Yeah if the area is "TB free" you can sell them to a pet food buyer.
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Yeah if the area is "TB free" you can sell them to a pet food buyer.
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Yes we have had LOTS of joeys of all sizes even out of small skinny females.Quote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
As for any secrets - plenty of pre feed, selecting the right trees on the right runs, setting the trap perfectly (I am working with two of the best trappers I know ;) and maybe even the lunch and smoko I provide. :thumbsup: . It has certainly helped having 3 of us plucking as we often get 3-5 in a row.
We sell our bodies to a local pet food operation but we have to have the paperwork up to date showing that poison hasn't been used in the area.
No photos today - we were too busy plucking all day!!! Bagged another 60 possums although @Mooseman did let one go ��. So far we've plucked 170 with another short day to go. We had planned on picking up most traps today but we're left with about 70 so we'll see what happens. A few injuries to fingers - but the job must get done.
Are you plucking them cold or off the trap..?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Beeman
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Hand plucking straight from the trap after dispatching quicklyQuote:
Originally Posted by tiroatedson
I was gonna say plucking cold..that’s keen. Good stuffQuote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Beeman
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Norinco 1 possom 0
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Toyota now only has 1 possum in there comercial :D
Last day trapping on this line. We plucked 41 today so in total we took 210 in 4 days!!! Not bad for a trio of oldies.:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Beeman
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Been seeing all you possum posts so went out last night armed with the 10/22 and maxtoch and got two fluffy bucks :thumbsup:
Good post Mrs Beeman, hard work , long hours but most rewarding. Nice to have the feet up at home by the fire, no frost to worry about tomorrow.
Entered the Drury School possum hunt again this year with a 4 man team. Possums were hard to find in any numbers. I think when we tallied it up, we shot on approx. 6,000 acres of farm land (mainly dairy farms) over three nights and managed 202 possums. A couple were not allowed due to gut shot or excessive blood, giving as a final of 197. That was good enough to take out second place. The winning team managed 270 in one night! A total of 1110 possums for the comp, and I think the school makes $5 per possum from the buyer, so $5k to the school from an outside source is an excellent result. Credit again to the organisers and sponsors, most of which are local businesses.
Is trapping and poison or just shooting. If it's just shooting that's deeply impressive.Quote:
Originally Posted by hotbarrels
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Shooting only.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
Damn sonQuote:
Originally Posted by hotbarrels
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Here's the arse end of the new Polaris Ute with 37 possums in the tray and another 13 is a seed sack ……
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And the numbers starting to accumulate on the back of the trailer …….
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That is a GREAT idea for a school fundraiser !!
Where do i sign up for next year [emoji106]
A team from NZ Hunting and Shooting??
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Duckseason is over so I took "Bo" for a hunt on the lead,armed with the shotty.Spotted a hare in the headlamp but couldn't see what was behind so we carried on to a set of yards where a coon was seen.Bo was told to sit and didn't flinch when the gun went off. This little fella has only been behind the gun for a week.
Furry gold$$$
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this sow has been making a mess at work for along time,final got her last night.my boss will be happy:)Attachment 90497
An armed tramp looking for deer, ended up in some target practice on a magpie. Needless to say, a 143gn 6.5mm projectile makes short work of a magpie. At 250M it was a little more sporting than the normal backyard magpies.
My mate bemused by this waste of ammo, decided to video it. I'm still waiting for him to upload it.
Looks in good nick.Quote:
Originally Posted by nightshooter
Can't wait to see the vid @quentin
He sent it through. Digital zoom on his phone is not the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
https://bit.ly/2lP7uY6
Got a pigeon for Bo to help with training.
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It's gonna have to be sighted in again after i get it shortened and threaded but i simply couldn't wait! took the new 10/22 out, sighted in, 20 something possums claimed and just shy of a kilo of fur in one night. Bloody happy, was amazed how accurate it was, wasn't sure what to expect.
By crickey you have a bloody good possum block by the sound of it! not much 1080 ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Angus_A
Not that i know of, they ran a trapping program on it years ago but the numbers have bounced back. We've been shooting there every week for months and haven't made a dent.Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
I think it's because the property backs onto an orchard, the kauri plantations seem to be a favourite of theirs too.
Shit that was close!! Spotlighting the pines and a magpie drops one.
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Next shot was from me and it didn't miss.
8 Possums and 1 rabbit down last night, so that was pretty good for us.
Also seen a few more that will have to wait to next time. Highlight was seeing two good size pigs [emoji106]
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longest hit of the day for the .22 VarTarg . . good performance for a .222 class cartridge
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A great day in central, got up at 7am and grabbed a coffee , threw a few softbais and got a lovely little 3 lb Brown Trout , released.
Up onto the farm. 22 only , no heavy hitters.
The hills were moving, just one of those days and I ran out of ammo with 36 shot, big, big healthy rabbits.
i sat a worked a face, one of the rabbits ended up gut shot nd screaming so sat and watched .
Sure enough this tiger turned up but cunning as a shit house rat, I pulled total fluke shot, 80 mtrs running between the rocks and bair.............headshot.......couldn't do it again in another 1000 shots.
For scale that is a full length barrel Norinco with suppressor and the cat is just dumped on the ground and not stretched out.
A beast Tom, I am guessing but 15 to 20 kg of bad arse Moggy.Attachment 91584Attachment 91585
Way to go @viper. Nice shooting. :thumbsup:
Take the win..[emoji106][emoji41]Quote:
Originally Posted by viper
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I shot 3 of these noisey buggers today.Only two in the photo but I thought my young pup would of done a retrieve.More training needed.Attachment 91863
That is the best thing to do with fucking Plovers Dundee.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Good shooting, great to nail those buggers.Quote:
Originally Posted by viper
As for weight, you're a tad optimistic. The biggest breed ( Maine Coon) generally only reaches 12kg.
That maybe so but heres proof that some wild cats do indeed get bigger than 12kgs !!Quote:
Originally Posted by 6x47
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This one didn't have the abundance of rabbits to feast on that viper's one did. So I'm picking its totally possible that it could have cracked the 15kg mark.
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I remember when these were rare.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
My uncle hatched out some when he working on a farm on the Crown Range.
Would've been in the 70s.
They are pretty neat for impressing the kids/grandchildren when they have hatched young.
If you don't take your eyes of the chicks can walk right up to them when they play doggo.
You can pick them up show them to the kids when you let them go the adults come back and pick them up.
Fuck off I was Optimistic, I picked it up and have a pretty good idea. Hate to point one glaring fault out....................... it's feral not some lap cat out of the cat breeders bible.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6x47
Shit changes in the wild mate.
The Aussie's have some bloody amazing photos of huge feral catsQuote:
Originally Posted by viper
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