Hunting season...are you prepared?!

bmilla35 said:
I would love to go there...someday :thumbup: (if they will pay for me to come and kill all the rampant bunnies and pigs I will gladly take a semester off :D)
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well, my local council offers a $10 bounty on Cats, Goats, Foxes and Bunnies. $100 on wild dogs.

pigs get squat unless you can sell 'em at the boxes (there are ways to do this even if your not accredited. you catch 'em live, hogtie 'em and leave 'em in the field and come back later with an accredited mate. of course, this does present a couple of additional difficulties.).
 
sambo. said:
well, my local council offers a $10 bounty on Cats, Goats, Foxes and Bunnies. $100 on wild dogs.

pigs get squat unless you can sell 'em at the boxes (there are ways to do this even if your not accredited. you catch 'em live, hogtie 'em and leave 'em in the field and come back later with an accredited mate. of course, this does present a couple of additional difficulties.).
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I feel like it would be hard for me to kill wild dogs but everything else..well let's just say I know what I would do with all my free time
 
bmilla35 said:
I feel like it would be hard for me to kill wild dogs but everything else..well let's just say I know what I would do with all my free time
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ever seen what a pack of wild dogs can do to a sheep flock during lambing season? trust me, i'm not talking about Lassie, Rin Tin Tin or Inspector Rex here.

wild dogs are feral pests and deserve the same treatment as all other feral pests. DEATH! humanely if possible, quickly if possible and without suffering if possible. but the important part is that the feral beast is DEAD.

PayetteRucker said:
In Aussieland a .22-250 is a man's best friend... if you can get one...
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22-250? your joking. the .303 is THE Australian weapon of choice.

we've shot Boers, Japs, Krauts, Commies, Eyeties and Jihadists with it.

it's a proven calibre.
 
Mannlicher said:
I have several of both flavors. I like the .44 Mag over the .30-30 though. For hunting in heavy brush, with ranges of less than 50 yards, I feel it kills deer a bit more certainly.
It most assuredly does kill better on hogs at close range. I also like to carry a Ruger SA revolver chambered in .44 Mag. There are times, when hunting in a swamp or in very heavy palmetto cover, I'll leave the rifle leaning against a tree, and go in with just the revolver.
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That's a very nice Vaquero. I carry my Blackhawk in .41 mag. I wish this caliber was more popular, as I find it to have great stopping power of a .44 mag without the wallop.

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PayetteRucker said:
The good ol' enfield... I just know alot of guys that use .22-250's as their caliber of choice in the outback.
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i know plenty of people who use the 22-250 and yes, it's a pretty good calibre.

it's got a long way to go before it replaces the .223 as "Most Popular Round" in Oz.

.223 and .222 are so popular with roo shooters because they are nice and quiet. one mate who describes himself as "A fourth generation Macropod Harvester" swears by the .222. one main reason is he isn't tempted to take long shots. i've yet to see him take a shot over ~200 yards tops. if you miss on a long shot, every roo down range (or upwind) just scatters and you have to head to a different paddock as often as not. mind you, we're talking about blokes who routinely nail ~35 roos a night + pigs.

as for the .303, yup, the good old Enfield. one of the great features about that weapon is that the bolts are universal.

you can pull the bolt out of any .303 Enfield and stick it in any other .303 Enfield and it works.

a truly useful battlefield feature.
 
well, first off, I hunt both bow (archery) and regular (shotgun) seasons.

I usually wear some carbon underlayer pants and shirt I got a couple years ago. Then usually (scentblocker sprayed) clothes, then on the top a camo (mossyoak) coveralls, And a camo balaclava, gloves, and camo boots. (the outerlayer has cover scent on them)

as far as my kit, well, I have a waist pack (like a fanny pack, but with more than one pocket). Attached to that is my fixed blade knife in its sheath. In it, I believe is a compass (in a small pocket), some orange trailmarking tape, a small pruning shears (for minorly clearing shooting lanes), and I think thats where I keep my whistle, also have an LED flashlight in there, and I think a couple other small things.

In my small backpack, I have a map of where I am hunting, a "tomahawk" bought off ebay, a folding camping say (again, for clearing shooting lanes, but can also help with field dressing (same for the "tomahawk")), plan on adding a multitool this year, also have some field dressing gloves, and atleast one orange vest. (also wear an orange camo vest during bow season(s).) Also have a tarp and some twine (which I will upgrade to 550 cord soon), to use as a deer drag, or an emergency shelter.


also plan on adding a small FAK this year.
 
I keep a FAK and small PSK in my pack along with a couple of trash bags, snacks, cord, a folder, water, Bic(ferro rod in PSK), spare light, extra batteries, and dry socks.
 
My hunting kit?

* Weapon: Howard Hill Halfbreed longbow 60@29.
* Ammo: Carbon Express Heritage 250 arrows tipped with Magnus 125 grain two blade broadheads or Ace Hex Heads (125 grain) - depending on game.
* Cutlery: Becker BK-2, BK-11 and SAK Huntsman.

Typical kit:
* License / tags
* Rubber bands / zip ties
* Pen
* Leather arm guard
* Finger tab
* Paracord
* Fire kit (ferro rod, lighter, dryer lint, cotton balls)
* Compass / whistle
* Canteen w/ cup (TP in ziplock in cup)
* Bandanna
* Small pruners
* Flashlight

Optional kit (depending on weather etc.):
* Pack with most of my clothes in it (walk in as naked as possible and dress on site - helps avoid sweat)
* Thremos with soup, hot Tang or maybe coffee
* Game calls

Here I am during rabbit season last year...

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