Thread: some more not real hunting

I headed of to north taranaki for 3 nights to try and shoot some goats for the frezzer and dog food.When i got there stopped and talked to the owner .Then went to the old wool shed were i stay set my camp up and had a cup of tea.I was looking out a window saw a goat on the face on the other side of the creek from the woolshed And the creek was runing high.Grabbed my day bag rifle and dogs headed down to the crossing got across sneaked though the tea tree shot 2 let the dogs bail 1.Two good eaters and some dog food Heading back to camp the dogs bailed another 1 back to camp hang the meat up. Then got my tea under way did a lamb roast in a camp ovenon the gas rings with yams and kumera i was really happy how it turned out cold lamb for lunch an tea the next day Woke to rain so i had a long relaxing breakfest few cup of teas while reading a book when the rain eased up headed off to a pine block for a hunt dogs bailed a goat on the way to the top good find in the wet more dog food back to camp for lunch it finially stoped raining so off for another hunt heading up a farm track to hunt the bush edges the dogs where out in front watched them lift there heads. Then a goat jumped off the bank beside the track my old dog spook grabbed it in mid air by its neck that was the end of it more dog food .Carried on spotted a lone goat on a slip shot it fell to the bottom could not get to it .It was on the other side of a very step sided creek carried on around the bush edge shot another eater delt with that then picked up the 1 spook got more dog food headed back to camp delt with the meat had a cup of tea then headed up the road to another part of the farm spyed a couple of handy ones up a gully sneaked up 2 shots 2 more eaters .Woke to rain agian another long relaxing breakfast when the rain stopped headed out for another hunt didnot see or get any thing headed back to camp had a bit of a clean ug skin the goats broke them down and into the chilly bin headed out for another hunt shot another 1 for dog food let the dogs bail another 1 dog food as well .Back to camp fellow backsteak roast yams and kumera and salad for teaWoke the next morning not raining packed up and headed home it was a good trip even how wet it was dogs and i got plenty of action meat for the frezzer and plenty of dog food

Always good chasing goats, you had an enjoyable few days hunting and some meat to bring back. Nice one.

I see that as hunting, just using the equipment for the job (dogs). Sounds like a damn good trip

Its amazeing how many people don't class hunting goats as real hunting i have being hunting this place for a while now its a geat place to take kids or newbies normally have good success but even alot of newbies think its below them and only want to do real hunting and get deer and pigs so i don't offer to take any one now heading off there again next week for 3 nights the goat numbers are getting up again the owner wants a few shot

Originally Posted by sometimes

Its amazeing how many people don't class hunting goats as real hunting i have being hunting this place for a while now its a geat place to take kids or newbies normally have good success but even alot of newbies think its below them and only want to do real hunting and get deer and pigs so i don't offer to take any one now heading off there again next week for 3 nights the goat numbers are getting up again the owner wants a few shot

Good to have a spot like that. I don't do no where near enough goat shooting


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Originally Posted by tiroatedson

Good to have a spot like that. I don't do no where near enough goat shooting


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Likewise, right animals fine for humans or dogs. Great practise for 'real' hunting, still need to similar skill set and good practise for dealing those longer shots

Well done, Sometimes. Bet the dogs had a ball, and the freezer has a bellyful.

Originally Posted by 223nut

Likewise, right animals fine for humans or dogs. Great practise for 'real' hunting, still need to similar skill set and good practise for dealing those longer shots

It takes the same skills to hunt rabbits, hares goats or wallabys as it does for deer. Shooting bunnies at 50m with 22,is sometimes as hard as shooting bigger targets at 100. It's all stalking practice using available cover and wind direction. At the end of the day, they're the prey, and you're the predator. Their senses are better than ours, so I consider any critter bagged as earned. Wish I had access to goats