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    Back in the hills after a couple of months off

    Haven't been in the hills for a couple of months due to ute being written off, offshore work, ducks and poor weather. The forecast was looking good for a few days, so loaded a "lightweght winter pack" with enough gear for a couple of nights and set off on Saturday morning. Last thing the wife said was "no more venison, the freezer is full. But we can always make room for bacon". Anyway, off I went.

    Hard frost on the hill and some patchy snow in the shady bits. Climbed to the bush line to find plenty of pig rooting, but all a few days old. Stalked around the bush edge for a while following some fresh deer print in the snow and dirt. Eventually continued to climb to the ridge I was to glass from. Saw the first few Tahr about 1.5km away and watched them climbing over the outcrops. Then a couple of hinds and a spiker on a clearing in the next valley over, within shooting range, but the comments from the wife were still in my head at that stage. A couple more Tahr spotted, nothing to write home about. Climbed a bit higher and around a peak to get a little viewing area.

    Cup of tea on my homemade redbull can cooker at 1500m(attitude testing). This cooker weighs about 8g and it all fits in my stainless steel cup, including the windshield.

    It was getting on in the afternoon and thought I should start to find a place to bed down for the night near the bush line. So slowly made my way down off the ridge, while stopping to glass the bush edge on the way. Filled the water bottle from a small stream and continued down. The day was starting to cool off at this point

    As I approached the bush, I spotted the back of an animal walk behind a tree. Through my glove off the trigger hand. Waited until I saw it again between the next lot of trees, sure enough, a nice spiker trotting along(I my have spooked him a little). I worked the action of the 270WSM and took a knee, as he come in the next big gap in the trees, I touched off the off into his chest. It looked and sounds great.

    Picked up my glove and made my way down to him. Sure enough, double lung with the 150gr berger from somewhere between 80-100 meters. Pretty clean exist, as expected at that range with a bullet doing "fast enough"!

    Time to make a decision, gut him and hang him, to pick up later the following day. Or, bone him out and head pack home. All the while trying to think of a story for the wife about how a deer jumped in front of the pig I was trying to shoot????

    Anyway, boned out shoulders, neck meat and back steaks filled the rest of my pack and tied the hind legs to the outside. It was will and truly dark by this point, started the down hill walk to the ute. About 2.5-3 hours later, I got back to the road end. A quick cook up of some food and drove home.

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    The new cooker - the only cooker I took on the trip

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    3 Deer on the clearing blow

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    Great effort, mate!!
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    Good shit . Very jealous .
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    Nice work

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    The cooker uses about 15-20ml on meths to boil a cup of water. So a small 100ml bottle of meths is enough for a night or two if using boring backcountry meals and a couple of cups of tea/coffee.

    Link to how to make one:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbHH...kpyC4ig9-bTsgw

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    You have serious 'selfie' skills
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    You have serious 'selfie' skills
    Selfies are where it's at, Gibo!!

    I saw good old Josh James Kiwi Bushman making one of those stoves, pretty badass concept.
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    Great result US, nice yarn to go with it....if the missus doesn't want the vennie.........
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scouser View Post
    Great result US, nice yarn to go with it....if the missus doesn't want the vennie.........
    Already given away sorry to family and friends.

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    Nice story Up's. Thanks for the link, looks like a go for keeping weight down. Trouble is I can't stand that rebull shit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnino View Post
    Nice story Up's. Thanks for the link, looks like a go for keeping weight down. Trouble is I can't stand that rebull shit.
    I got the cans from a mate, cannot stand it either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnino View Post
    Nice story Up's. Thanks for the link, looks like a go for keeping weight down. Trouble is I can't stand that rebull shit.
    use 'V' can. Camo green as well

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    Quote Originally Posted by Munsey View Post
    Good shit . Very jealous .
    Should have let you know I was going. Still need to catch up for a beer too!
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    Just watched link, neat little cooker

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    Awesome !

 

 

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