Nice pair of cloves there,black n grey.
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Nice pair of cloves there,black n grey.
Good way to start the morning.
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Good effort, wee snack packs.
No problem cooling the meat down either.
About time I contributed again..
This aussie invader on last light made for number 6 for the afternoon/evening with the 223.
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Nice. I must get back down again soon to chase some of those.
I've seen those on the menu at Ahi (fine dining) in Auckland CBD - have you tried any?
Not sure if that would have been north island Dama wallaby, or south island Bennets wallaby, but either way, yes have eaten southern roo meat in the past. It was mostly edible, but it still always smelt like wallaby. Exceedingly lean too.
There are probably ways to cook it up well, but I leave it on the hill these days. Some people like it for their dogs..
tails make awesome casserole....meat makes good jerky..... steaks are ok... very lean and bland if you take young one.
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Nailed a few rabbits this afternoon but the highlight was this fellow sunning himself.
1st for the evening . . .
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@Moa Hunter when I processed them it was in the middle of a field which was quite muddy. Don't worry, this photo was when I got them home and put them straight onto the chopping board. I gave them a good rinse and clean so they weren't as grubby
So today was an unexpected but successful day. Wife and I had planned to go out to the in-laws place for the day with the main mission for me to sight in my new centrefire. As we were about to leave home I made the last minute decision to take my .22lr along "just in case".
As we were driving out, I was thinking about the group of turkeys that I found after my last recce out to their place a few weekends back. We arrived, drop my wife and kid off and I decided to shoot up the road to speak to the farmer who owns the land where I saw the turkeys. Sure enough, being the good bugger he was he said yep no problem. He told me to hop into his Paloris buggy and took me to where the turkeys were.
15 minutes later of me chasing the mob on foot I managed to knock down two birds with neck shots.
One bird after plucking feathers and gutting came to 4.4kg. The other was 2.9kg. First time plucking and gutting a bird so ended up being a bit if a hack job. Oh well. Looking forward to eating them!
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Had to thread the needle a couple times today. Both magpies to the left of the blue mark.
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Peacocks really know how to be an absolute menace! This mob of 3 cocks and 5 hens stayed on top of the ridge line at 200m with cows behind them for about 45 mins yesterday!
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Driving thru Waioeka gorge on day at work -came around corner and bugger me a 3 year old friesan bull lying on side of road with a broken leg - went down to MOW camp around corner borrowed a 303 and went back and shot him - no sooner done that and a hough came roaring around corner scooped it up and with a big grin from me MOW mate off back to MOW camp - could only have come of a cattle truck
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So they thought they could out-clever me by staying just out of range of the .17. But this time the trebly earned its keep. Casseroles much coming up!
Just for you mate
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What is that on top @Mintie ? Thermal, NV, scope, presumably you are using it in the daytime?
I have been out with a handheld thermal a few times lately in the dark. It seems that the pukekos are often all roosted together in the same tree at night.
It looks to be easy pickings at night if you were chasing them.....
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@Mintie what calibre and speed you shooting through that Edgun? Awesome looking gun.
Thats a Pard SA45LRF Thermal, older tech now but it's footprint suits the rifle perfectly and its still doing the job pretty well! Had it out tonight and head shooting Rats at 25m is a breeze!
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It's currently running a .22 barrel at 14fpe, I have the .177 and .25 barrels for it too but it's a real honey for close range stuff the way it is and I have other Pcp's for longer range stuff.
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One less.
Don't get many of these. Usually get Stoats.
Camp possum vs 73gn ELD-M.
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Did you get the tails for the comp?
An old mate of mine runs a few predator traps in the rural area where he lives. It started 10 years ago when we used to breed and release a few pheasants and he has continued the legacy. He uses mainly some old wooden tunnel traps we made at the time. Catches around 20 ferrets, about 12 stoats and roughly 30 odd feral cats. Incidentally he getas a few cats after Gypsy Day every year when the neighbouring dairy farms have a change of staff.
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Yes I've caught one similar.
It's a seasonal change they go through in the northern hemisphere. They change to white to match their surroundings.
There's a name for it which hopefully one of our resident poms will be able to name for us. @Pengy
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It's called ermine.
Leshiy out getting busy again tonight, bonus Joey too
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Been watching edgun Leshiy on the utube. They seem to be a fantisic pcp. Granted he has a set distance he shoots from, but the results are impressive.
How's it work in the real world mintie? Is it a good all round gun?
Works amazingly in the real world, such a versatile little rifle! In its current configuration any small game out to about 50m is in trouble, if I swap the barrel out and bump the power up that can be stretched out further. I carry it hooked onto a strap (the stock acts like a caribeener) that goes around my neck so it sits under my arm pit, that way your "profile" is more farm worker than hunter. We should catch up some time so you can check it out
Yep they look like pretty awsome guns.
Like to catch up at some time and have a look, but currently have very little time. Maybe in few weeks