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Your efforts are paying off. Bastard rats.
Decent weekend away with the Family.
Smacked with the .17 marlin
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Early morning Hare in the heavy frost.
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Was probably out to try and thaw out its ass and you go and do that haha
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SS ,
Good to see your kids involved , whats their age , my boy is 4 1/2 & he had his 1st aided shoot when he was 3 , a bit too young to hold the cutdown 22 totally by him self , but will get him back on the rifle soon , just need to put a front sling point in , so I can put a cheap bipod up front , then all he needs to do is support the back .
Going to get him some things to wear on the farm , camo jacket , trou etc , and show him basic stuff , light fires , cook stuff etc , both my boy & girl 3 , know what happens on the farm , Daddy kills stuff , either as pests or to eat .
When at home , all the meat on the table they eat ,I tell them what animal it is , ie Pig , Cow , Chicken/bird , or Shawn the sheep , instead of Pork , Beef , Mutton , and I tell them all animals are TASTY as they are made of MEAT , they are under NO ILLUSIONs as too where MEAT comes from .
Later Chris
57 roos last night.. well off track and playing in the spaniard again. Managed to drop a few at 400 yards too, before we got the torches out. :thumbsup:
Starting to wonder just how much longer my 223 barrel will last..
They're 8 and 11.
Eldest boy is a decent shot now and that is thanks to the .17 being super accurate and having no recoil so there is no flinch.
I reckon the truth about animals is important from a young age so they learn to try new things on the table.
They are silly keen on hunting now so a .223 has been purchased so they can move up the ranks!
Hey Dundee - other than my lawn grass - what do you think he might like to eat - do they like carrots?
Just as well my time doesn't cost anything and I had a bit of No 8 wire - but it was a bit of a challenge to get it working - you might need to provide specifications ;)
Just need some netting and will be good to go
Little shit is digging holes in the lawn, looking through the ranch slider and hiding under the barbeque cover :chop:
Cats are too well fed round here
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try silver beat time out. Have you got a slug gun?
SS ,
The 223 is a very good choice for them at their current age , maybe look at a CZ527 as the rifle is small & scaled down to the calibre in hte case of the 223 , and also run with a can like your 17 , KEEP their eyes in GOOD shape .
Mate, I secured a Heavy barrel .223 I know that sounds a bit strange when you consider how small they are!
The reasoning is this...I wan them to learn how to shoot prone as it takes a bit of time to get set up and settled in behind the rifle. I have been making them head shoot Vermin that we sneak up on so they have time to do so.
When they get a bit stronger I can get them a CZ or Tikka super light or something along those lines... But also I have a Manners stocked 6.5 Rem 700 and the .223 is in an XLR Chassis so we will swap Stocks when I think they are ready for the bigger stock.
We've been making steady and definite progress on them.. gives a real sense of satisfaction to cover ground you would have previously shot 20-30 off and being lucky to now see even 1 or 2.
They'll always be around though, we'll never be able to get rid of them all.. Won't stop me trying though!
Another 6 goats this morning. These two were taken with the SKS at 5m. A couple of minutes later 4 more were taken at 50-70m. 3 by the old man on his Swede, and one by the SKS. Freezer full again.
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I meant to say , keep their EARS in good shape , Opps , anyway today dropped a rabbit at 155yds , head shot , Sh%$ , the 40gr Vmax at 3000fps , just split his head into 2 parts , like a bloody great meat cleaver , very impressive , and he's going into the crockpot tomorrow morning .
Later Chris
I thought so mate! I would love to shoot the 40 grain pills but it's a 9 twist so more likely it will love the 55's. I need to learn how to reload so I may give the 53 v max a whirl.
Mid winter bonus.
A neighbor rang on monday night to say there were too many deer eating his grass. Do you want some fallow meat ?( stupid question ) Then I got the conditions bring a gun thats not too loud but good for 100 yd shots. Can you shoot them in the head or neck I dont want any wounded ones running around or too much meat damage. I want 2 you can have the others but can you remove all the guts from the property. I was ok with that and went there tuesday night with the mod 70 Winchester bull barrel .222 and shot a doe between the eyes at 80 yds just before it got too dark . He was happy with that and told me he wasnt going to be home wednesday but I was welcome to have another crack and I did.
All head shot just as the man wanted.
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Only 5 of these pests on the run off now. This one was shot with .270 @ 200 yards.:)
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They don't belong on a dairy farm run off.:thumbsup:
2 maggies and a plover today.;)
This spotlight is awesome;)
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Dog tucker freezer is full now.:)
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Shot two maggies at 100mtres with the .22 rifle.First shot was a head shot:thumbsup:
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Second shot was in a neighbours property,never retrieved that one:ORLY:
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More maggies out the kitchen window:)
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Snuck the .22 off the quad and nailed it from the porch.:)
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I got another magpie yesterday but didn't take a pic as you know what they look like and its was the 22 this time so didn't cut it in half like the hmr can
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Counted a mob of 22 maggies on the top boundary so set traps again. Two today already.:)
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Theres enough starlings for that.The maggies are shitting on the fence switches shorting them out. 3 today and will check the traps again tonight when I check the moos.
26 bunnies and a couple of roos this afternoon..
Only shot one roo, but it turned into a twofer. The first photo is a bit deceptive.. they're monumentally ugly things to look at.
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Ha!
Neither. It's probably the knowing look it's giving us in the first picture then the "sleepy" look in pic two that does it! Would be much easier to handle if it was just picture 2... yes. I'm a pussy. *meeoow*
Got a permit from the ranger to thin out pukekos at a mates pace with rifles, got three only unfortunately as they wised up pretty quick. Only about fourty to go
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another magpie and a satan bird this morning with the hmr.
the satan bird was literally cut in half just below where the wings attach with one wing still attached by just a thread. I shot the magpie face on and from below. pill entered just below the breast and basically removed it's guts and all back flesh and feathers. the hmr is devastating
What rounds are you using there Smidey?
Sounds like the hollow points.... they make the mess.
What's a satan bird? Mynah? I hate those bloody things, raro especially is infested with them! I've half a mind to take a couple of .177 air rifles over next visit so the local kids can start thinning them out!