Great to see Kiwi-Hunter - hunting these bastard bird killers is very satisfying :cool:
Even Maggie is into it in her back yard - looks like we might see more trapping
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Great to see Kiwi-Hunter - hunting these bastard bird killers is very satisfying :cool:
Even Maggie is into it in her back yard - looks like we might see more trapping
Traps, 1080, 'vital to save kiwi' | Stuff.co.nz
Have the youngest boy home for Christmas so it was a good time for a Boys day out before the seasonal madness begins.
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Cheers
Pete
Got the pair of sparrows that were nesting in the wall of the cowshed with .22 bird shot. And the cows didn't even shit.:thumbsup:
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Tagged this little fella this afternoon.
Looks like a fat doe Ryan:thumbsup:
Got the young rats mother also picked up a extra poss.
KH
Had a good night tonight on the hares, really steetched the 22250 and 53 vmax's. Shot 10 hares furtherest shot 590y, shot 3 others at 510y an a couple at mid 400's. A hare is not a big target to see even on 25x. Bloody good fun though.
Great stuff, the 22-250 and 53 vmax's what powder and how many gains?
I am about to try some 50gn and Will look at the 53's.
KH
Current load is 37.5 of 2208.
Good size rat KH
Those Snap-E rat traps look pretty effective - what are you using for bait in the possum trap?
Not many pesties to show today - possums have gone off my peanut butter
I put out about 5kg of rat bait and 1kg of possum bait today - need to make sure they have plenty for Xmas
This buggar looked like he was run over by a truck - a DOC250 :omg:
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Decked another tomcat this arvo...[emoji106]
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Hi time out
I am just about to head out for a night shot, just a walk around about 240 ac.
shot more poss last night not to much in the rabbit department.
I just educated them that I can't shoot some nights:)
waiting on these shooting sticks to arrive, sat and shot a bit was the only way I could hold the rifle.
The Snap traps are brittle I have found some times the odd one doesn't trigger and sometimes the odd one brakes.
The best rat trap is a fen:) I have no ground birds where I am.
The Doc200 are a hit and miss can't seem to get the rats in them, the odd one but mostly all rats have been snap trapped.
I have near to 80 bait stations for rats 30 possum masters, 40+ leg holds, 15 doc 200 20 rat traps.
They liked possum paste (Goodnature) so much that I feed it to every thing:) better than peanut butter! it has never worked for me.
Big write ups about it, what may work somewhere else hasn't work here.
The bait for the possum masters is a serial bait cinnamon scented.
The last two months the bait take is very small, I think it's the spring flush and to much to eat or the ones that are left are bait shy.
The camera has shown me both trap shy and bait shy.
I have see them avoid a trap for over 3 months ,then just had a metal block, it doesn't have that problem now:thumbsup:
KH
You are a legend Kiwi-Hunter :thumbsup:- that is an amazing pest control operation - I am sure that the team at Predator Free NZ would love to hear from you - they are trying to see the big picture of what is going on around NZ -
Predator Free NZ
I haven’t tried the Snap-E Traps but was told about them by Judy Gilbert who is running a 750ha control program on Great Barrier Island - they operate about 5000 stations - half trap and half bait - an amazing operation and their birdlife is wonderful - flocks of 100+ Kereru
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I tried a couple of Fen traps but found them difficult to set so have stuck with Victor Pro traps in stoat boxes - haven’t had much luck with stoats but they get rats
Running a few DOC250s as we have stoats and ferrets - but just getting rats so far - a bait issue I think
I might give the GN bait a try on the Sentinel and Timms traps - just stopped catching them but I suspect they may be trap or bait shy
Cats are my next challenge - saw a couple on an evening walk a couple of days back - can’t use a rifle in the community reserve so will have to be a few cages
All an interesting challenge
Keep up the feedback on predator control - I hope more hunters get into it
Smoked heaps of possums last night out spotlighting, not a single shot fired just some fancy 32 inch tyre work ;)
I found that as well Gibo
All the possums were on the ground, only one was .500 off ground level sitting on a stump. A tyre would have got him.:)
I pluck most of what I get, it off sets some costs..
KH
I shot my first rabbit 57 yrs ago on our xmas holidays at lake Taupo with this rifle and in the past 7 days got 18 with 18 shots. I dont think I need a new 22 just yet.
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Great to see:)
I find it's not the rifle, it's the optics as I get older on that format you have there:)
KH
18 rabbits, 2 hares, 2 magies and this little sucker.Attachment 32446 tTaupo is how it should be this eveningAttachment 32447 Attachment 32450
These are my pesties for today a bunch of turkeys under orders from landowner I was and I could but oblige him.http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...717168cfbc.jpg
I was using my new toy that I shouted myself on Christmas Eve . I have lusted after one for years after my uncle had one and finally after about 28 years the stars all aligned and I get one.
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I got itchy feet late this arvo - so went for a walk round some bush and pines - checked seven Sentinel traps and found five possums that didn’t enjoy their Xmas peanut butter :omg:
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It's my 8 yr olds first rabbit shot during the Arohena School hunt. 'I didn't know what I was aiming at so I just shot' good onya sonhttp://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...0ca809fa47.jpg
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And here's my wife with a couple of possums that she shot with her marlin 17 hmr suppressed.http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...4a66740dab.jpg
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Good skills:thumbsup:
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There are yucky ants on my lawn, hence the gumboots [emoji4]
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Congratulations on your sons first rabbit, but I would be seriously worried about the attitude.
That is how people end up getting shot.
All fun and games when shooting at rabbits in a safe environment but if you carry that over to bush stalking for bigger game when he is older it is a recipe for disaster.
As what part of the rabbit he was aiming at. There was only one rabbit there safe background excited to be out with I wouldn't do shit that wasn't safe
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Typo 'out with dad'
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Fucken web aye all jump too conclusions:) One magpie for me today:)
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Between half 12 and half 1, they're gettin lazy around here...
@tiroatedson, I am not suggesting that what you did was dangerous or unsafe. What i am saying is that your son (from an early age) should be taught that it is imperative that he identifies what PART of an animal he is shooting at. Not only from a safety point of view but also to insure a humane, clean kill on game.
It is all part of POSITIVELY IDENTIFYING YOU TARGET.
Went out for another bomb up on some hares last night. Managed my longest shot on a rabbit at 547 yards, didn't get it on camera as my bloody battery went flat after shooting the first few critters.
547 yard rabbit (excuse the pose, a bit of a mess even at this range)
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365 yard Hare
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