Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Trip to the farm. Not many rabbits about, but turkeys out of control!

Hmmm nice big forest in the back ground.Ne game.?

Originally Posted by Trout

Hmmm nice big forest in the back ground.Ne game.?

I've seen feral sheep in there, and rumour has it that there are a few pigs around. Unfortunately, I don't have access to the forest itself, but the farmland runs right up to it.

Went out a bit earlier today and did some work getting sighted in and used to shooting through the Guide TS450. Got to a point where I was pretty happy so went for a walk to test it out.



One of the ones from last night had a load of babies on board, and two of tonight's were nursing mothers, so I'm counting another couple dozen that won't go on to eat sheep food

Is the guide a full time scope?

Originally Posted by Trout

Is the guide a full time scope?

Yeah it is. It's mounted with wingnuts, so it's pretty quick to pop it off & on if you want to use it for glassing, but I leave it attached as I have an Axion handheld

Man this dog is a softcock. Show him a cold wet deck, he'll turn right around and go back inside.

Come have your photo taken with dead birds, I said.
No.
Yes.
Why?
Just bloody do it, dog.
[Barely audible insult]
Good dog.

Great to find a box of ammo that works. These birds were shot at 90m-98m, using a couple of decoy birds stood up with wire and an occasional squawk from the Bluetooth speaker. The ammo was a random box of the CCI subs that have been misbehaving so badly. This 50 box only had two go supersonic, the rest were fine. There's another dozen or more birds out there, hung up in the pines or plucked, scoffed by the hawks, or destroyed by this stupid mutt's sister, who isn't at all scared of the cold rain. She will not, however, have her photo taken thank you very much.

Got this little one near the house with a .22 airgun. Bird screaming gave it away. You can really hear the desperate chilling screams of the birds when possums are near

This magpie had been terrorizing our free range chicken and taken some of their chicks. Finally put it down today, at 70yards. Another one to go.

Originally Posted by alanpyc

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Got this little one near the house with a .22 airgun. Bird screaming gave it away. You can really hear the desperate chilling screams of the birds when possums are near

Looks like hes been beamed in like Mr Bean!

No NV, just a normal bicycle LED touch

Bo gets another retrieve following a shot with the .22 Stirling.

Enjoyable bunny shoot last night out on farm by Birdlings Flat - on way to Akaroa.

Lovely calm evening - real pleasure to be out actually. We were spotlighting from the truck with maxtochs - team of 4 including @gadgetman with his 22WMR. A very pleasant 4 hour wander across 2000 acres during which we popped 55 hares and rabbits. A fine evening and boys came home with smiles. Reminds us why we hunt..

Dinner:

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Dinner:

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Might pay to cook it first