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Ben
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Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly.
      #186038 - 18/07/11 11:58 AM

I just had a brilliant morning. I hiked-in to check a bait early, and was disappointed to find it hit but with nothing on it. It looked to be dog-hit, and eagle-hit, but not pig-hit yet. Perhaps tomorrow... Anyway, I hiked further along, and bespied that donkey movement ahead through the scrub. Stalking closer, I decided that I wanted mainly to shoot a big Jack or nothing. Through the binocular and the scope, I couldn't see any Jacks, and so began a game of cat-and-mouse, to see how close I could get, and to see how many times I could have them dead-to-rights, and to see if I could capture some photographs. I spent a couple of hours closely following them, keeping them within easy shooting range and taking photos. Finally, I decided to let them be, but first I made sure my Ruger No.1 .300H&H was empty, and I did some target practice on them without them knowing it, lining them up and then clicking an imaginary Woodleigh after them. Just as they grazed over the hill, and as I turned to leave, a movement over my shoulder caught my eye, and a great-old-battle-Jack came streaking-in intent on doing my little herd mischief. My noble restraint had lasted long-enough, and as he took a pause at about a-hundred-and-ten metres, I zipped a 180 grain Woodleigh PPSN through him, destroying both lungs and hitting his spine, collapsing him on the spot. The bullet exited out the off-side shoulder. He was well-scarred, an old fighter. After the photos and a drink, I was packing-up when I heard a trumpeting bray, and my original mob plus another mob came toward me, but never saw me. However, they didn't come too close, as they knew that a nasty noise had originated from my whereabouts; so they snuck-off avoiding me, but without seeing me. I snapped another few photos, and pondered my way back. I hope you enjoy the live photos, which I am very pleased with!

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Ben
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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Ben]
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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Ben]
      #186040 - 18/07/11 12:02 PM



Good stuff Ben. Nice photos.

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Ben
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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Ben]
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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Ben]
      #186052 - 18/07/11 08:55 PM

Great photos and good to see that old boy taken out and the rest left in peace. I take it the .300 H&H is a keeper ?

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Cinghiale
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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: tophet1]
      #186054 - 18/07/11 09:01 PM

well done mate good to see you are getting amongst them. How dry is it there now?

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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Cinghiale]
      #186056 - 18/07/11 09:12 PM

Ben looks like a great day out, I very much like the photos, the 300 H&H certainly earned it's place in the safe.

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Ben
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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Cinghiale]
      #186057 - 18/07/11 09:27 PM

G'day John, yep, I think it is a keeper.

G'day Tim, yep, it is definitely dry compared to Darwin or coastal plains. Katherine is quite a rocky, hilly place, really. However, there is still a bit of water in nameless creeks, so a bit more drying-out yet to happen.

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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Ben]
      #186072 - 19/07/11 03:22 AM

Excellent report and photos!

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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: JabaliHunter]
      #186080 - 19/07/11 07:22 AM

Keeping the old Cal alive too,good one.

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Ben
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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: gryphon]
      #186083 - 19/07/11 08:32 AM

Thanks, fellows.

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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Ben]
      #186110 - 19/07/11 07:23 PM

Nice work mate.

A mate bought the 300H&H number 1 on used guns and we are taking it hunting next month.
I look forward to having a play with it.

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Ben
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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: FATBOY404]
      #186111 - 19/07/11 07:53 PM

Cool. Hopefully you'll like it as much as I do.

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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Ben]
      #186398 - 23/07/11 11:52 PM

Very good hunt report mate and some real hunting being done.
I enjoyed looking at the photos.

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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: AFRO408]
      #186546 - 26/07/11 01:18 AM

Well done on the hunt and photos. Good to see a good keen guy out there.

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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: NitroX]
      #186569 - 26/07/11 03:19 AM

Good stuff - couldn't help but wonder how many ant or termite hills get shot - expecially in poorer light, when iron sights are used or perhaps were the norm.

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Ben
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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: DarylS]
      #186577 - 26/07/11 07:16 AM

Thanks, fellows. Yep, Darryl, most of us have at some stage stalked a termite mound, and every time we go out, there is always a termite mound or log trying to pass itself off as a feral animal, causing us to pause and give it a careful looking-over with the binoculars. One buffalo that I shot down last year with the Ruger .450/.400 was behind a termite mound, with his boiler room just showing (for the second, dropping shot); I think I clipped the termite mound, but the Woodleigh Hydro still kept its course and zipped through the chest, collapsing the already-hard-hit bull instantly. Termite mounds make good practice for our arrows, too, unless they are the super-hard ones. They are ideal for archery practice (stump shooting) in the wet season, when they are softer. The Douglas fir arrows are amazingly-tough, and are rarely harmed even when bouncing-off the worst termite mounds, whereas the modern carbons and aluminiums wouldn't handle that. Termite mounds are also good for checking your rifle; they come in all shapes and sizes.

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Re: Counting Coup on Donkeys... Mostly. [Re: Ben]
      #186582 - 26/07/11 08:57 AM

I've also shoot pine shafts, although good fir shafts are usually a mite tougher.

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