott wrote:Nice job Bruiser, good to see someone out cleaning up the red coats.
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Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Nice job Bruiser, good to see someone out cleaning up the red coats.
Thanks Bigfella. There’s a Redcard For Foxes event this Saturday night. So hopefully we will get a few more. I am finding the fox shooting quite addictive. It’s a bit like the enjoyment I got Barra fishing when I lived in Kununurra years ago. Learning how to do it and building up a little bit of skill is quite satisfying. Still a pretty steep learning curve ahead of me though.
bigfellascott wrote:Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Nice job Bruiser, good to see someone out cleaning up the red coats.
Thanks Bigfella. There’s a Redcard For Foxes event this Saturday night. So hopefully we will get a few more. I am finding the fox shooting quite addictive. It’s a bit like the enjoyment I got Barra fishing when I lived in Kununurra years ago. Learning how to do it and building up a little bit of skill is quite satisfying. Still a pretty steep learning curve ahead of me though.
Very addictive mate - I used to get right into it but have lost a bit of interest in it over the last few yrs but trying to find my mojo again.
Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Bruiser64 wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Nice job Bruiser, good to see someone out cleaning up the red coats.
Thanks Bigfella. There’s a Redcard For Foxes event this Saturday night. So hopefully we will get a few more. I am finding the fox shooting quite addictive. It’s a bit like the enjoyment I got Barra fishing when I lived in Kununurra years ago. Learning how to do it and building up a little bit of skill is quite satisfying. Still a pretty steep learning curve ahead of me though.
Very addictive mate - I used to get right into it but have lost a bit of interest in it over the last few yrs but trying to find my mojo again.
It’s funny how things like that happen. Over the years I’ve gotten right into my motorcycling, fishing and golf. At the moment it’s the shooting that has taken hold again. My wife worries whenever I express an interest in a new hobby. She reckons I have plenty to be going on with.
Bruiser64 wrote:Golf is enjoyable but you really have to stick it out for a few years to develop any kind of consistency. The great thing about living in Australia is we are all free to pursue what interests us. There is enough space and opportunity to have a great life if you want it.
Stix wrote:Bruiser64 wrote:Golf is enjoyable but you really have to stick it out for a few years to develop any kind of consistency. The great thing about living in Australia is we are all free to pursue what interests us. There is enough space and opportunity to have a great life if you want it.
Golf...
Did you say golf...?
Played it once...
Wasted the day finding 14 balls while looking for the 11 balls i lost...
So...for me the only thing that would make golf anywhere CLOSE to enjoyable, is if you hit the ball with your choice of club...& i try shoot it where it lands with my choice of rifle/chambering...
Yep...!!
There...see...now its sounding interesting hey...!!!
Aside from that golf is but one of three things...
Either boring as bat s**t...
Has a high potential to induce violent temper if playing...
Or...it puts you to sleep watching it on TV after a big lunch time feed in summer...
Each to his own though...
Now back to the important stuff...!!
Got this wee fella late last year...
Got him while tearing the ring outa this poor little bunny...
Only 50 yds & i missed the first shot at him...
Couldnt believe it...
But he came back for another mouthful & ended up eating something he didnt expect...a wee Zmax...
This how he landed...