I want to like this a second time - very suave looking rifle. Love it.
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Got up too late this morning and found one last sun bather. View wasn't too bad though.
Shot 12 pigeons today that are currently living in my neighbour's tree with my 1000 fps. 177 air rifle. Fucking things that they are, shitting all over the place.
Got me thinking about the best calibre for residential pigeon popping - a suppressed .17 Remington. I reckon a 25gr at around 3800 - 4000fps would be perfect!
Hi Dundee
Waikato, Cambridge area. About 4 weeks now with only one 5 hour period of heavy rain. Surprised it hasn't browned over more....speak of the devil...it's actually starting to spit now
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Well Dundee, that green place when I lived in D'Vagas was the rich side of the hill.
cow to the acre country it was called.
Global warming, rubbish, it hasn't change, I left D'Vagas in 80 or 81 or there about.
KH
...where is the rabbit?
Took a bunch of feathers off a magpie today, bit rusty after some enforced time off! Ah well, might get the bugger next time.
holy crap not much left
Woke up this morning to find this in the lounge floor ... my son(6 y/old) explains to me its a Rat ,that our cat "Possum" has caught .
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My cat I had as a kid used to do that all the time and leave them under my bed.
HNY All
First of the year ... HMR @ about 100 yards. Got a couple of others & then the drizzle set in.
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went out last night and got the first bunnies on this block and a few little hares. 15hares/bunnies and 1 possum. Used 10/22 with subs most hares were on the run and needed a couple shots, marlin 22mag up the top of block in the wind didnt have to much luck shooting out 100m with a strong cross wind and used the 223 with m24 torch later on the flats. I need to remember to ask about the cats in the area as there was a few and didnt want to shoot their cat.lol Attachment 33162Attachment 33163
Got this Bugger at 85yards.
Would have got his mate too that came to have a look, but couldn't get the shot off due to uncomfortable position leaning on gate.
Was going to say I think I like this new CZ in 22lr better than my 17hmr, but I bet once I get it threaded and start using it, I'll fall in love with 17hmr again.
What a lovely evening it was yesterday ... not for bunnies though
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2015 Rabbit Talley ....
Sean's Cat "Possum" = 2
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Sean = 0
Mine use to leave them on the door step not good getting the paper in the morning with bare feet, half asleep:P
I don’t like pigeons because they multiply so rapidly and shit on everything - but doves are even worse - they never stop cooing :pissed off:
What we need is one of these guys my B in law in Richmond had a shed full of doves and pigeons until this falcon turned up - he got one every day until he cleaned them out - even smart enough to wait inside their shed until they returned - then moved all round the district
Wish I could hire one to clean up the doves round here - stupid neighbour started with two - they are all over the subdivision now - only good thing is they shit all over her roof ;)
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birds of prey are super cool.
Now the paddock is mowed I'm having a field day with these and plovers
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Took a wander round the Quarry this morning and checked a few traps
Got 4 possums in sentinels, 2 possums in timms, 1 big rat in a DOC250 and one hedgepig in a stoat trap
They don’t get much bait off the sentinels - this poor buggar just got a sniff of GN orange paste :drool:
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There is an extra in this, time out.
Rained hard last night Dundee:thumbsup:, so there was not the movement, also the baits had a wash.
Hoping on a dry spell need to get the hay cut:)
Southland if we get two weeks here, then it's a drought, not enough water:TT TT:
KH
I've been chasing water all day.Had to restart dam syphon at run off. Got float off trough as cows are keeping up with the water,will put it back on about 2200hrs tonight.
Shot one magpie today and missed a pigeon which pissed me off. Teach me for aiming at the eyes.Could of been a racing pigeon as there was only one.
I've seen you drink that much piss in a sitting:)
On this block the stock are drinking close to 40,000l a day, that little $900 solar pump is keeping up, best thing I ever brought, next to my blaser:)
I was burning through 15-20 liters of gas a week thru the little honda pump:(
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Am I in What little pesties did you bowl over today or here and now? not that it matters, just saves me opening another window:)
When I was in Dannyv.. 79 I said they have a man on the moon and no water at the back of the farm, something isn't..:)
KH
I take the rifle everywhere even if checking water supply.;)
Just got @time out stinky tail. Thanks mate:) Dropped straight in the dog tucker freezer and will hand the package over for this years swamp comp.:)
Another magpie the place is looking like a grave site bodies lying here and there.:D
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Those birds are very impressive. There's a video on youtube somewhere of a woman who does Falconry? for the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament every year.. It's pretty amazing every morning before the crowds start arriving she lets her Falcon loose and it scares away / kills any pigeons that are about...
Missed again:ORLY:
Aiming for the eyes and shot below the ears:)
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Was checking the water supply in the paddock at 2.30pm today and noticed a pair of ears poking out of a shallow hollow in the hill 2 feet away from me, lots of long grass, but no enough to hide completely.
With no rifle in hand next best thing was a size 8 foot aimed onto its head, lights out scratch one bunny. Not the most humane way, but effective and it didn't feel a thing, no different than being run over by a car :)