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02/08/10 08:50 AM
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Camel and Donkey Thread
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A mate with one of his first bulls, taken with a CZ550 in .375 H&H:
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02/08/10 08:51 AM
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Taken with CZ550 in .416 Rigby:
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02/08/10 08:52 AM
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02/08/10 08:52 AM
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02/08/10 08:54 AM
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Taken with the .30/30:
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02/08/10 08:55 AM
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My Dad and his first bull, taken with his Remington 7mm STW:
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02/08/10 08:56 AM
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My brother and I with a pair of bulls taken with the Remington 7mm STW and the .30/30 in an Indian-style attack over the top of a sand dune:
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02/08/10 08:57 AM
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02/08/10 08:58 AM
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02/08/10 08:59 AM
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02/08/10 09:00 AM
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02/08/10 09:01 AM
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02/08/10 09:01 AM
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02/08/10 09:03 AM
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Taken with my first shots ever from my .416 Rigby:
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02/08/10 09:04 AM
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02/08/10 09:05 AM
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A mate with the results of his first shots with the .416 Rigby; also the first time he'd shot anything larger than a .22:
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Ben
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02/08/10 09:06 AM
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The Cross of Christ:
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02/08/10 09:08 AM
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My first win with the .450/.400 3" NE:
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02/08/10 09:09 AM
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02/08/10 09:09 AM
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02/08/10 10:11 AM
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My brother with his first donkey, taken with Dad's 7mm STW:
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Ben
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02/08/10 10:12 AM
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My brother-in-law with his first donkey, taken with a .308:
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Short video culling Donkeys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Am3aEOBtQk
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02/08/10 11:24 AM
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Quote:
Taken with my first shots ever from my .416 Rigby:
You didn't zero the rifle BEFORE the hunt?
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Ben
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02/08/10 11:43 AM
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Nope, just checked them visually and got real close. It was spot-on. Back then, there were nearly as many donkeys as termite mounds (before the big helicopter culls).
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03/08/10 01:13 AM
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I'll hopefully be into the donkeys in a few weeks time.
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For the o/s members; there is an election on.
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24/08/10 07:58 AM
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Australia & New Zealand Hunting : Australia: The Camel cull
on 2010/8/23 14:34:24
The Northern Territory Government has defended the culling of feral camels, in the face of claims that more humane control methods are being ignored.
Since January, 2,000 camels have been shot or mustered in the Simpson Desert under the National Feral Camel Management Plan.
NT Environment Minister Karl Hampton says the Government is on track to cull 60,000 camels by July next year.
He says culling makes the most economic sense
"The Northern Territory Government, some time ago, did provide $2 million directly to industry, but what we found was that that was not viable," he says.
"There needs to be a lot of work done and certainly the Northern Territory Government is committed to working towards further looking at those opportunities
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Here's a few Ive taken.
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The donkey vote eh?
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18/09/10 06:53 PM
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Nice going on the donks and droms, mate!
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Looks like an excellent hunt!!
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02/10/10 07:27 PM
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A couple of mine
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Ben
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03/10/10 06:17 PM
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Nice to see open sights, Choppa! What calibres?
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Ben,Ihave to agree,great to see open sights being used.
I took my Mauser 6.5X54K and my Rigby 303 out to the paddock yesterday for a few shots and thourghly enjoyed myself.
Both rifles are only fitted with open sights.
Getting back to basics............
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04/10/10 11:18 AM
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Gday Guys,
The #1 wears XS ghost rings and the RSM has the standard express sights with an enlarged bead, both rifles are 458 Lott's actually dont own a scope, always used iron sights.
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Ben
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04/10/10 06:03 PM
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Nice.
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04/10/10 07:54 PM
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Say, what do you do with the camel and donkey after they are shot - i know that camel makes good eating but what about the donkeys?
Thank you
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Ben
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04/10/10 08:50 PM
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We do eat a little camel, but mostly we are culling a highly-destructive introduced species, and the terrain combined with the heat and the vast numbers of targeted animals usually precludes much meat recovery. It is more important to serve the interests of the desert environment and native wildlife than to worry about the utilisation of the meat of feral game. In some areas, at some times, some pet meat is recovered, as well as some for human consumption; whilst this is indeed good, if we were to only shoot these animals in areas where recovery is logistically possible, we would have a far greater environmental disaster on our hands than what we already have. In other words, recreational shooters and hunters play a huge role in managing feral animal populations.
By the way, the right meat from a younger camel is delicious; donkey meat was (is?) used by cattle station people occasionally in the unlikely event that they could not find a killer for beef.
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Some excellent photos there fellas.
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So who's the best Aussie guide for these cull hunts guys?
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05/10/10 10:13 PM
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Thanks for that info Ben,
/S/
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03/11/10 04:39 AM
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Re: Camel and Donkey Thread
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Competition entries for the Save raffle ticket totalled and now closed for this thread.
Ladies and Gentlemen, thanks for joining in.
However please post more photos if you wish.
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21/05/11 05:36 AM
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some more on camels and it might let us hunters know where they are
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/05/20/3220368.htm?site=science&topic=enviro
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21/05/11 12:32 PM
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Here's one I clobbered with the .458, during a buff hunt with Hunt Australia Safaris
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