Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Originally Posted by Mintie

Noisy bastards

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Not now. That’s the best thing that can happen to those little fuckers.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Not now. That’s the best thing that can happen to those little fuckers.

I have no great liking for these things either and certainly don't mind shooting them. Actually, feel quite good about killing one or two occasionally. Hate their "screechy" calls.

Not a small one.

4.75kg. Easily by far the biggest possum I’ve ever shot.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Not a small one.

4.75kg. Easily by far the biggest possum I’ve ever shot.

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Shame that's not the fur weight.

Lots of big rabbits about at the moment.

Destructive little bastards

Just another day in the office Bradley.
110 Te Moana Road, Waikanae, just next to the north bound off ramp.

Clearly those rabbits couldn't read the WARNING POISON PINDONE sign!

Originally Posted by Hugh Shields

Just another day in the office Bradley.
110 Te Moana Road, Waikanae, just next to the north bound off ramp. Attachment 250844

Clearly those rabbits couldn't read the WARNING POISON PINDONE sign!

Is that false advertising Hugh ? Warning the bunnies about Pindone when all along the intention was to Hornetise 'em ?

Thought I'd try out the Arken Zulus capabilities, and took to the backyard without turning the IR on. Full moon provides more than enough light.
Thoroughly impressed.

Originally Posted by Hugh Shields

Just another day in the office Bradley.
110 Te Moana Road, Waikanae, just next to the north bound off ramp. Attachment 250844

Clearly those rabbits couldn't read the WARNING POISON PINDONE sign!

Is that around where the old Market Garden and Cafe used to be??

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Originally Posted by chopsuey

Is that around where the old Market Garden and Cafe used to be??

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@chopsuey I don't know the history of the area well enough to know, but the paddocks are dead flat so might have been market garden at some stage. They are the first paddocks west of the Waikanae, north bound off ramp. Transit bought a lot of land for the Expressway. The sections east of the Expressway were on a 45 degree angle to the Expressway which cut them in half, so now there is part of a section on both sides of the Expressway.

Originally Posted by 30.06king

Is that false advertising Hugh ? Warning the bunnies about Pindone when all along the intention was to Hornetise 'em ?

Very funny 30.06king. Those signs are put up by Greater Wellington Regional Council. They put out 50kg on one drop and it was all gone the next day, but I still shot 75! Go figure!? I didn't eat any of those rabbits, they got dug into a vege garden for fertilizer.

Perhaps the sign should say, "DANGER! LEAD POISON!"

Originally Posted by Hugh Shields

Very funny 30.06king. Those signs are put up by Greater Wellington Regional Council. They put out 50kg on one drop and it was all gone the next day, but I still shot 75! Go figure!? I didn't eat any of those rabbits, they got dug into a vege garden for fertilizer.

Perhaps the sign should say, "DANGER! LEAD POISON!"

Thanks @Hugh Shields
Wellington Regional Council would have done better by not wasting money on Pindone and buying ammo to give you instead. I'm sure overall results would be better.
I'm no expert but in my very limited experience I don't think Pindone is very effective in killing relatively well fed Rabbits. But a Hornet bullet to the body or head is a different matter !

Originally Posted by 30.06king

Thanks @Hugh Shields
Wellington Regional Council would have done better by not wasting money on Pindone and buying ammo to give you instead. I'm sure overall results would be better.
I'm no expert but in my very limited experience I don't think Pindone is very effective in killing relatively well fed Rabbits. But a Hornet bullet to the body or head is a different matter !

@30-06king Agreed! I'm always up for free ammunition!

I have an on-going discussion with GWRC, who know that I do not agree with their practice of shooting areas once every year, or two yearly, or five yearly. It is easy to brag that, "We shot 600 rabbits!" on a Public Lands area, where the Public are excluded from shooting. Recently a recreational shooter was arrested for culling rabbits on the rabbit infested, Skyline Walkway, which falls under Wellington City Council Pest Control. The WCC sub-contract GWRC to do the shooting.

By contrast my nightly tallies on one specific property have gone; 157, 60 -70, 20 - 30, 8 or 10. Where once they had NO GRASS, they now have grass up to their knees! I've shot 2,200 rabbits on that property and I still go back every 3 or 4 weeks. That's what I offer, rabbit eradication, NOT having a Whoppy Shoot every year or two.

Pindone? Yeah, nah? The jury is out. The results are not quantifiable. Pindone dissolves in the rain, or even a heavy frost. It requires rabbits not being bait shy and eating a lethal amount. I think Pindone carrots work better than green pallets. But I still shot 75 on that pindone poisoned property.....drwa your own conclusions.......