Thread: rabbit hunt,12-27 4 bunnies down

[QUOTE=MickR;897533]I would be concerned about hitting one of my dogs...And running out of aspirin ...I like to hunt by stealth too. Not that I've done any real hunting for a long time now. These days hunting is about as far as the nearest venomous snake away when I'm out on the farm. Snakes are out and about at the moment and ya gotta watch ya step out there. Mick [Quote]

I am surprised a rabbit could surve in Australia? Everything thing there is poison isn't it? No wonder people strive to go to Hollywood from there. It isn't because you guys have a lot of talent, it's because they are trying to keep from being eaten!

I can understand loving the dogs music-but personally I'm a big block man,so I know what you mean.

Originally Posted by MickR

I would be concerned about hitting one of my dogs...And running out of aspirin ...I like to hunt by stealth too. Not that I've done any real hunting for a long time now. These days hunting is about as far as the nearest venomous snake away when I'm out on the farm. Snakes are out and about at the moment and ya gotta watch ya step out there. Mick

Originally Posted by Wintchase

I am surprised a rabbit could surve in Australia? Everything thing there is poison isn't it? No wonder people strive to go to Hollywood from there. It isn't because you guys have a lot of talent, it's because they are trying to keep from being eaten!

If it's been introduced into the country (like white men) it seems to spread, multiply, destroy or wreak havoc in some way. Rabbits may be of a non threatening nature to us, but they sure do lay ruin to the country (like white men ). In just a little over 200 years we have (thanks to the white men) bushland choked by Lantana brought over here, because it would make a nice hedge apparently, We have rabbits and foxes because they would make good sport old chap pip pip hoorah. We have Prickly pear/apple again because it would make a good hedge, give them darkys a bit of curry if they try and sneak in wot. We have cane beetles that destroy sugar cane, and because we make money from sugar cane (was once cheap too what with the slave labour from the Kanakas to harvest it.) we don't want the cane beetle, so we brought in the supposedly safe, non toxic, harmless in everyway Marinus Bufus, or Cane Toad that is slowly but surely invading every part of this country eating every small native creature it can except cane beetles, which, so it it seems, it's too slow to catch, poisoning water with it's toxins and killing any creature silly enough to see it as a meal, all except the cunning old crow (a black man of course ) who is smart enough to flip it onto it's back before making a meal of it. And that's just a small part of the problems with wildlife in Australia...We still have to deal with the snakes, spiders, scorpions, disease carrying insects, thorny plants etc on top of that we have limited water, a baking hot sun, freezing cold winters in more southern regions to boot and unless your a black man or have had some instruction from same, nary a scant bit of food is to be found. I love this country.


Mick

Mick, I've always wondered why don't they put a bounty on those toads, seems like you could take out tons of them with a couple of boxes 22s.
Seems like a concerted effort to rub them out in a year or two, or are they that hard to see?

G'day Griz, I think it would take many years of concerted effort and the ammunition suppliers would be rubbing their hands with glee at the massive fortune they would accrue. The problem is that the toads are in their multi millions and in places most people would never go to. They would continue to breed, and they are prolific breeders. The toads are also nocturnal (and yes, pretty damn hard to see), and believe it or not, the (R) SPCA would have yer guts for gaters for even suggesting the idea. They would see us bag them and freeze them (Not in my bloody freezer I say!) The good news is that the egg heads at CSIRO are working on a Cane toad specific breeding inhibitor. It is being actively tested and should be just a few years from completion. They are being very careful about it being specific soley to cane toads and no other wildlife. Otherwise they would be good to go.
Bounty? I'm happy to kill the vermin for free They are as good as dead on sight at my place.


Mick

First let me say happy new year Mick, second it would be a blast using the brick of 22's get rid of those toads, number three I'm still waiting for you to take over, as I will be glad to come and help you kill them. I don't know what to do with the ones that are in inhospitable places but I'm sure if they put a small bounty on them they could probably reduce the population in short order, just let the hunters use lights and lasers, and I don't know but they cost there, but over here a brick of 22's is pretty cheap. My father had a farm that had a pond for swimming and one for ducks, the swimming hole was overrun with frogs, it took me the better part of one summer but I must've got about 500 frogs from that one pond, and let me tell you it was a blast, when they're facing away from you and you can just see their head sticking out of the water one-shot has them going end over end and about 10 feet in the air, you just need a long net to haul them out with. I think we'd have a blast.
Griz

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

First let me say happy new year Mick, second it would be a blast using the brick of 22's get rid of those toads, number three I'm still waiting for you to take over, as I will be glad to come and help you kill them. I don't know what to do with the ones that are in inhospitable places but I'm sure if they put a small bounty on them they could probably reduce the population in short order, just let the hunters use lights and lasers, and I don't know but they cost there, but over here a brick of 22's is pretty cheap. My father had a farm that had a pond were swimming and one for ducks, the swimming hole was overrun with frogs, it took me the better part of one summer but I must've got about 500 frogs from that one pond, and let me tell you it was a blast, when they're facing away from you and you can just see their head sticking out of the water one-shot has them going end over end and about 10 feet in the air, you just need a long net to haul them out with. I think we'd have a blast.
Griz

Now I'm not sayin' it wouldm't be fun Griz. I sure as hell would be laughin' and having a great time. I don't think my neighbours or the po-leece would like it if I started knockin' off the toads in my yard though...Well at least not with my trusty .22 anyway...The 30-06...Nah, definately too much gun... . I did quite a few in with an air rifle though. Also used a compound bow and a sling shot...A half a capful of Dettol (a disinfectant) is enough to knock them over in about 30 seconds...Screws up the synapses on them apparently. I intend to get a water pistol to try some longer range application one day. I've also heard that if you're into the game, they make for great golfing practice, BYO safety glasses...and keep your mouth closed too.
Sorry for the thread hijack.


Mick