Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Great to see Kiwi-Hunter - hunting these bastard bird killers is very satisfying
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

Originally Posted by time out

Great to see Kiwi-Hunter - hunting these bastard bird killers is very satisfying
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

that B changed her tune

Have the youngest boy home for Christmas so it was a good time for a Boys day out before the seasonal madness begins.



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.

Tagged this little fella this afternoon.

Looks like a fat doe Ryan

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.

Originally Posted by Blaser

Current load is 37.5 of 2208.

Thanks for that, Ill test it in the new year I hope
KH

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

Decked another tomcat this arvo...

Originally Posted by time out

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

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
KH

You are a legend Kiwi-Hunter - 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
Little Windy Hill Great Barrier Island
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