Welcome @Supertweed there are definitely a few about, they love the local vege gardens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertweed
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Welcome @Supertweed there are definitely a few about, they love the local vege gardens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertweed
Just around Birkenhead, and yup we back on to bush. Quite a big section of bush in a gulley so I think the possum population is quite high
@Frogfeatures Just around Birkenhead, and yup we back on to bush. Quite a big section of bush in a gulley so I think the possum population is quite high
@300CALMAN thanks for the welcome! Yeah loads around, just got the other two (mother and joey last night) too
Thats brilliant - nothing beats a good old Hatsan :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin007
Also, show us how you cook those pigeons upQuote:
Originally Posted by Ronin007
get some traps and trap them to make a bit of beer money?Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertweed
I cut the breasts off a couple, and fried them up, came out quite like steak.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billbob
The rest I just plucked, de-winged and roasted whole after a quick pan-dear. Gotta cook them fast on a high heat so they don't dry out. Not a whole lot of eating on a single bird, but a couple on yer plate would keep you going. Didn't take any photos of the finished product, but will do so next time and add them to the dinner thread.
This guy has a pretty decent method of getting the meat at about the 6:30 mark, which I will try next time, rather than trying to cut off each individual breast.
OK buddy, I’m looking forward to when your cocky mate invites you over to shoot some more flying rats and also some non-flying rats, cause I can’t wait to see how you cook up the latter!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin007
Hmm, you may have a good point. Not ruling it out (especially the way things are going) but yeah rat might be an exceptionQuote:
Originally Posted by Flyblown
This little guy got the fright of his life as he crested the ridgeline ....... took a .17HMR 17gr projectile between the eyes (literally)
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It would appear that there is insufficient space inside it's skull for both a 17gr of .17HMR projectile and it's eyeballs...
As much as I don't dislike cats, I am rarely sad to see a dead feral cat. Good work!
took these this morning with my heavily modified cr600w
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Nice! Certainly satisfying pest control trolling with airguns!Quote:
Originally Posted by Billbob
Easter weekend 2 of our crew went into our station to do a recce of a new area that doesn't get much attention due to the scrub cover and steepness.
Tally was 83 wallaby, 307 rabbits, 1 cat, 5 ferrets, and 6 possums.
Not too shabby for only 2 of us and a howling NW to contend with, which then turned into an E and clag/mist making night shooting pretty much useless.
Also helped with farm wood supply chopping up a number of wind felled trees.
A few rabbits around my stomping ground through the thermal.
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a bit of variety in the bag yesterday
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Jesus that's ridiculousQuote:
Originally Posted by Seventenths
Do you need a hand to shoot them :D
How far South? Happy to drive from Dunedin to help eliminate them :thumbsup:
It's snowing rabbits!Quote:
Originally Posted by Seventenths
Lots of fun coming up there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Seventenths
Meow!
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Woof!
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Weekend at my bro's farm in Mid Canty. Coming back into the yard after helping shift the moo's, and a feral cat popped out from under a silo at just the wrong moment. Set woofer onto it, but meow had outsmarted him, till he ran up a tree... meow was chased out of the tree by the trusty old 12 gauge, much to woofer's delight.
And there they are side by side beside the side by side.
first Rabbits of this evenings walk . .
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1st rabbits with the single barrel shotgun this evening
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Heres a rabbit I shot in the head with the 17 Hornet as it was facing me dead on.
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Enjoyed this especially have to pick them up.
Had a couple to sort out this morning before planting could start [emoji41]
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Mixed bag today, 3 Pukeko shot from 3m - 65m, and a large Hare shot at about 12m on the run after I spooked her. All shot within about 5 mins and all were a single shot taken. Perfection!
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I thought you were supposed to split hares/hairs not rabbits not splitting hairs by that statement am I or I am?Quote:
Originally Posted by GWH
Out doing some pest control in the apple orchard this arvo, my 8 year old is taking quite a shine to my T1x 17hmr.
He was pretty happy with his head shot at 77 yards, thats all we could see above the long grass so i told him to hold rock steady on the centre of its head and he drilled it.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5c7aaacfd9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...840533e3fd.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4e92dbc876.jpg
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Well done young man,look out rabbits.:thumbsup:
Went out with the Mrs on the spotty, knocked 3 possums over with the Gamo .22, this was our first hunt on our block, so pretty pleased with the take 👍 would post a pic but I'm too new! Lol
First retreive on a cat for Bo.Coming home from the pond tonight it got a steel dicipline.
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Well done you two.
Went out for another day of goat culling for Taieri Gorge Railway. Farking cold start to the day, couldn't feel my toes, and wasn't sure I'd be able to make the trigger finger work. But the sun came out, the bullets began to fly, and 114 goats fell over. Bloody good day out, and goat curry for dinner tomorrow night :thumbsup:
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Took the 223 for a walk tonight and castled a shit load, just took a couple of pics for the forum but shot a ton more.
Was trying to use up some lighter factory stuff so I can load some more heavys.
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2nd to last photo.....OH NO theres a big bad man with a gun pointing it at m..........
great to see you are getting to grips with the 223 so well.... rabbits are always a lot of fun.if you can shoot rabbit at hundy,that fallows neck looks just a tiny bit easier at same range (says the man who seems to constantly cock up the shooting bit on fallow) did the 55grn monos group OK for you???
Hi MD yep loving the 223, sorry I haven't tried your loads yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
I have been loading some 69 & 73gr projectiles and still need to trial them so may give yours a go when doing the sight in to see where they go before giving them a go on game.
I got back onto my old spot and the new owner seems a real GC.
Haven't seen any pigs lately but I know he got 7 so that would have thinned them out a bit.
How have you been getting on with your hunting? Have you been out lately?
to busy carting moos around the show. might go for quiet wander on farm over weekend. recheck zeroes etc just because I can..too mentally shattered to feel like doing much ,long days one after the other take their toll.Mentally draining driving when have livestock onboard,have to be so much more aware of whats coming up so have enough time to slow/stop without tipping them all over in the back...
