Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Originally Posted by csmiffy

Breadbags are my next go too re-useable bag. No handles though and don't usually have any holes in them like shopping bags. Smaller too

Yep....but they dont keep up with demand in our house.

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Originally Posted by Wingman

The kids also got a lesson in destructing Aussie marsupials..

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Hundreds or rabbits all over the place around here Its like the population exploded all of a sudden. Took the dog to mop some up last friday evening

Got my first ever black one
First shot was this hare 87m with the .22 subs best shot for me with subs so far

Chilled the backsteaks in the fridge and fried them up. Bloody beautiful. The hare was more tender then any restaraunt steak I've ever had. Good to get some wild meat since my venison supply has run out for now

Few rabbits after a light shower of rain the other night.60 second quad ride from the house and came home with 5.

This is the second time my son and I did this little block started yesterday and finished a few hours ago..Lost count of the rabbits not that there was a large number something like twenty but the exact I couldn't tell you. Four possums couple of cats.
Had ammo issues this morning and may post else where on it.
The auto and the bolt played up. Which cost a third cat and fifth possum.
Still they aren't going far really !we will catch up again for old times sake and finish what we started.
A good post has pictures said a postman to me !it's pkart of the authentication! I think he was having a go at the bragging Target shooters with no evidence of their great feats.
And picture had it own way of saying its dead or that's .5 .
Had finished the post and had made a coffee and a salt and pepper sandwich and sitting by the fire and it begins to rain, wasn't that good timing I thought and why there was good activity feeding before the change.
KH

This evening! phoned tentman to see if he would join me on a evening constitutional.
My son and I have been hammering this block for a month and while numbers are low, the 240 acres are big enough to hide many pesties.
Tentman took his latest project called Annie, now I won't give to much away, only after the first one! left me thinking
Finally the tentman was on the board. But before that I had nailed a fur-ball. It was a great evening walking around ,but not much spotted.
Trying to avoid the cattle and stop them from getting! In front of us and spooking the pesties.
We weaved are way through the property and as we came through a cutting, this buck was on a face out from us us! A long shot for a .22 unsupported, tentman had made me a shooting stick which I've been having better success with. This was past over and with that he nailed it.
On inspection the other side wasn't as good of palmation and lack of of points.
We laughed as a Douglas score was suggested, Our days are numbered! But a beautiful evening and a walk with the bang stick and a good laugh with a friend is great. I can't say to finish the day! as I am writing this I am considering the night shift with night vision, I have been enjoying the results, that it helps achieve.
KH

Night shift was hard going ! Ground was wet and at 3:20 a few drops of rain came through.
Trying something a little different !put the red rapper off a lolly over the night vision rubber eyepiece! It worked very well, no eye strain at all.
The possums are still in the trees wouldn't fall down, may take a look in day light, only a few rabbits and another fur-ball which was pleasing.
The shooting wasn't good, just as well tentman didn't see it, well I'll show him the video,! so he can have the last laugh. But there was one that counted. Coffee and bed.
KH

Been dropping a few mynas around the house with my new 22

I can not claim to have "dropped this one" but am sure that it will soon drop.

Sighted the first sign I have seen of rabbit calci virus in Wanganui in my orchard this evening............Watched it for 4 minutes at 10 m distance and it definitely had the "ears" as shown in this Canterbury image of an afflicted rabbit.

Thought i would have noted some publication of the release of the virus in my area, but perhaps a disgruntled landowner has brought one up from Canterbury and released it.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

I can not claim to have "dropped this one" but am sure that it will soon drop.

Sighted the first sign I have seen of rabbit calci virus in Wanganui in my orchard this evening............Watched it for 4 minutes at 10 m distance and it definitely had the "ears" as shown in this Canterbury image of an afflicted rabbit.

Thought i would have noted some publication of the release of the virus in my area, but perhaps a disgruntled landowner has brought one up from Canterbury and released it.
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Hi KS
Looking forward to the other picture, in this obituary column.
KH

Been a wet couple of days !(in my time frame) waited to the early hours and it didn't lift and then been off and on most of the day.
I needed a short walk, mainly because there are some more fur balls spotted.
So started a feeding program to centralise the pesties.
Plus it should help in stopping there night hunting if well feed! unto I can trap and carry out my usual catch-and-release program
Which has been well documented here over the years. After all the post is what little pestie did you bowl over today.
I don't always post but most weeks there could be something added to the Dundee's infamous post.
Tentmans shooting stick in the picture and my go to bunny rifle.
KH

Didn't have me phone for photos yesterday but we managed to tip over a couple of goats and a peacock. Be some nice goat curries coming up. Also took my .17 Hornet to show me mate and he was keen to have a shot with it so lined up a mynah at 115m and smashed it good and proper.

Bagged me a ginger last night

Originally Posted by Wingman

Bagged me a ginger last night

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Hay wingman
Nice bit of kit.
KH

I finally got this bastard after two weeks.Don't know who has the cage trap but the Stirling took know prisoners.