Coypu Hunter 486 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 It's been a bit of a dry year for coypus... but our lake has now finally filled up, so hopefully there'll be some monster mutant rat action in the not-too-distant future... Meanwhile, I've been trying to thin out the magpie population around here -- which seems to have exploded this year. Oddly though, after I shot nine magpies earlier in the year, they seem to have become a little wary of landing on our property... go figure! This one overcame his shyness to hang around our chicken shed, which is where they like to steal our hens' eggs from. Not this time, sucker. Shot was taken from a slightly elevated position at about 20 yards, and the maggie was walking towards me, so I gave it about an inch of holdunder and put a round through the centre of its upper thorax, straight through the heart. It fluttered away for about five yards then hit the deck. 6 Quote Link to post
Daz39 962 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Cracking shot! 1 Quote Link to post
The one 8,513 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Nice placement mate 1 Quote Link to post
j j m 6,564 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 good shot bud 1 Quote Link to post
Coypu Hunter 486 Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Cheers all... just wish I got to practise my shot placement on maggies a bit more often. As soon as I go outside, they're off, so I have to creep around inside our mud room/utility room and gently slide the rifle out of the window. If I get lucky, they're still there by the time I've got into position. Quote Link to post
David.evans 5,323 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Yea friggin great shot pal ! Atb Dave 1 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,982 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Have you eaten it yet , because the French eat any thing don't they 2 Quote Link to post
Coypu Hunter 486 Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Have you eaten it yet , because the French eat any thing don't they Plucked, gutted and in the freezer, mate, ready for a bumper Christmas. 3 Quote Link to post
ratbuster 808 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 CH great shot placement ! well done, especially with those very weary French magpies 1 Quote Link to post
Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Nice shooting matey 1 Quote Link to post
Coypu Hunter 486 Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Cheers! I haven't quite worked my way up the calibres to where this guy is, though... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7QAfhzf9hY&feature=em-uploademail Watch the magpie shot -- made I larff... Edited November 14, 2014 by Coypu Hunter Quote Link to post
Rez 4,961 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Shot man. 1 Quote Link to post
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