19.5 Gr 2207 with 50 Gr Soft point. We butcher our meat on the hill so just whip off the 4 wheels and the back steaks and into our daypacks. Easier on the knees downhill after years of carrying out...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 02:36 PM
Old fenceline track Mick. Thats a sheep track so bit of a shit carry back down to the truck. Nice young spiker yearling though - be tasty eating for sure
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 02:36 PM
Dont do it for me Gimp, I wont be particularly impressed as I know it can be done. I also take it for granted that you will do it well. I have 100% success on deer and big boars with the .22 rimfire...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 02:00 PM
if what I read on you tube posts from USA the 6.5cm is already on its way out replaced with yes supposed bigger better - 308 and 270 just carry on regardless as they always have done
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 01:59 PM
Yep, exactly how it is done at this end too, just gets a bit tricky when the recoverer is going through some dead ground between spotter and animal, that isn’t in line of sight of the spotter. And...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 01:44 PM
Shot hundreds but never eaten one. Some like them, some don't. Often when I'm shooting at one, a Fallow deer falls over, so I'll stick with that along with the other 4 legged varieties.
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 01:41 PM
I went looking for wallaby recipes on here and found this thread. I tried wallaby for the first time today, after shooting one at Tekapo on the weekend. It was surprisingly good, like someone said...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 01:41 PM
Yep guys have played this game before and keep coming back to the 308 and 223 combo's (223 in 1:8 twist that is). Have had very fast rifles (they pencil through a lot, or cause massive carnage to...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 01:37 PM
great reply Billbob agree with all of that a lot in preparing the skin especially the ears many ruined headskins by not doing them properly - hairs falls out from the inside of ear and then mount...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 12:09 PM
Got some further answers for you but ideally you still need to check on what your local guy says. Salted dried skins can last 10-20 years providing it's stored correctly with little humidity...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 12:08 PM
That's a stunning head. If I was you I would get it to your local taxidermist to have him prep the skin (flesh and turn the ears, lips and eyes) and then salt and dry the skin. Salted skins can...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 12:08 PM
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Liked On: 10-07-2024, 12:07 PM
Do this a lot when hunting at night, its great for pointing out possums when you can see the eyes but the shooter next to you is looking at a different part of the tree because they haven’t seen the...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 12:02 PM
A lot of navigation apps and GPSs have a project function where you mark your current location and then fill in the distance and bearing you want the new way point at. My old etrex can do this I...
Liked On: 10-07-2024, 12:01 PM