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Title: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 05, 2011, 12:09:00 AM: Biggest mob of rain yesterday arvo...

Ben and Gabby were keen to get outside, anyway...

Here's Princess Gabby waiting to be lifted out of the ute (crook hips and no jumping on vet's orders):
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3084.jpg)
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 05, 2011, 12:11:00 AM: The plan was to walk along a little creek and check-out a new swamp, stump-shooting along the way...

But to get to the swamp, we had to go through, well, more swamp; the whole countryside is swamp at the moment, and the creek is there somewhere under water:
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3085.jpg)
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 05, 2011, 12:21:00 AM: Carrying a beaut little collapsable tri-pod made self-timed photography much easier than it has been in the past, when I've had to balance the camera precariously on a termite mound or too low in the grass on my pack...

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3087.jpg)

Gabby spectates:
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3090.jpg)

Gabby looks displeased with me dropping my bow arm, and is probably embarrassed by my plumber's crack, hoping to herself that I won't stoop so low as to show the pictures on TradGang:
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3091.jpg)

She seems happier in this one:
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3093.jpg)

She's shot-through, obviously having found something more interesting:
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3094.jpg)
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 05, 2011, 12:23:00 AM: (http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3101.jpg)

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3098.jpg)

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3095.jpg)
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 05, 2011, 12:27:00 AM: Finally we reach the swamp, such as it is...

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3102.jpg)

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3103.jpg)

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3104.jpg)

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(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3120.jpg)
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 05, 2011, 12:30:00 AM: Throughout the area, there was fair swine-sign, not big mobs, but the work of a few nevertheless; due to the recent rain, none was very fresh:
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3121.jpg)

Almost every step was like this:
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3136.jpg)

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3138.jpg)
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 05, 2011, 12:32:00 AM: We had a good day...

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3125.jpg)

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/b_kleinig/Archery%20Practice/IMG_3129.jpg)
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: daniel boon on April 05, 2011, 12:51:00 AM: nice dog Ben ;)
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Jim Stewart on April 05, 2011, 01:25:00 AM: Excellent! Thanks for sharing...
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Ben Maher on April 05, 2011, 01:41:00 AM: awesome !
go the plumbers crack !
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Jerry Jeffer on April 05, 2011, 01:42:00 AM: Ben, great pics. Those arrows look good with the bow. What woods are in your bow? Tripods sure do help. Nice to hang with the dog out in the bush. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 05, 2011, 02:12:00 AM: Thanks, fellows! Jerry, the riser is bubinga, and the limbs are yew. Cheers!
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: saumensch on April 05, 2011, 03:07:00 AM: THX for sharing!
Gabby is a beauty, and seemingly wonderfull company.
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: tradtusker on April 05, 2011, 04:18:00 AM: Very nice! Good stuff Ben.

Hope it drys out some before we get up there, i don't like caping buffalo in the swamp.
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: droz il on April 05, 2011, 06:01:00 AM: Thanks for sharing Ben.
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Post by: rastaman on April 05, 2011, 06:05:00 AM: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Nice Ben!
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: ckanous on April 05, 2011, 06:07:00 AM: The last pic says it all, both smiling and happy!! Fun times are priceless aren't they!
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: GrayRhino on April 05, 2011, 06:30:00 AM: Great pics Ben. Hope the scouting contributes to a successful pig hunt one day.

Beautiful country, and not too far away..........perhaps someday........!
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: JJB on April 05, 2011, 07:32:00 AM: Thanks Ben. Great pictures, looks like you had a lot of fun! Beautiful dog and bow.
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Post by: Pon on April 05, 2011, 11:11:00 AM: Thanks Ben! great pictures, I hope someday I get to know Australia
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: b44mag on April 05, 2011, 12:37:00 PM: man that took me to a place n time long ago i cant wait for the weather and some stump shooting thanks for sharing
b44mag
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Rick Butler on April 05, 2011, 12:55:00 PM: Thanks for posting Ben, I enjoyed that. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: njloco on April 05, 2011, 01:07:00 PM: Being from the East coast of the U.S. this lets my mind sore to the open spaces still left in the world.

Thanks Ben.

P.S. Where can I get such a cool looking hat ?, also PM inbound.

Thanks
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Doc Nock on April 05, 2011, 01:25:00 PM: Hey, Ben...

Didn't you say those "stumps" were "termite mounds?"

:eek: :scared:

How fast do you have to retrieve those woodie arrows and get your bow off them so's not to get gnawed up?

:saywhat: :laughing: :deadhorse:

What wonderful country... :)
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 05, 2011, 03:41:00 PM: Thanks, fellows. Ken, if you do a search for Akubra, you'll probably find a dealer in the USA. This model is the Cattleman. Akubra is THE famous Australian hat maker. They make the parade hats for the military, hats for the bush, hats for our sporting teams - all wide brimmed, and made from our feral rabbits.
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: Jeff D. Holchin on April 05, 2011, 04:08:00 PM: Looks like fun to me!
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: maineac on April 05, 2011, 04:53:00 PM: Looking good, Nice to have a clam companion to keep you company. thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: LONGSTYKES on April 05, 2011, 05:53:00 PM: Ben, Thanks for sharing the pics of your stumping and your nice looking dog. The crack we don't need though. Very nice looking country.
Title: Re: 2011 Wet Season Stump Shooting (with the dog, too)...
Post by: EL Mejor on April 05, 2011, 07:07:00 PM: COOL PICS,,,,LOOKS LIKE U REALY ENJOYED YOUR SELF.