Prospecting and hunting

[Guest]

Not stupid at all' but in my case shooting bugs bunny with the 45/70 might be.

Not really, used to shoot rabbits with 30/30. If you hit them right, you had just the back and hind legs, gutted almost skinned and ready for fry pan.
Karl

Very true' lately iv been reloading with Trail boss powder in both the 45/70 and 308win and I tell you what a 500grain only just pops out the end of the 45/70 feels funny to shoot coke cans at 30m' Im also loading Trail boss with a 110gr for the 308 win that would make a excellent Rabbit round....

 

[slowflow]

NSW state forest requires an R licence to hunt. Fossicking permit also required.

Wear some nice bright clothing so you are easily identified. Hunters are required to wear bright orange hats.

 

[jamie]

spot on Slowflow, when i was in Mogo sate forest i realized i didn't have my blaze cap so i made sure i was wearing the brightest shirt i had, i was happy enough digging bullets out of the ground, wasn't keen on digging one out of me lol

 

[mark1606]

Queenslander here, have my fossicking permit for state forests, went to explore Torrington fossicking area, and saw the hunting signs, thought it was a strange combination, needs to be signs telling you to wear a safety vest in these areas, only common sense really. Love your fossicking areas, only wish the Queensland pollies would pick up on the idea and increase the number of areas that we can fossick in

 

[Metamorphic]

I choose not to kill an animal in my pursuit of gold unless its a survival situ.

If i need protein and im hungry then look out.

I have sat and watched echidna's, wallabies, and roos pass me by while i respect a thumb with a certain awe for the bush. The tune of the wind in the ironbarks!

I love how nature rules my path when im out there.

go for gold lads

 

[AtomRat]

Bloody shooters and state Forrest, now this is a time when I have a go. I'm not against hunting or game shooting, but I tell you what, here in the Valley there's shooting everywhere. State Forrest? The government are struggling to keep shooters in the Forrest as they prefer shooting around the streets and paddocks for easy kills.

Constantly in the paper about trespassing shooters. We have had several shooting "accidents" out this way too with death as a conclusion.

I think the rules on getting guns are too soft and not enough training before allowed your license. And I don't mean training just on the weapons but training attitude while wielding a rifle or gun.

I've been out on crown goldfields digging away when a full camp bloke came out the bush to tell me he was headed up the road to shoot. To me this meant a couple of kilometer as we were in crown and he wouldn't possibly be shooting at or over the road. After digging a while I moved place and went upstream further to where a aquaduct lies next to a road.

After checking out some quartz I did an about turn to head back down the road and then there he was. Camo-man walking out the bush, but cracking the ***** at me, even started to swear and blame me for his loss of the day and that I shouldn't have been there.

Well sorry mate but I'm a prospector and have a bit of paper that said I'm legally allowed here in this crown turf, how about you? I asked.

More swearing, rude dribbles and disgust came from His mouth until he packed and left in a dust storm.

The whole time he was bearing a decent rifle, full gear camo. But he was not allowed to be shooting there or over the bloody road.

The point behind this story is, he was trying to intimidate me just by his presence of a rifle. I was more thinking of where to smack him in the head with his own rifle if he even attempted it, but you never know out there in the bush.

Hunters here are far from clean too. Skins, bones, organs are dumped on roads, in creeks everywhere. Some put in effort to clean up but not many.

I hate em. I'll prob get shot one day. I've even been shot at for being near ( not on ) a private driveway. Welcome to the Yarra Valley haha

 

[Matturbo]

I disagree Atom, your encounter was with the cowboy illegal poacher, the firearm process is pretty much spot on, a pain in the ass and time consuming process, in NSW it takes well over 2 months before you can own long firearms, if you have a clear record and the risk of losing them for even defending your self in a pub fight with your fists. The cost and time for legally hunting in state forests is even greater and stricter with licencing and training. I'm about to get my "restricted" licencing so I can legally hunt and fossick the forest bordering my property near black springs/sapphire bend. I often see bambi while having a dig, it will be great to have a shot with a bow or rifle responsibly to fill the freezer with fresh venison, goat, pork and rabbit while finding deep blue sapphires

 

[Wally69]

Saw two deer a couple of weeks ago near your place Matt, one in Essington (southern end) and one down past sapphire bend.

Nothing beats chewing down on some venison jerky while looking for gold or gems.

Done legally, with respect ....... I have little regard for anything else.

 

[Matturbo]

Yep Wally there's heaps around, my Mrs nearly runs them over every night, but as soon as I have my rifle.... Nothing

I plan to jerky up a whole doe

 

[nem7902]

Mmm jerky!! As in any hobbies there's always a smal group who make the rest look bad! Time to go renew the r license and go find some yellow

Happy hunting fellas

Luke

 

[ozziii]

No matter what you do for enjoyment or a hobby there will always be idiots that ruin it for everyone else, whether that be hunting, detecting or anything else, its the minority that stuff things up for the majority.
Not all firearms owners do the wrong thing & we shouldn't all be tarred with the same brush.
Myself, I would be more worried about being attacked by a wild dog, or a pack of wild dogs, or even attacked by a buck or stag deer.

But detecting & hunting together would be great, might have to get my hunting/shooters permit again & a new 300 win mag.
Have also found some old mines & other mining activity in some great deer hunting territory so would be great to get back there & check them out with the detector.
If you do happen to come across a hunter who tries to stand over you or threatens you then the best thing to do is get a good look at him, be polite & if possible get a number plate & car make/model so you can give police a good description & leave the area, safety comes first, you can always go back.