Top Predator and I did a day on cleaning up some problem animals that ended at midnight last night. It started with ourselves and my partners daughter cleaning up 20 goats from a couple of mobs. Got some more to do though, as there were at least another 60 to 70 in other groups.
Then home for dinner and out for possums. I guess we shot 25-30, but the plucking was bloody horrible! So when we found a lone doe on one of my new crops, I decided i needed some venison and a 50 meter headshot had her down and out. From there we headed back to car, cleaning up a few more possums on the way.

Well done!

I love spotlighting.
Do you ever use thermal optics or night vision?

Zeke

PS: What's that big critter on your back? We don't have anything around my parts that looks like that.

That's the deer he shot with his .22

Yep, fallow deer doe.

I dont generally hunt big game at night. This was just one of those chance occasions where I saw it and decided I wanted some meat. I have borrowed thermal when I have had serious pig problems, and it is handy. But overall I wish the damned stuff was banned.

Good to see you, no photo of James' smiling face?

Just kidding, he sent me some pics.

Hunting is too serious to smile.

James smiles internally behind the "Winston Churchill" bluff exterior....

He uses the V sign in the same manor.

Happy New Year Shanks and well done on the clean up.
Q - on the thermal night vision ..... why do you say or wish that it should be banned ?
Here in Europe it is legal and has lead to more positive IDs of quarry at night and better shooting and kills than in the days when people shot at black shapes at night hoping that they had the head and arse
bits in the right order / place! Also leads to a lot of potential abuse granted, but all in all
I am in favour .....

Cheers


Charlie

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Well its the number one tool, combined with moderators, for the poachers. Its now so damn hard to know its happening. Its also becoming so prevalent that its replacing skill with ease. And its so effective. You get on a hill and you can see every animal within a K or more. walk up in dark, and kill them.