Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

You must have shot at them a bit. I got close enough for 12 gauge range. But they're not been shot at until now

This flock has had pressure for years. Sometimes I clean them up to the point where there’s only a couple of mature birds left. I have noticed that recently they have been less wary than they were two years ago. I actually thought I’d got all the adults then, but I must’ve left some older chicks. Over the years this flock has become one of the hardest, wiliest quarries I’ve ever hunted - for a good while the only possible way to get onto them was 300-400 meter shots, as they just would not leave two specific paddocks with a bush block between them, and the boundary fence at the rear beyond which I was not permitted to shoot them. They have a perfect field of view and will start to move into cover at the sight of a walking human at the best part of 1km away. This one was with three other birds a good couple of hundred metres away from their normal cover, where the topography was in my favour - at this time of year they will have to forage further afield.

Another ginger today and the more usual grey.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

This flock has had pressure for years. Sometimes I clean them up to the point where there’s only a couple of mature birds left. I have noticed that recently they have been less wary than they were two years ago. I actually thought I’d got all the adults then, but I must’ve left some older chicks. Over the years this flock has become one of the hardest, wiliest quarries I’ve ever hunted - for a good while the only possible way to get onto them was 300-400 meter shots, as they just would not leave two specific paddocks with a bush block between them, and the boundary fence at the rear beyond which I was not permitted to shoot them. They have a perfect field of view and will start to move into cover at the sight of a walking human at the best part of 1km away. This one was with three other birds a good couple of hundred metres away from their normal cover, where the topography was in my favour - at this time of year they will have to forage further afield.

Peacocks have unbelievably good eyesight. Last time i hunted them they spotted us moving down a fence line 400 yds away.

We got them eventually, but from 250 yards with 223s.

....a plucking good time...

7 turkeys
2 hares




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Good stuff.

I think a lot of birds have really good eyesight

I got out for a couple of hours pest shooting in the orchard. Took a retired neighbor who ive done a bit of deer hunting with, he'd just purchased a new carbon fully suppressed barreled ruger 10/22 so was keen to blood it.

I took my Tikka T1x in 17hmr, so ole mate took the closer ones and anything that was going to stretch the little ruger i wacked with the little 17 rimfire.

We got a few rabbits and a few pest birds too including these i poked a 17 grainer into.

Full day on the goats today, scrub cutters working at the bottom of a hill in the tight stuff flushed the goats up over into the next valley. This meant picking them off from a good distance with a wide field of view. Good teamwork.

The first ewes have had their earlys and now lambing is about to kick off properly. You can really see the impact of last summer’s drought now. There’s very little grass. Taking out the goats makes a big difference. It’s good to find that goat numbers really are down now and it’s about time, the amount we’ve taken off here. But the deer are still a big problem. So much more mobile.

These three at exactly 400m, mid front shoulder point of aim, all quartering slightly towards, exits out through the heart and rear lungs. Instant death or thereabouts. 6mm Creedmoor, 108gr ELD-M.

Went for a walk with the Pard, didnt even know what hit them rangefinder was the key in total darkness!! 100yards/62yards.

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12 Possums and even managed a deer yesterday, not a bad night out.

So the Marlin had dropped a lot of its accuracy after 5000 rounds, a bit of research showed that around this time in the round count a lot of people experience the same thing. After a huge scrub out for copper fouling it is back at sub MOA at 100m.
Great walk this afternoon, just under 40 rabbits shot and this was a nice bonus on the way out.

Snuck out for a quick wander around one of the berry blocks late this arvo with the trusty T1x 17hmr.

Managed to shoot everything seen (only 4) Ive basically wiped them out on this block now.

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Originally Posted by GWH

Snuck out for a quick wander around one of the berry blocks late this arvo with the trusty T1x 17hmr.

Managed to shoot everything seen (only 4) Ive basically wiped them out on this block now.

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They'll be back

Originally Posted by GWH

Snuck out for a quick wander around one of the berry blocks late this arvo with the trusty T1x 17hmr.

Managed to shoot everything seen (only 4) Ive basically wiped them out on this block now.

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Ha, thought that exact thing before.
Then I got some Night Vision equipment, and the little buggers were everywhere

Two more for the freezer....




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