NitroX
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| 21/07/04 12:14 AM |
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Off to the Territory in ten days time
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I'm off to the Territory to hunt water buffalo and pigs in ten days time. Will be flying up due to work needs in the next ten days otherwise half of them would be spent driving.
Planning to take my .450 and .375, camera gear and with all that weight not much else I think.
Going to be great fun I hope.
| Bakes |
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| 21/07/04 01:01 AM |
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Bring some warm cloths mate, its going to be 4 degrees tonight
| 4seventy |
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| 21/07/04 08:20 AM |
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John,
I'm sure you'll have a great time.
Hope you get a good bull and plenty of hogs and get the barrels hot on that big double!
| HiWall |
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| 21/07/04 07:12 PM |
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You are sure to have a great time mate, say G'day to Matt for me.
| AspenHill |
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| 21/07/04 11:22 PM |
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Only 4 degrees? Y'all don't know what cold is.
Sissy boys...........
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NitroX
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| 21/07/04 11:56 PM |
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Yes Bakes is a sissy. It was 1 deg C here last night.
(PS Bakes, thanks for the info, I would never have thought it gets that cold up there)
| ARRA |
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| 22/07/04 09:04 AM |
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John
Did you get anybody to take up the offer of the spare seat when you frist posted about this trip,or is that why you are flying?
Have a great trip and I look forward to your report because I'm dreaming of a trip north myself in '05.
2 nites ago -3 deg C
Arra
| Bakes |
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| 22/07/04 10:44 AM |
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Hey Ann..............
Up here thats COLD
It did warm up to about 15-17 at night but then dropped back to 4-5. The locals are predicting a short dry season and another big wet.
| AspenHill |
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| 22/07/04 11:39 AM |
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Wet, eh? Well, it's been nothing short of monsoons here since early spring. I am surrounded by lightning now.
A few years ago I woke up in the middle of a February night rather chilled. The furnace was out. Do you know why it was out?
It was so cold outside the heating oil froze.
How cold was it?
It was 36 degrees below zero F.
| Bakes |
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| 22/07/04 02:27 PM |
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OK OK you win
| AspenHill |
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| 22/07/04 11:02 PM |
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Women always win.
| mickey |
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| 23/07/04 11:38 AM |
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In reply to:
Poster: AspenHill
Subject: Re: Off to the Territory in ten days time
Women always win.
No, Men just throw their hands in the air and give up.
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NitroX
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| 23/07/04 12:10 PM |
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Is that like AWA - "Africa Always Wins" ?
| WyoHunter |
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| 30/07/04 12:32 AM |
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NitroX... Good luck on your hunt and post some pics of those big buffs and boars when you return!
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NitroX
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| 30/07/04 01:51 AM |
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Probably my last post on this thread until I get back.
I do plan to take a good number of photos and post them here. Plan to use a nice new digital still camera, a crappy digital video camera which hopefully will be OK plus my old SLR. Would like to leave the SLR behind but the Aussie mags still insist on transparencies.
Hopefully will get a pic with a nice trophy water buffalo and a big boar or two. Plus some live shots.
Packing at the moment for Saturday.
For firearms taking my .375 and my .450. They will weigh a tonne in a limited weight allowance. Got to do some more reloading tommorrow as I blew away some .450's today.
That's the plan at the moment but the culling starts when it all gets weighed.
| AspenHill |
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| 30/07/04 03:45 AM |
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Good luck, John!
| Bakes |
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| 30/07/04 07:52 AM |
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Mate, what time is your flight, I'm in darwin on Saturday. Have to go to the airport to pick up some dogs.
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NitroX
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| 30/07/04 11:10 AM |
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See PM.
I'm flying up on Sat and out on Sunday.
Ann - I will look for one for you for 2005.
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NitroX
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| 10/08/04 09:47 AM |
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Back again.
Was a successful trip. Plan to post the stories soon and the photos. Both I and the other guy took good bulls and looked over tonnes of other bulls. Fantastic hunt.
Also was lucky to meet up with Bakes at Darwin airport where he was meeting some RAAF guys and also a shoot and dinner with Marrakai.
All up an enjoyable short trip and whetting the appetite for more.
Story and photos being added here.