Oldbloke wrote:IMO stick to chest shots. When approaching poke them in the eye with a stick or rifle barrel. Shoot again if required.
You will regret it if you hit one in the jaw and it run off.
wrenchman wrote:thats a dog that was tough it was not milk heavy did you check her teeth was she a old dry one
Die Judicii wrote:Got this bitch yesterday.
That makes two for the week.
This particular one had been seen on numerous occasions by the property owner in the same general locality, and at the same time,,
in broad daylight hours.
I had made about a dozen trips out during the past fortnight, and in daylight,, but never sighted it.
I also made 3 overnighters, and sighted it twice but was always a long distance off.
On Thursday night I spotted it only 200 meters out at 11pm just as it dropped into a creek bed and disappeared from view.
Then, at 12 MN it reappeared in almost the exact same spot, but this time up on a big log.
As it got near the end of the log it stopped for a look around and I squeezed off a round.
Much to my disappointment, I clean missed.
Resigned to never seeing it again,, I stayed on.
At precisely 4 am it bounded into view, chasing a roo, and then gave up the chase and sat watching,,, as the roo kept on going.
Approx 250 meters,, and I fired again.
Hitting it in the spine above the shoulder, it went down,,, but then raised its head again momentarily before collapsing.
I waited till the sun rose, then ventured out to check it out.
Much to my amazement when 30 feet away,,,,,, it tried to sit up and was baying and growling at me.
I spun around and trotted back to the ute and got the rifle,, then headed back, and while it was growling, shot it a second time straight into the frontal chest.
It went down, and I walked over to it and gave a gentle kick, but it was all limp.
I bent down and grabbed a front paw,,, rolled it over to see that it was a bitch.
Then, rather than carry it I went and got the ute.
Upon returning, and as I pulled up alongside of it,, I got the shock of my life as it again tried to sit up, and was growling at the ute.
I got out, and fired yet again (3rd round) straight into the back of the head.
This time it completely ran out of life.
I think from now on I'll do head shots first up, or do a follow up brain shot before getting too close.
Elmer wrote:Die Judicii wrote:Got this bitch yesterday.
That makes two for the week.
This particular one had been seen on numerous occasions by the property owner in the same general locality, and at the same time,,
in broad daylight hours.
I had made about a dozen trips out during the past fortnight, and in daylight,, but never sighted it.
I also made 3 overnighters, and sighted it twice but was always a long distance off.
On Thursday night I spotted it only 200 meters out at 11pm just as it dropped into a creek bed and disappeared from view.
Then, at 12 MN it reappeared in almost the exact same spot, but this time up on a big log.
As it got near the end of the log it stopped for a look around and I squeezed off a round.
Much to my disappointment, I clean missed.
Resigned to never seeing it again,, I stayed on.
At precisely 4 am it bounded into view, chasing a roo, and then gave up the chase and sat watching,,, as the roo kept on going.
Approx 250 meters,, and I fired again.
Hitting it in the spine above the shoulder, it went down,,, but then raised its head again momentarily before collapsing.
I waited till the sun rose, then ventured out to check it out.
Much to my amazement when 30 feet away,,,,,, it tried to sit up and was baying and growling at me.
I spun around and trotted back to the ute and got the rifle,, then headed back, and while it was growling, shot it a second time straight into the frontal chest.
It went down, and I walked over to it and gave a gentle kick, but it was all limp.
I bent down and grabbed a front paw,,, rolled it over to see that it was a bitch.
Then, rather than carry it I went and got the ute.
Upon returning, and as I pulled up alongside of it,, I got the shock of my life as it again tried to sit up, and was growling at the ute.
I got out, and fired yet again (3rd round) straight into the back of the head.
This time it completely ran out of life.
I think from now on I'll do head shots first up, or do a follow up brain shot before getting too close.
Bloody hell mate, Terminator dog, incredible how some animals can absorb kilos of lead and still keep kicking.
I once shot a roo with the .260 at 400, the red whent down but when I got there he jumped up and stood there looking at me.
I grabbed my .22 and put a round into its scone, he still stood , then another, and finally on the third shot the bullet managed to make its way to grey matter
To be honest , I felt like a c..t but s**t they're tough.
RoginaJack wrote:Lessons leant there, Eh?
Die Judicii wrote:RoginaJack wrote:Lessons leant there, Eh?
At this point excuse me if I do a "Pauline Hanson"
Please explain ?????????????