Thread: 500 club finally.

Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

Yea I kniw kim wishfull thinking. I absolutely hate losing animals I will definitely be thinking about recovery before squeezing the shot off next time. Its a gutting feeling knowing its lying there somewhere.

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Most of us would have been there
You learn from it tho

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Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

Yea I kniw kim wishfull thinking. I absolutely hate losing animals I will definitely be thinking about recovery before squeezing the shot off next time. Its a gutting feeling knowing its lying there somewhere.

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Dogs will find it for you CD. At least you could then get it out of the crop.

Yea dude after searching high and low im thinking maybe I missed and it gapped if through fhe long shit. The thump of a solid hit I heard may have been a basketball sized sweede! Might have jumped the gun with this thread a search with the dogs will tell me either way. Anyway went for an early mornin stroll this mornin and spooked a deer and had it barking at me for a good ten minutes then walked over the hill and found a little mob of pigs the wind turned around and scared what sounded like I decent sized porker off into the scrub.
Some nice areas with good sign.

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Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

Yea I kniw kim wishfull thinking. I absolutely hate losing animals I will definitely be thinking about recovery before squeezing the shot off next time. Its a gutting feeling knowing its lying there somewhere.

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I take it the dog will be going everywhere with you now.

Yea shes still a pup but time for here to start learning she just has basic commands like sit she stays sometimes haha. Now I have the time and the means its time to put some effort into her

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Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

Yea shes still a pup but time for here to start learning she just has basic commands like sit she stays sometimes haha. Now I have the time and the means its time to put some effort into her

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A big whump can often mean the green lungs.. have u tried off into the bush abit?

How old CD? The rabbiting pups come out from 3 months....

That is beautiful looking country. I have just been out with Barefoot's range finder bono's looking at what range I can get on my property and was surprised when I started looking that with a bit of moving around I can get out to 800 yards. Can't wait for the rifle to get here

Originally Posted by baldbob

A big whump can often mean the green lungs.. have u tried off into the bush abit?

I havnt found any sign (I know there wouldnt be on a gut shot) of blood and there are too many animal tracks to determine which it could have been. Im still 80% of the shot and im only second guessing myself. My mates comin out today with his mut and ill go down with mine so an outcome will be sorted today. Wire hunt my pup is a visla lab bout 6-7mnths but shes ready for work just needs more manners shes one of the harder animals ive had to install the basics on. But frequency and positive reinforcement should get some results im hoping.

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Put her on a lead and take her up there CD. Just don't let her off to run away and find it by herself.... Dogs are invaluable for finding Long Range kills...

Also, sometimes taking a photo of the "crime scene" before you take off from your firing position to find the animal can help once you get up close.

If you think you hit it, then you probably did. I liken shooting to a game of pool, as soon as you hit the white ball you know if the shot is going in well before the white contacts the next ball and so on...you just know.

Shit happens and we all loose the odd animal whether its shot with a bow, shotgun or longrange...shit just happens. Don't over think it or beat yourself up, just get out there again and get on with it.

kj

Will do dean good advice. Yea kim I was certain of the shot and ive replicated it on steel just to make myself feel better. Just sortin the kids and keepin mum happy on mudders day then ill be back out. Got to check the game camera at the other end of the farm too.
Some pics of the pup "indy"

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Cool lookin' pup.

Don't let the pup leave your side and she will be doing it fast, especially since your going to be hunting a lot by the look of it.

Originally Posted by baldbob

A big whump can often mean the green lungs.. have u tried off into the bush abit?

ha ha ha green lungs i like that one.Smell? blood? I can see your delema CD on why you wanted to go to this farm so bad,if i was in your shoes ill gladly put my boot in my pie hole and say id do the same thing mate nice spot.