Well, it's not too often that I get to meet a real, live fellow TradGanger! Over the weekend just gone by, Clint (Ozy Clint) and his wife called in on their way to live in Gove. We went to have a look for donkeys, and although we found a few, we weren't able to close the deal on them. The termite mound stump shooting was excellent as always. Here are a few photographs of the outing.
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A fine specimen nailed by Clint.
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Clint lining-up on another behemoth...
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...which he duly smote.
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These ran past...
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...chased by this one.
Those donkeys didn't see us at all, but they were fired-up and travelling in top gear, the result of a jack attempting to follow the Good Lord's instructions of "Be fruitful and multiply" and the jennies being less inclined to do so.
So, we went back to stump-shooting.
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Shortly afterward, we bespied another grazing alone, and we thought we might stand half a chance. Alas, although we didn't move, he spotted us from four-hundred metres away. In this photo, Clint is spying on the blighter.
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Later still, we spied a few more camped in a gully next to some unburnt grass, and we again thought we were in with a chance.
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Here are two of the six, with the photograph taken through the binoculars.
Alas, they soon cottoned-on to our lurking presence, and departed to play again another day.
Just as a reminder of the difference the season makes here, here are some photos from earlier in the year:
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very very cool buddy !!!!!
outta that 'tip , that arrow must have taken some pulling to get free in that last pic
cheers
southern ben
thanx for sharing Ben.....great stuff :thumbsup:
Hey Ben thanks for sharing the story and pics! Good way to start off the morning.
Cool pictures Ben!! I love the way you can make a fine adventure out of shooting a pile of dirt. Looks like great fun!
:thumbsup: Thanks for sharing.
Looks like good time Ben. Clint sure is racking up the miles this year. 21 days and I'll shootin a few them termite mounds as well!
Always love your pics. A great day spent with bows...
John III
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Good stuff Ben.RC
Real neat stuff...
Thanks ben for the story and photos.Blake
great pics thanks for sharing
can't wait to get out there now
Always enjoy your post Ben.
:thumbsup: :clapper:
I HATE when the critters cotton on!
G'day boys!
love it ben. i hope your going to put those photos up on ozbow
That's too cool! The comments are great! I was sitting there trying to figure out "what ran past" untill I realized the joke was on me---terminte mounds! :knothead: :knothead:
Looks like a great time even though the donkeys did not cooperate. Looks like ya'll got a limit of termite mounds. :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing . :clapper:
Thanks, fellows.
Ben: It wasn't termite mounds running past, it was three donkeys followed by a lone donkey. You can just see them in the photos.
yep, is was a pleasure to meet up and go for a hunt.
ben- a local guy took myself and a mate hunting today. we saw 4 buffulo......all on the drive to his spot. we found some buff wallows and pig tracks. i'll keep you posted.
Very fellas, top stuff.
Two questions for my fellow son's of ANZACs but:
A) Is smote a word &,
B) What is the taxidermy bill on a tree stump?
hahah...
Cheers,
ak.
Good stuff! I'm glad you made it safely! Dave and I stretched the legs this morning, and found a beaut little swampy creek. There was nothing on the swamps, but out in the burned-out open country, between two mobs and a loner, we saw thirty buffalo. One cow had a massive spread. We just have no idea when to expect them on the swamps. We've seen buffalo at swamps early in the morning, in the heat of the day, and in the evening. Good luck, mate!
" smote " is the biblical version for " ye olde thumping" i believe ...
lol....
ben
Thanks, Al!
Yep, smite, smitten, smote... Just as Ben Maher wrote.
The good thing about these termite mounds is that after you've shot them, they don't go-off in the heat, so you've got plenty of time to pack them out; so much time, in fact, that I should get around to packing-out the ones I shot three years ago.
Go the ANZACs!
Ben
Ok...now I see them!!, thanks Ben!