Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Clinglish on April 21, 2009, 08:46:00 AM
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I took a trip over the Easter break with my good mate "Chris". Although things didn't go to plan we still managed to get the chance to hunt for a couple of days. Now the last game I took with a recurve was my first trad kill. However that was over 2 years ago .I don't get much chance to hunt and as a result it took till the last morning of our easter hunt for me to get game on the ground.
It was more by accident (we got lost) than by good judgement that we got to the tank just after a mob of about 50 billies had had a drink. The mob was slowly feeding away from the tank with the wind at their back so we parked up the cruiser and circled around to get in front of them. This put the wind in our favour and hopefully the mob would walk past the spots we had chosen to ambush them from. Chris was to have first shot so I waited patiently tucked up under some mulga. The mob had come in and goats were everywhere except were I could shoot them coz I had set myself up on the wrong side and if I moved I would surely have been spotted. I waited ears straining for the shot, then the billies closest to me all started to move away, I was running out of time so I started to work my way out around the bush.I heard the shot from Chris and used the distraction to get yself ready for a shot ,I had already chosen a Billy and was trying to focus on a spot on his shoulder. He walked out from behind some mulga and stopped ,looking in the direction of the rest of the mob I came to full draw and released .The arrow smashed into his left shoulder and he went up and over. I put a second shot into his heart to finish the job . I was elated to have taken My first Billy with trad gear and stoked that my Mate was there to share my success.
I was using my Fox Breed which is 58#@28 and GT traditionals with magnus stingers on the front.
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f386/clinglish/P4121419.jpg)
The billy measured out to 85 DP and has a spread of 27.5 inches
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Congrats Mate :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Nice. Congrats.
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Good on ya mate! I'm going Down Under someday, you fellas have a gold mine with the non-indigenous species.
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Congrats and an awsome picture!
CKR
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jc- yep ferals are all we have. the only native we can hunt is the dingo.
well done clingish
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nice billy :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Good hunt and story. Nice shooting also. Thanks
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Its a long way over there, but I gotta hunt with the Oz bunch some day. Nice goat clingish!
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Any of you guys are welcome to come hunt with me ,just give me a couple of weeks notice .But it get's bloody hot down here.LOL
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Thanks for the invite Clinton. Back at you. What kinds of snakes do you dodge down there?
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the worst kind!!! they are all alive
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G-Day Mate, Good looking billy you got there Mate.... Can you only shoot on billy a season...
Take Care Mate,
Cody
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Nice!!
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Straitera, only 8 of the top 10 most poisonous snakes in the world live there (actually, the top 8 I believe).
Jeff, good to see ya! Think about the trout over there all the time...and of course, you too buddy :D
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Congrats on a nice goat!!! :thumbsup:
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Congrats :thumbsup: :notworthy:
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Nice going on the billy! Check your PM's!
Chris :thumbsup:
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Very cool! :thumbsup:
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Originally posted by cody roiter:
G-Day Mate, Good looking billy you got there Mate.... Can you only shoot on billy a season...
Take Care Mate,
Cody
There are no seasons and you can shoot as many as you want to or need to.
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Congrats :thumbsup:
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yep, come to oz if you want to hunt 365 days a year.
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Congrats again!
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hey clint what about NEW ZEALAND ya can hunt here 365 days of the year. oh i forgot you guys like to hunt on flat ground :biglaugh: :p
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Sweet looking quiver full of arrows, a trad bow, a nice goat and a BIG smile. Looks like fun to me. GOOD JOB!
Chuck
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Good goin'!...must be kinda hot over there eh !
cheers
ben
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Down under is awesome.. Thanks for the story and pic.. I would love to go just to see the country, plus a whole bunch of stuff to chase with my bow....
John III
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Ho'Nene Jeff, Mate I would love to hunt in NZ. I will have to wait till my boys are a bit bigger so I can bring them to.
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Way to go. Cool story.
Jack
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Well done.
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Great picture and thanks for sharing. I love these stories from folks that live a long way from here (me?). It is neat to see the different terrain, look at the different animals, and dream of hunting there.
Congrats.
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Had so much fun that I am going up this coming weekend with another Tradgang member from The U.S.A. Lucky he is coming during the winter LOL
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Good to hear it! Hit the stinkers hard!
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Sweet goat Clint, congrats mate :clapper:
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Good job, are those things that big of a nuiscance down there or is it like alot of other ferals they just really need to be controlled?
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Alot of the stations muster the goats as a source of income. So we are fortunate to find one that will alow us to hunt them . However they are considered a feral animal and can do massive amounts of damage to the environment if left unchecked.
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Clint, see you in a few days! :thumbsup: :archer:
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the other boys got back from the station tonight. I just got off of the phone and we may get a chance at some donkey's and wild horses as well as some bloody big billie's
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Donkeys! My favourite feral adversary! Good luck; they're pretty challenging with a stickbow!
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I'll be happy if a few bunnies fall to my arrows, LOL! Thursday can't get here fast enough, the anticipation is killing me!
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hey clinton ya welcome mate and good luck with the donkey's
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Well I picked Slivrslingr up at the airport and forced him to endure an 8 hr drive to the property .We hunted the weekend and lots of ground was covered .The goat numbers were reasonable but I didn't manage to down one for the trip. On the other hand Chris secured a couple of great goats , but thats his story to share. Thanks to Chris for coming halfway around the planet to chase stinkies with me hope to do it again when we can.