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If you ever want to head out to a farm for some target shooting or to try and knock over a few pests feel free to PM me. My partner and I have a few friends farms we go to every now and then.

Thank you all for the advice!. I really appreciate it!!
It seemed like everyone we were talking to were acting like they held all the secrets to hunting and were not allowed to let anyone know.
I...

awesome thank you all so much for the info and tips! will have to head out and try these.
just another little question if thats okay. We usually get up and head to the place early morning and try...

thanks for those tips! will have to check out that dvd and books this weekend i reckon. Might have to head back to one of the spots we thought seemed promising with animals signs and glass around a...

Just a quick update. Went out to a mates farm just for some target practice. Ended up bringing some treats along for positive reinforcement. Let off a few rounds with the .22 with the silencer on...

Any help/advice would be much appreciated.

So my fulla and I are new at hunting. We have done a lot of small game shooting which is fine. But now we are really trying to learn get out and hunt...

I have nearly done the same thing! I was so sure it was a possum I spotted but then I wasn't completely 100% sure so decided to leave it. I'm glad I did!

My Fiance's Uncle was killed by his mate...

Thats a good idea she love being around other dogs. Need to find someone with a hunting dog now.

thanks for the tips, looks like we might start from scratch again. she is super food driven so that will help.

Just wondering if anyone would have any tips on how to get my dog use to gun shots.
She was fine when we were using the smaller guns and would happily follow us along for months. Then she heard my...

My dog (spewy) Tui
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Didn't even know something like this existed pretty cool. Would love to enter this but i feel like i had beginners luck when i first went out to find some wallaby and ended up getting 3, 2 big...

Well finally back in NZ after some time overseas and found the cow skull I had been eyeing up on the farm decomposed enough for me to take and clean up. Ended up making this out of it (the rose is...

In not sure if I can post this here but currently in Canada working on a ranch and got this critter with an old 22. It's called a pack rat. Gunna miss all the wildlife running around when I head...

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I'm just wondering how people learnt/got into taxidermy? I am going overseas to work soon but when I get back I am wanting to get more into this and learn more any tips?

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Well here is the outcome of my fist rabbit I skinned and prepped. I decided to play around and make a keyring using some of my used shotgun shells as well
It's pretty rough but was fun to play...

I was thinking of trying that for the next one I do and see how it turns out

Finally got round to getting out again for a quick shoot and now will have a go with this. let's see how it turns out.67200

Awesome thanks.

cheers guys...now need to just get out and get some skins to practice.

where i work i have access to 10% formalin and other chemicals used on animal tissue i wonder if that will do the trick haha kidding, but i think i will try that baking soda and hanging it up thanks...

Cheers mate. I don't need to put salt or anything on it to help dry it out?

I was thinking more along the lines of rabbit feet for earrings, ya know keep it h=Hollywood style with the long heavy earrings. I will be the belle of the ball.

I saw a few Howa 1500 pop up on sale at gun city,
But speaking of brands what ones would be the ones to look out for? e.g which are better than others. I have just been skimming over some Howa,...

I was wondering about rabbit/hare fur and how hard is it to prep?

I am kinda keen on attempting to make one of those fluffy ball thing key chain things most girls have hanging off their bags (I...