Thread: New Here got my licence this month Goat Problem

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Barry...the NZFS issues .22lr at one point in time,suppressors too but HV ammunition so wasnt overly quiet...remember reading one of the culler/hunters telling of it in one of the many books......
but having shot hundreds of goats with .22lr....mate and I used to do it for beer money,selling carcasses for a few dollars..... we learnt a few tricks... mustered into corner of paddock and held there by sheep dogs while they were head shot was most efficent way...but I have lost track of the amount of times Ive said to myself over the last 35 years...oh how much easier it would have been if Id had my nice accurate .223 to do the job back then.

one trick is to watch where mobe likes to escape to......
then come back and get yourself in range and keep shooting the lead goat ,ofte nthey like to flee uphill..this can make shooting entire mob simple matter if yo ucan reload fast enough... yes we no longer have high capacity semis but you can make a fair old dent in population with 5-6 shot bolt action .223 without to much trouble.... hit in shoulder/chest the ywill scream a bit before die,but die they will, head neck is ideal but chest works too.
with .22lr you may now struggle with half decent ammunition...power point had just come out when we were doing this and it was heaps better than other brands..now even that sadly has deteriated till its not so reliable anymore
get a .223 the norincos are cheap enough and the ones Ive seen and handled shot very well.
there are lots of better options out there too with detachable magazines which will be handy when dealing with mobs... take up offer from forum members to come and help and lean you rifle for the day..you will learn heaps and SHOULD be offered return hunt oppertunity... win win for both parties.
good luck and welcome.

Winchester Super Speed was my favourite. Would have shot thousands of goats with it. Hundred plus a day wasn't uncommon. I wouldn't recommend a 22 for someone who hasn't done a lot of shooting/hunting though.
Not a lot different to using certain little centerfires on Red stags.