What did you do today?

[bigrich]

Made arrows. Got kit ready for 4 days away pig and goat hunting. Got windows measured up to be replaced. Took the missus to the layers. Got blood taken.

good luck on your hunting trip pete

[bigpete]

Made arrows. Got kit ready for 4 days away pig and goat hunting. Got windows measured up to be replaced. Took the missus to the layers. Got blood taken.

good luck on your hunting trip pete

Cheers

[Wapiti]

I came back on the tractor this morning and just had to smile, these two old Red stags are staring at a young 12-point stag in this birthing paddock and his mate, Ghost, one of the new Wapiti bulls we just brought in.

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The older ones lose their antlers before the younger ones. They are fun to look for to hang in the workshop shed, it makes for a great man cave.
These troublemakers are both 6 years old this Christmas, one was 14 points, one 16, but very large antlers. That's why I'm bringing in better blood to get the points up, these are from the old Bris valley stock, not that great.

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They make me laugh. During the rut, they fight, but when the antlers drop, they are mates.

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They are looking for Ghost, who is three years old this Chrissy. As a full-blood Montana Rocky Bull, he's already over a foot taller than the old red boys are. He will end up nearly twice their weight. He's away from the others because I'm trying to quieten him down.

[bladeracer]

I came back on the tractor this morning and just had to smile, these two old Red stags are staring at a young 12-point stag in this birthing paddock and his mate, Ghost, one of the new Wapiti bulls we just brought in.

Boys1.jpg

The older ones lose their antlers before the younger ones. They are fun to look for to hang in the workshop shed, it makes for a great man cave.
These troublemakers are both 6 years old this Christmas, one was 14 points, one 16, but very large antlers. That's why I'm bringing in better blood to get the points up, these are from the old Bris valley stock, not that great.

Boys2.jpg

They make me laugh. During the rut, they fight, but when the antlers drop, they are mates.

Ghost.jpg

They are looking for Ghost, who is three years old this Chrissy. As a full-blood Montana Rocky Bull, he's already over a foot taller than the old red boys are. He will end up nearly twice their weight. He's away from the others because I'm trying to quieten him down.

Photos really don't do justice to the beauty of those beasts in the flesh.

[bladeracer]

Finally got an application into WA Firearms for a temporary permit to take my toys to Perth for the Cowboy WA state titles in a couple weeks. Also got the entry form in.

Tonight I'm helping with a Scout group come-and-try day at a pistol club.

[Wapiti]

Are there still scouts? That's unreal mate, you helping them get into shooting. I have no idea how you do all that much stuff.

[bladeracer]

Are there still scouts? That's unreal mate, you helping them get into shooting. I have no idea how you do all that much stuff.

Rose's mum was a Guide leader for more than fifty years, and Rose's brother's kids are still involved with Scouts, Rovers and Venturers. This one is for a pistol club an hour from me. I'd like to get the local Scout groups, Guides, Rovers, Venturers, Army and Air Force Cadets coming in to try shooting as well.

I have no idea how it all seems to happen either I'm having my grandson drive me to his TAFE this morning to put another half-hour on his log, then I'm into the club to shoot a Standard Pistol match at 1200 with a mate. From there back to TAFE to pick him up so he can drive us to Pakenham to have a driving lesson with a Cowboy shooter. While he does that I'll go to another club to pick up ammo and targets for our club, then go back to collect him. Then back to the other club for the Scout thing, which starts at 1830. If they play for only two hours I won't be home before 2130 at best.

[Wapiti]

Yeah I was in the scouts too, because as a kid my best mate was in, and his dad was "Wiraki", a scout leader.
Actually it was his dad that gave me a Stirling model 20 semi-auto 22 for looking after their place at Easter once. That kind of thing was legal once.
They had camps at some graziers places in the Fassifern Valley and Flinders Peak, and as our family was pretty busted money-wise, that was like gold to me, camping and learning to make stuff. Playing Bedlam and real rough rugby-league.

I actually thought the scouts has dissolved, what with the wierdos that prey on kids who the law protects instead of executes. I think that might be because the judges are that way as well. Great to hear that you take the time to do what you do, those scouts must absolutely love it.

[bigpete]

Drove 5 hours,set up camp,walked 3km looking for goats,had a mob walk almost into camp just before dusk....

[bladeracer]

Yeah I was in the scouts too, because as a kid my best mate was in, and his dad was "Wiraki", a scout leader.
Actually it was his dad that gave me a Stirling model 20 semi-auto 22 for looking after their place at Easter once. That kind of thing was legal once.
They had camps at some graziers places in the Fassifern Valley and Flinders Peak, and as our family was pretty busted money-wise, that was like gold to me, camping and learning to make stuff. Playing Bedlam and real rough rugby-league.

I actually thought the scouts has dissolved, what with the wierdos that prey on kids who the law protects instead of executes. I think that might be because the judges are that way as well. Great to hear that you take the time to do what you do, those scouts must absolutely love it.

It was a fun night, very enjoyable. Younger than I expected, apparently Scouts are eleven to fifteen, but you need to be twelve here to handle firearms. We had seventeen kids, and about half a dozen leaders that also had a shot. The range luckily has eighteen target frames so we pushed all the kids through in one squad, with a shooter supervising each one. We supplied our own pistols, the club supplied the ammo. I don't know if there was any cost to the Scouts. I felt that the young bloke I had might enjoy a combat pistol over a match pistol so I had him use the 1911A1 with .22 conversion and I reckon he enjoyed himself. Some of the kids were very good and I hope they eventually get into pistol shooting. I got home right on 2130.

I did three years of Army Cadets, and I wish I could get my grandkids into it as well. We were discussing it at the club yesterday. You can often tell in just a few minutes when a kid has been through some sort of training - Scouts, Cadets and such, just by how they stand and how they address people. We need a lot more of it I think. I contacted the local unit about six weeks ago and got no response.

[Wapiti]

That's great to know there are people who go to the trouble you go to mate to keep shooting interest up.

Imagine if we had a country like the US, with their Civilian Marksmanship Program?
Where they actually refurbish M1 Garands, and actually new ones too, and make them available to shooters? And about now, all these (prior considered machine-guns), real original M14's, are being made available too as permanently-converted semi-autos?
And then I am reminded of the parasites we have destroying every right we have in this country, while the "little people" are desperately trying to keep things bearable.