Thread: South Island Wallaby Hunting Approach

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

two ways to do it...with noise/dogs rolling rocks into scrub
or sit and snipe....
sit and watch bush edges,tussuck faces and wet gullies,they are funny critters and once your eyes switched on you cant help seeing them.
its amazing how they suddenly appear from nowhere if you sitting quietly.first n last light are best but we shoot them all day.
look for a two toned road cone,darker on outside,lighter in centre..that a wally facing you..and the mickey mouse ears are a dead giveaway.
use the softest ammunition you can find,vmax/zmax spsx are perfect,yes the top 1/3rd is ideal shot placement but hit them with varmit round anywhere and they will stop long enough for finishing shot...in 33 years of hunting them mostly with dogs I have NEVER found a wounded wallaby,Ive shot two with only half a tail...but never one with a flesh wound so I believe they must bleed out pretty quick no matter where hit,strange as it may seem.
when they on run,the chest/head doesnt bounce as much as it looks,shoot them on run and you will feel like superman.

A two toned road cone ha'ha'ha'..very well put there mr duck,aint never heard that one,love it.
Clobbering a roo in full flight is very much like any other skill..more you do it the more natural it becomes..