Question for the Aussie shooters
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Topic: Question for the Aussie shooters
Posted By: Dukeoflawnchair
Subject: Question for the Aussie shooters
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 4:12am
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Hey Dave (and anyone else in Australia partaking in this trade)! So I was in my conservation class (yuppie philosophy...mandatory for resource management)...and an example of australian animal control came up. The example in question was a massive Bunny overflow that apparantly took place a handful of years ago, where shooters were contracted to kill wabbits. My question is what was the outcome of the shooting? Was this successful in managing the rabbit population?
My reason for asking is it's a matter of interest...also, there's a tract of farms near where mother dearest lives...all of which are complaining because rabbits have been causing thousands and thousands worth of crop damage, etc. ------------- Defend your right to arm bears! Do you know what the chain of command is? It's a chain that I beat you with if you don't do what I say... |
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Posted By: cottonmouth
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 6:04am
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Hey Lawnchair, if you can get the permit to hunt varmit animals ie. rabbits it would also be an excellent food source to have in the freezer. Them wabbits taste pretty damn good. and besides that they are really fun to shoot. ------------- Don't piss down my back and tell me its raining.... Josey Wales |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 6:06am
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Whats up Adam,(Cottonmouth) I didnt see your car when i got home from work. but i see your on line.
------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: cottonmouth
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 6:08am
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i just got back home i was working on those racing seats for the lil honda. Came really close to busin daniels ass again.
------------- Don't piss down my back and tell me its raining.... Josey Wales |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 6:09am
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WHat he steeling Booze again? we shoud hang him! ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: cottonmouth
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 6:12am
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naa no booze steling this time but the hanging idea ain't sounding to bad
------------- Don't piss down my back and tell me its raining.... Josey Wales |
Posted By: cottonmouth
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 6:13am
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hey im about to go ride to the front, i'll swing on by when i get back home. ------------- Don't piss down my back and tell me its raining.... Josey Wales |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 6:14am
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I Got Rope, And Plenty Of Trees!?!?!
OK Just bring over what you need to weld, or is it here allready? ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 6:17am
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What going up front to dump his body? Na! just joking you can hide him at your moms on the couch they will never think nothing of him not moving unless your dad drinks a beer in front of him. ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: Hatchetman
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 2:56pm
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From my understanding hunters did make a bit of an impact on the underground mutton, but what really got them was myxomatosis and the Rabbit Collesi Virus (an engineerd virus). What was great was that cats and foxes were released in the 1930's to try and keep the rabbits in check but instead found australian native animals easier to hunt and had a huge impact on native wildlife. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 15 2006 at 5:36pm
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My introduction into the world of hunting was the Humble rabbit ! Then at 14 I was asked to leave school by the education department ! I was sent by my Father (who was a Pro shooter before me ) to learn the trade . This ment starting of as a Trapper/shooters off sider ! We would lay 400 traps per night & then start at the begining & check them ! On the shooting side it was ,as I still do for roos at night with a Spotlight . We would shoot approx 300-400 Rabbits per night & were paied the princely sum of $2.20 per Pair! I knew of one processor who emploied 11 shooters & was moving 48,000 Rabbits per month ! That was one small fraction of the market & then you had everyman & his dog hunted the damned things .With the introduction of Mixy it stemed their Numbers somewhat (Not many of the Aussies here would remember the Rabbit Plauges ) With the introduction of the Carlise Virus . It destroyed the Industry & put hundreds out of work ! But on the flip side of the coin it opened up a hell of a lot of land for Farming ! As kids (11-12 yrs Old ) as country bred we spent our Fri& sat nights spotlighting for Rabbits & foxes . We had Old Utes & cars on the farm s that we learnt to drive & then we'd cut the rear of the roof off ,or stand in the back of the Ute ! In retrospect these things were death traps & brakes were often a optional extra ! We all had .22 single shots (Lithgow s) With the occastional semi auto ,pump or repeater ! Hell some of the Capitalists had Scopes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .410 single were popular as well ! Ferrets were something of a novelty ! I badly wanted some ,as my Uncle bred them ,but this went thriough the hoop when after begging my Old man for months to let me have a couple we went to my Uncles & Dad made the fatal mistake of sticking his finger in their cage ! My Uncle was of the firm belife that a hungry Ferret was a good worker ! I had neglected to tell Dad of this small problem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Needless to say I never did get to keep ferrets ! Dave |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: November 16 2006 at 9:50am
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Man Dave if you Shin at night ( called" bull eyeing "in Louisiana) your in big trouble with the game wardens, even with no rifle, then its called molesting the wild life. kinky huh? believe me it aint funny having the game warden at your house at 2:00 am on xmass day/morning and a 6 point buck and stand there trying to explain how it got hung up in your barn...
The "White Rhino" ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 8:14pm
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molesting the wild life Hell the last time I was guilty of that was when Tracey told the Mother in law & I to kiss & make up ! Seriously though (as if kissing your mother in law is something to joke about ) spot lighting is a way of life over here ! On saying this though, many years ago ,my then New Brother in law asked if he could come spotlighting one night ? I could'nt see a problem with it . He was about 21-22 at the time & had never been spot lighting (city bred ) I was about 17 -18 & had really just started working for myself .All afternoon he harped at me about what time were we going out & by everning it got to the is it dark enough stage ? Well I've been doing this for years & have been earning a living from it for several years by this time so there is no longer any novelty for me ! I agree that he can have a few shots before I start to work for the night . The first Rabbit we pick up in the light is only about 25yrds off.I'm waiting for the shot ,the Rabbit is waiting . Nothing happens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Turn to steve & ask .....What are you doing ? He answers ......what do you want me to do ?????????   Dave |
Posted By: allan
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 8:34pm
 im laughin so hard ive s&#t myself dave !!!!!!!!  ------------- 'SAVIOUR OF OUR SKIES BOYO!' |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 17 2006 at 9:39pm
Mate the sad part is over the Years he has'nt changed! When my Sister found out she damn near divorced him out of Shame ! Years latter I was shooting Roos & once again He asked to come along for the ride (I'm supprized as after all these years we quite often remind him of his first night shooting ) My Sister being the Evil minded Bitch that she is ! Made him promise to bring her home a peice of Roo skin to make a purse !!!! (to the uneducated .....The scrotum of a large buck is used to make purses ) Needless to say hopeing for Brownie points with my sister ,he asked ! I cut the ball bag off a big Red & threw it to him ! Proclaiming it had the family jewels already in it !......................................................Poor bugger ! Had a weak stomach & lost his dinner ! The copped a mouthful from my sister for (a) not bringing home her purse (complete with jewels ) & (b) for wasting perfectly good food by throwing up ! Strangely enough they've been marreid over 40 yrs now ! Even stranger his still warry of me !  Dave |
allan wrote:Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: November 18 2006 at 12:55am
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Well Dave , we have a saying around here,"You can pick your friends but you can't pick your relatives"
But on the good side of kin folk, My Boy got his first deer this morning, he went all by him self. I;ve come down with some thing that feels like a sinus infection, and im feeling week and having cold chills with a fever, so i didnt gowith him this morning. he came and woke me up at @ 5:30am and asked me if i felt good enough to go hunting, told him no. but mark will go with ya. well mark felt bad also, and didnt go. then at 6:40am he came busting into the bed room and woke me and the wife up hollering you gatta get up Dad i've just killed my first deer!!! so up i got even though i felt like @#%& and headed to his stand. Man i tell you that boy is proude . he didnt ride his 4 wheeler out to the site, he said he didnt want to disturbe the people hunting to the north of our property. said he was going to carry it out on his shoulders.HA! he could stand there with it but could not walk. so him and mark brought it out and we have just finished cleaning it. That boy is sooo happy. and my chest is sticking out. He made me proud!
The "White Rhino"
Oh by the way he used his .243 H&R crack barrel rifle. ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: November 18 2006 at 1:11pm
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Congrats!
Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: allan
Date Posted: November 18 2006 at 2:09pm
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good stuf WR..its good to hear the lad is on his way to a great journey of manhood! nothin like a fresh kill to bring out the hunting instincts.. good on ya mate. ------------- 'SAVIOUR OF OUR SKIES BOYO!' |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 18 2006 at 2:39pm
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OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE PASS ON MY CONGRADULATIONS & BEST WISHES ! This as we all know is something the lad will never forget ! To top it off he was hunting by himself ! Great work ! WR you've truely succeded in teaching ,the next generation ! You are truely to be comended ! Dave |
Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 12:25am
So..We've learned a lesson from this as well.When you wanna hunt in LA., leave WR @ home...your chances are MUCH better for a kill! 
Hoadie ------------- Loose wimmen tightened here |
Posted By: Dukeoflawnchair
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 3:30pm
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Props to the boy is all I can say. The way I see it, as long as everyone teaches their boys how to hunt, then a so called dying breed'll never die... ------------- Defend your right to arm bears! Do you know what the chain of command is? It's a chain that I beat you with if you don't do what I say... |
Posted By: Dukeoflawnchair
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 3:32pm
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Also, thanks everyone for the filling-in of the gaps of my Aussie bunny killing knowledge! ------------- Defend your right to arm bears! Do you know what the chain of command is? It's a chain that I beat you with if you don't do what I say... |
Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: November 19 2006 at 10:03pm
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Yep, thanks Guys, now all i have to do is work on his Cleaning skills, he helped the best he could but didnt know where to start. but he is willing, the Daughter is out there now trying to get her one/first . i havent had much luck myself. maybe if i wouldnt be coughing on the stand i might get lucky,me and Mark jumped 5 on the way to the stand yesterday but they were on the other side of the canal then Mark seen a nice Buck a little further back on the other side too. but nothing on my side of the canal.
Maybe Megan will have better luck. even if i dont get nothing this year I'm happy that Boogie got him one and hopefully Megan will too.
Its only monday so maybe i will feel better and can make a hunt that i wont cough on and scare every thing. ------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |