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My 16yr old was keen to come out with me this week. We got 13 bunnies and 2 hedgehogs. She shot her first one at 103m with the 223.
Those I shot with the 22 we recovered the back straps and made up rabbit nuggest for dinner. Needless to say, she loved being out on the farm and the farmer was happy.
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Did you make any hedgehog nuggets?
A story with pictures - stayed overnight for a change - nice to see the later evening and early morning activity around the property
Spoilt for choices this morning - rabbit on the drive outside the front door - I needed a bucket of trap bait but also needed to clean up some more magpies up the back - so left the rabbit
Up the back - several roosters rising without a tail - they look ungainly - magpies squawking but they saw me first and three took off for safer ground
Couple of Pheasant walking along the bushline - scruffy rooster - not a patch on what he looked like a couple of months back
Half a dozen rabbits feeding amongst the willow weed - two hits - wish this bolt action was semi-auto - Cruz carted one back to the shed
Having breakfast and the silly rabbit comes out and sits on the driveway again - so pinged him out the ranchslider - Cruz charges off to fetch it back
So three rabbits to break up with a sharp axe for trap bait
The fruit pickers are safer now there are less magpies - it’s pretty easy to find them in the Puriri trees - fat and happy - they don’t fly much - just climb around on branches and drop fruit on me - I just need to get the last few magpies and they will be safe
On the driveway - lucky first time
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Scruffy hen
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Real scruffy rooster - lost his tail
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These two made a bad mistake
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Two down
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Bad mistake coming out on the drive again
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Fruit picking Kereru
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Puriri fruit
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We shot too. I just split them like kina and eat the tasty bits raw ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Guypie
AndrewH and I dealt to about a dozen or so pesky goats Up at Puhoi this morning.
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Took these last night they were followed by another 22 after dark. First time out with the new Maxtoch:thumbsup:
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Took my son for a walk on a mates farm and he got his first face to face with a possum.....it went better for him than it did for the possum.
Tonight's kill..
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Been whittling away over the last month at the rabbits living under the neighbour's woodshed and digging holes in her back lawn.. Considering she's around 90, this isn't a good thing for her.
When I started, I guessed there to be around half a dozen. Current tally is 9 confirmed kills, with at least 4-5 still to go. Mostly pretty small ones though. Shoot a few, then give them a week or so to relax..
Nice way to kill 20 minutes of an evening though, popping up to the end of the road for a look.
3 sheep for house muttons all at 40-50 yards all single shot to head with 7.62x39mm subsonic cast load. down like lead balloons.
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Nice weekend. I met John Worthinton at Queenstown markets and got to see some of the stunning knives he makes, a real talent and nice bloke.
Always good to meet a forum member and put a face to a name.
two walks this weekend, 58 shot. Found my sons CZ mag works perfectly in the JW. Got my hands on a brick of Fiocchi subs, seems like good stuff, accurate and effective.
Sorry about the blood photo but that smart arse was 40 mtrs out with just ears and eyes peeking out from his hole.
viper,try some winchester 42grn powerpoint subs through it...mine loves them above all others and they kill good too.
I think I need to come visit.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossi.45
95-odd rabbits and a couple of hedgehogs tonight with the A17 and Thermal getup. Interesting shooting with a gale nor-west and the odd downpour, shooting from a truck makes it much more manageable. There's no hiding from the thermal..
The way some of those hits show up through the thermal is a bit eye-opening at times. Hot matter everywhere.. :O_O:
What thermal are you using?Quote:
Originally Posted by StrikerNZ
Pulsar Apex XD50. Seriously impressive bit of kit, although I don't think I could shell out the $7k for one... luckily this one belongs to someone else, I just get to shoot things with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by hotbarrels
like this? very impressive :)Quote:
Originally Posted by StrikerNZ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA2ePTCbQcw
cheaper
https://www.amazon.com/Pulsar-Apex-X.../dp/B00P45CJZA
Yep, like that vid or this one, particularly from after the 1min 15s mark- https://vimeo.com/166310851 (not me shooting, but some of the same country and suspects..)
Or in fact this video, being the exact same rig - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2ddXVnMn5s
They can still hide behind tussocks and long grass, but if there's anything directly visible, it'll get the highlighter treatment.
so the idea of a pest free environment in the future is only a few $5K to $7K scopes away :)
Out with @mudgripz and another mate last night to knock over a few pests on a farm. Bit challenging with the high winds but the shooting in the more sheltered areas was good. We accounted for 30 critters, mainly hares and rabbits but I did nail 1 cat.
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One rabbit was absolutely smashed. Inside the skin was basically just the spine, nothing else. A slit top and bottom with the spine and nothing! :O_O:
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Went to check the zero on my 7mm08ai with 160gr Tipped Matchkings and these two made the mistake of coming to watch.
A quick range - 381yds - dial 1.3mils
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The zero looks rough enough to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by wsm junkie
longest shots of the day . . .
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Out yesterday in Central with the old man. 70 odd between us plus a cat. He shot two pure white rabbits with consecutive shots. Haven't seen bugger all whites before. Not an ideal gene for them to have, they stand out like dogs balls :pacman: Plenty of young ones running around.
Tried out some CCI Stingers today on my zero for 42gr subsonic winchesters. For all the hot air and bluster they werent killing them any deader than the subs. Might put the bipod on and try them out a bit further. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b32435a285.jpg
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Originally Posted by JasonW
They work better than subs on harder critters I find, like possums
It would be nice to see a white rabbit if you get another one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowgrass
Might be the go on cats, shot one at 8 metres in the chest and still made it 90 metres to the fenceline. It was stalking up on me when I was trying to call in a couple up the hill with squeaks, saw it pop up in the grass and wound the scope down and there was a puff of fur and movement as soon as my finger hit the trigger. Sure it was a good shot but just didnt put it down.Quote:
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One the old man sent through.Quote:
Originally Posted by bully
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Quiet stroll this avo, hot as, but been painting all day so needed a break. 14 rabbits and one hare with the 17 HMR and scored another place to clean up the rabbits, bought some Hi Tech hiking shoes for this type of shooting really good to wear and light $139 less 40%!
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Took the back straps for the BBQ
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Nice hare
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Pines on the hill
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Very light coloured
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Albino or just white?Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowgrass
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Two magpies with the ole pump action 22 today
Just white. Didn't check the other one.Quote:
Originally Posted by smidey
Albino would have pink eyes. I can't make it out from the picture.Quote:
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thanks you for share!
Are rabbits with yellow flecks through their liver safe to dog tucker or best left out for the hawks? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fc983ba888.jpg
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White hard cysts in liver mean coccidiosis which can be killed by ten days in freezer. I don't think it's a problem for dogs but I've always left'em for the hawks so there is no spreading it around.Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonW
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Dont know if the classify as little, but "miss piggy" helped catch these
Put the boot in but I think the bait did the trick.
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3x magpies , 2 at just over hundred yds , but one at a very short 70yds , the little 40gr vmax from the Hornet , blew him into 2 pieces , body & one wing , and a wing , and a pile of feathers .
