what are you hunting

[wrenchman]

we are in full summer and the hunting does not start for a month I am missing it I was wondering what you guys are doing and how you guys were doing next month I am going out to chase a deer early doe is what will be open.

[MG5150]

I try and get out for a deer hunt atleast once per month (we have unlimited daytime hunting 365 days per year in my state of Victoria).

I have a friend who has been taking me to a chicken farm and we get a few foxes and rabbits with nightvision and thermal.

If it's a long weekend I'll go to my grandparents and try to get a deer from their farm or do a fox shoot on the neighbours property.

[JimTom]

Hogs and the occasional deer mate.

[Finniss]

Got 6 pigs in the last few weeks. More than I saw last year, so pretty happy. They were mostly nocturnal, light shy and skirted round our property for a year or 2. All daytime action lately.

Been experimenting with different projectiles in the 223.

Next month I'll be down south for a few days chasing deer.

[bigpete]

Animals

[Blr243]

I’m hunting Time off work.. the most elusive creature of all . Then it will b dingoes and pigs. There are two dingoes inside a very good fence in cent q. Already had the invite . Just need time to go do it

[Bugman]

Nothing for a while, a bit cool at present and sometimes raining. Not comfortable at my age. But if I could, it would probably be bunnies, foxes and, if lucky, the odd feral cat.

[fussy]

Fallow.
One today, just a yearling, but freezer now full.

[Wapiti]

Yes, have to thin the fallow out a bit. Around a 100 have to go. Not really passionate about fallow, although they are delightful.
I've put the feelers out for a trusted processor-supplied shooter. It's called "wild caught" venison and is supplied to restaurants mainly.

It's pigs at the moment, sneaking onto bait carcasses from good approach access, taking into account the southwest/westerly winter breezes.

[markg]

Perhaps that's what I should be doing. what if I dropped a goat and left it out would the pigs come? Had a few wrecking parts of our place but I can never catch them. Got a billion goats but they don't trash the paddocks thank god.

[GQshayne]

Perhaps that's what I should be doing. what if I dropped a goat and left it out would the pigs come? Had a few wrecking parts of our place but I can never catch them. Got a billion goats but they don't trash the paddocks thank god.

My experience with pigs, is that when the normal feed is plentiful and to their liking, setting a bait is not as effective as when the feed is hrd to find, ie drought.

But if you have a billion goats, one less is not going to hurt their numbers. Turning one in to pig food can't hurt.

[wrenchman]

Fussy nothing wrong with a yearling and they taste good

[Wapiti]

Perhaps that's what I should be doing. what if I dropped a goat and left it out would the pigs come? Had a few wrecking parts of our place but I can never catch them. Got a billion goats but they don't trash the paddocks thank god.

If you have pigs Mark, a goat carcass will attract them quite enthusiastically. Absolutely.
I reckon that goats and deer bring the pigs on quicker than skips.

If you got millions of goats, ever considered rounding them up for sale? They are a resource animal and as they are such destructive buggers, that's a great thing. Instead of shooting them, you can end up with them being the ticket to a very fat deposit of $$,$$$$ into your account.

You might think, "I don't know how to do that", or haven't the resources, but there are stockmen and agents who will do it for you, even the trucks and the abattoir bookings, for a percentage of the final dressing weights.

Seeing or hearing about huge mobs of goats being bombed up by casual shooters is very strange indeed to me. FFS it's harder to hit beer cans in camp with a .22 that shoot goats. Hunting is about utilising resources, whatever suits the circumstances.