Chronos wrote:Sit and watch them for a while and try and learn something, not allowed to spotlight deer in NSW
Chronos
pomemax wrote:So if i read this thread right in Queensland you can spotlight deer on private land and only need your shooting licence. is that right ?
weired the laws beteeen states how they differ in NSW you cant spotlight as Chronos said and you need a game licence .
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/content/hunti ... can-i-hunt .
This could be dangerous if your hunting interstate
5Tom wrote:waving the rifle around in the car isn't a good idea lol.
<<Genesis93>> wrote:WHY do you insist of confusing the matter by referring to NSW and pasting NSW regs??? Did the OP query NSW? is he from there? If you move your eyes over to beneath the avatar it say Queensland.... which is not NSW.
Yes, differing regs could be an issue if you're moving from state to state... but most people are able to quickly work out the laws of the respective lands...
thanks for your co-operation
Die Judicii wrote:Regardless of state laws, I personally would never hunt deer under a light (unless it was purely for culling / destruction purposes)
Deer are generally quite dumb under lights, and that is just plain unsportsmanlike to do so. (my two bobs worth)
I think the minimum recommended caliber for roos is or was somewhere around .243 or 22/250
I don't think the .222 actually made the list.
It may have changed as it was several years ago when I last checked.
Die Judicii wrote:Regardless of state laws, I personally would never hunt deer under a light (unless it was purely for culling / destruction purposes)
Deer are generally quite dumb under lights, and that is just plain unsportsmanlike to do so. (my two bobs worth)
I think the minimum recommended caliber for roos is or was somewhere around .243 or 22/250
I don't think the .222 actually made the list.
It may have changed as it was several years ago when I last checked.
RoginaJack wrote:well 5TOM, You've confused me as to where the 243/30 actually was. In the 1st post it was in the boot and next post the rifles were between my feet. What is a .243/30 and 91/30 anyway?
I think you may be mistaken as to the legality of using a 22LR on the larger Roo species. See the following code of practice:-
http://bawp.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2 ... labies.pdf
AND
https://www.environment.gov.au/node/16657#fir
Cheers.
I had my Lithgow LA101 .22LR with me in the front, my Tikka T3 .243 and Mosin Nagant 91/30 in the boot.
Well then, I guess rules are rules but I think a well placed shot to the brain did the same job.
Anyway, this thread was about Deer and what to do once they've been startled...
RoginaJack wrote:PS. What you think is unimportant; it's what the rules and regulations state that are important.
<<Genesis93>> wrote:...then brag about it here and show us the pics
Bosbefok wrote:In my spotlighting experience, animals are stunned/blinded by the bright light shining into their eyes. They tend not to move. We used to creep around blinded rabbits and dispatch them with a .410 in my youth. The closer you got the bigger the backflip. If you spot the animal and then take the spotlight off of them, they regain their sight and retreat. In my opinion hunting under spotlight is not hunting but rather shooting and should be reserved for pests only. Not really a fair chase.
WayneO wrote:Bosbefok wrote:In my spotlighting experience, animals are stunned/blinded by the bright light shining into their eyes. They tend not to move. We used to creep around blinded rabbits and dispatch them with a .410 in my youth. The closer you got the bigger the backflip. If you spot the animal and then take the spotlight off of them, they regain their sight and retreat. In my opinion hunting under spotlight is not hunting but rather shooting and should be reserved for pests only. Not really a fair chase.
Ek moet sê ek stem saam met jou.
Except when you have to cull, that's another ball game all together.