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A fine example of a netting fence better hope @7mmwsm doesn't see it.
Nice photo though.
In all my years of dealing with cows had the first ever experience of one leaping off the top deck whilst loading a truck the other day, dunno what old mate did to upset her so much while he was out of sight up there but straight up and over she went. No broken legs or anything but I hope she doesn't abort her calf as she came down with a hell of a thud and there was no way in hell she was going back near the cattle yards that day
shikes that a bit rough!!!!! normally with dairy cows I do not put the nets over....young stock,beefies of stuff going to works yes..but not normally dairy stock.
Ive got mate to stop in middle of road and I whipped up over back of trailer and snotted cow in middle of trailer who was trying to change pens..... with cattle box trailers sides are just too tall,with the 4 deck sheep n cattle crates the height isnt so much the older gear is shorter still....you just have to be a LOT more careful and if possible put 3 in pen upstairs instead of 4 so they dont rub hips etc on sides.....
all a balancing act.hope your girl is OK....
Righto back into the topic,on way back from pond 3 coons and a rabbit all retrieved by Bo.
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[QUOTE=Dundee;1324343]Righto back into the topic,on way back from pond 3 coons and a rabbit all retrieved by Bo.
I never thought to take the dog to retrieve at night,
what a champ of a mutt
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Mmmmm .. nice pic Trout. Looks exactly like one of our shooting grounds in the McKenzie. Looks like north Kirkliston range that runs up to the top of the Haka valley.
Meant to be there this weekend but snowed/rained off - bummer.
Gully to the left,nick name Haka pass.
Had a large night with a couple of the lads the other week, only around to posting now.
One forty something in there.. Happy farmer :thumbsup:
Late arvo at the Club range setting scope up on Zastava 243, shooting at 45m trying to fudge a 200m zero. Loading the car to leave, I spotted these two taking the late sun across the flat on the fence line (I have landownershooting permission). Nailed one at 105m, one at 98.5..both headshots. First one I hit first shot. Second one I missed the first 3 over the top of it as it moved around..shot that got it carved a channel between its ears
nice eating
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.243 or .223??? good shooting either way...lovely rifle.
1st for this evenings walk
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Cool looking single shot there @rossi.45 what is it?
24 rabbits tonight including this one
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Dont normally use .223 on hares....what the hell, can get ammo cheaper than a 17 HMR at times...,
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Saw a big cat dive into the scrub coming home from shifting stock so raced back and grabbed the 223. Got to the outlook, rabbit squealed for ages stoping and going. Caught him out as he slinked towards me crossing a stock bridge I was waiting for him to use.. Wasn't the big one I saw probably it's offspring.
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Another one for the rabbit destress caller/whistle.
Had a session on Sat evening with twin Tikka T1x 17hmrs.
A mate really liked using mine so he got one for himself and I helped out setting it up. Mounting a scope, zeroing and validating drop to 200 yards.
Then we went out to the orchard to target some pesky rabbits.
Here he is with his first rabbit for the arvo, a neck shot at 150 yards. We spent a couple of hours nailing pests out to 170 yards no problem. He's got a 24x scope on it.
After dark we swapped over to my T1X which I've just put the Pard NV008 back onto, man I almost forgot how effective the IR is, and awesome fun. The rabbits just don't stand a chance.
The T1x, like any modern Tikka may not have the beauty and class of some of the others, but boy oh boy are they accurate and a very effective and easy to use pest eradicator.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...db55183da2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e6c0f13312.jpg
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Euro magpies. Actually these nest raiding corvids have some pretty nice colors. Also have a different call to the kiwi ones. Fell to a 0.177 CZ PCP airrifle.
And 10 of his best friends.
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We’ve pretty much eliminated the mice (only get one or two a week now), but every now and again I’ll get one of these Norway rats. Got to keep the baits fresh, for some reason they just will not take old bait.
This rat is quite a bit heavier than it looks in the picture, the way it has curled with rigor mortis kind of disguises the size of the bloody thing.
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Sunday shot. Juvie maggie
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The Mrs pointed out to me a great big rat going to fro from chook pen to wood shed so I took the easy option and used the 12ga. Not really anything to photo sorry but the young fella will happily take whats left down to "his" eels.
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Slug gun dealt to this one as he paused after visiting the rabbit hutch.
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I was getting cabin fever late in the afternoon so took the new Anschutz/Kahles combo for a walk. 4 from 4 rabbits out to 53yards freehand so was pretty pleased with that.
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Shot a heap of rabbits on a new property (small orchard) this arvo, no pics or video taken, too busy shooting the buggers.
Damn good fun
Couple plovers…..we’ll, a pic of one of them….
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Well done, they are noisy little critters
Especially when you are out on the river having a quiet day flying fishing.
Finally a day off and not bad weather!
Scope back on the 17hmr and zero.
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Nice work! Yep the trigger time pest shooting is always fun, ya mate Brendon is certainly enjoying his T1x 17hmr :thumbsup:
How do you find shooting off the tripod, obviously seems to work. I'm picking it must be alot easier than resting over a fence post, i always struggle to do that.
Yeah i cant shoot freestanding to save myself. First time out with them, quite bulky and solid but makes for a steady shot. Takes longer to set up than trigger sticks but like i say solid. Good for setting up in a stationary spot. Took out 3 in a row from that position and helps to elevate over the longer grass.
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Yestys pests….
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