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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    Heard the hissing late evening two nights ago, could not be bothered, too cold, too late. Apple tree Nek Morning...

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    Hey @Cordite have you shot the goat that savaged your apple tree yet, or are you related to @Blisters ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moa Hunter View Post
    Hey @Cordite have you shot the goat that savaged your apple tree yet, or are you related to @Blisters ?
    Thanks for reminder Moa Hunter. Definitely possum. Getting home tonight, will be airgun rather than .22RF as urban. My unsilenced CO2 Crosman Ratcatcher .22 is louder than my JW15 with factory small silencer and CCI subsonics, but its short effective range is safer (and if trouble, not an evil firearm) so I'm adding a suppressor. Then just wait. Can't look for trouble beyond own garden.

    As for if I'm a relation of @Blisters, can't say for absolutely sure.

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    out this weekend, deer within 200m of farmhouse and wife wants to get her first. we are going to sit next to the house and shoot them off the bbq table
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cordite View Post
    Thanks for reminder Moa Hunter. Definitely possum. Getting home tonight, will be airgun rather than .22RF as urban. My unsilenced CO2 Crosman Ratcatcher .22 is louder than my JW15 with factory small silencer and CCI subsonics, but its short effective range is safer (and if trouble, not an evil firearm) so I'm adding a suppressor. Then just wait. Can't look for trouble beyond own garden.

    As for if I'm a relation of @Blisters, can't say for absolutely sure.
    It is very unusual for a possum to bark chew an apple or even to use an apple for territorial bite marking. They chew the Crack Willows from the end of the month and right now they will be eating pine tree cone buds. Looks like the apple is a Bramley or Peasgood Nonesuch or similar ?. We will know if you are related to blisters if you don't produce the possum.
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    He should be ashamed, owning an apple tree with such a great name peasegood nonsuch and letting it get into that state. Our one is better pruned. It produces huge apples hence the name but honestly they are not that great.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    He should be ashamed, owning an apple tree with such a great name peasegood nonsuch and letting it get into that state. Our one is better pruned. It produces huge apples hence the name but honestly they are not that great.
    Yes but they are a cooker Marty H, renowned for breaking down into a light fluffy pulp, to be eaten with cream and custard or in little pastry cases. That is if it is actually PGNS, cordite hasn't confirmed

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    Rookie move, i forgot the bloody bipod tonight. Having to take the pack off to rest over it slowed me up alot.

    Steady enough and didn't have a miss, it was just slower than normal once spotting a target. Which caused a few lost opportunities.

    Any rabbits still left on this property are now nervous as hell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GWH View Post
    Rookie move, i forgot the bloody bipod tonight. Having to take the pack off to rest over it slowed me up alot.

    Steady enough and didn't have a miss, it was just slower than normal once spotting a target. Which caused a few lost opportunities.

    Any rabbits still left on this property are now nervous as hell.

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    Looks like you are setup for the apple eating tree bear, can't blame the rabbit for the pruning GWH.

    Good to see that you are on night call again.
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    Got this cat this arvo, close shot at 15m with the .223. One down 3 more to go that are the same colour running around this one forestry block.

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    Knocked over another 8 goats afterwards , makes about 40 shot this month in the newly planted stand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NZ32 View Post
    Got this cat this arvo, close shot at 15m with the .223. One down 3 more to go that are the same colour running around this one forestry block.

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    Knocked over another 8 goats afterwards , makes about 40 shot this month in the newly planted stand.
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    Went out with a couple lads I've never shot with, on a new farm looking for hares and bunnies. They were all using shotguns.....and rather poorly at that re afirmed my love for my new 17 showed them how to shoot hares the easy way from 150 yards away
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannyb View Post
    Went out with a couple lads I've never shot with, on a new farm looking for hares and bunnies. They were all using shotguns.....and rather poorly at that re afirmed my love for my new 17 showed them how to shoot hares the easy way from 150 yards away
    Wasnt long ago i was showing you how its done that way
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    Closer shot this time 60 yard.
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    Between the trees jackpot!
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    Oh well no photos so i know you fellas will say it didn't happen.....

    Had a big walk about last night. Really nice night on the hill, big moon and mild. Short sleeves for me while beating the feet.

    5 possums and a couple of bunnies taken with more seen - heaps of fun
    @dannyb this quote is fitting today...

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    re afirmed my love for my new 17 showed them how to shoot hares the easy way from 150 yards away
    We spotted a possum in the very top of a pine tree last night, we were looking down at it from a ridge. Not sure of distance but 120+

    The .17 sent it somersaulting backwards from the top - Awesome





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    We will not speak of yesterday again

    Yesterday can not be spoken about, took the 233 out for a walk again today to see if I could hit something! It's not like Dundee's place the live stock doesn't recover quickly around here and it's like hens teeth at this time of year.
    Nevertheless manage with my son to at least fined four with teeth.
    It felt good just to get out with the rifle and stretch barrel and legs.
    It wasn't a perfect hunt 🙄 but for those who are thinking modular! at least mine went for a walk, Just saying ⛺🚶😁.
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