Jager SA Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Back from my travels abroad, but whilst I was in New Zealand we were asked to have a crack at culling some feral Goats, I didn’t need a second invitation...! Anyways we were in a place called Bluff Station, at small modest place...41,500 acres... So we were put to work. We came across the odd pocket mob of Goats with plenty of Billy’s mooching around hasn’t to add they all got the good news pretty smartish. (I will do a write up asap) That’s how it went through the day until later in the afternoon we went for drive and a walk and found a big mob with probably 20-30 Goatys all happily feeding and mooching...not for long! We waded through the first mob, which thinned out quite nicely and then moved over the ridge, which then spread out, to a big valley with high cliff faces all around. All of a sudden a Goat was spotted at 502 high on the other side of the valley, "Indians spotted" piped up the guide, Indians I thought, what the #### is he on about, then it dawned...it was the Goats. It turns out its a game they play called cowboys and Indians, guess who were the Cowboys...! All of a sudden the valley was moving with all manner of colour of Goat so I got the Leica out and started to range, ballacks, there was nowhere I could get into a right prone position due to the sloping ground, all I could do was get into a left hand prone position, hmm not good! Nevertheless here we go, "someone spot for me please" I asked...510 yards made the adjustment on the scope, deep breath, nice and settled, homed in on the big Billy. Nicely squeeze the trigger and pop...down goes the Goaty. Now we were rocking, the buzz was awesome, I then moved to the next and then the next and so on, anyway all of a sudden Arron the guide screamed "get the big ginger one hes high up on the cliff face" of course I couldn’t see the bloody thing then I picked him up...Got Mr Leica...488 yards, take off a click or 2 settled down, the pressure was on, he was moving and I was expected to make him take a tumble. He stopped, right on the edge of the cliff watching his mates, BIG mistake, pop, he leant forwards and fell straight off the cliff several hundred feet to the bottom of the valley...there were screams of joy, falling indians, hah hah, falling Indians!!!! We thought Arron had gone mad! Well to say it was fun was an understatement, but it wasn’t easy and took some doing. All in all I shot 12 Goats off the cliffs between 488 and 510 yards and at the end of the day the tally was 30. It was a great experience and to be able to shoot as much ammo as you can carry was fun. So theres my entry into the 500+yard club... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wsm Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Goats in New Zealand don`t count because the airs thinner so theres less bullet drop....................probably Sounds like a good trip and looking forward to seeing the snaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Nice write up Kal, must have been some fun. but, sorry doesn't count, everything is upside down there. Maybe subtract 10% edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Well done James, sounds like you had a ball mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Well done Kal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really looking forward to your writeup too!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: All the very best........................ RAY......................................... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Way to go James, nice to see the 300 WSM was shooting well, (who was it that fettled it again) Need pictures!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi-basher Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 so you got 30 how did Bambi fair up to the long range indians ??looking forward to the pics I do fancy NZ Well if you had a section for long range running shots I recon' I would be a top contender, but it might up set some people. That 9 shot mag' was down to the last round on one mob, the guy next to me with a Sako's was empty and he just had to watch as I was dropping goats. It was fast and furious culling, but we got a bollocking off the guild because one got away out of that mob. Well we were trying our hardest to drop them all for him. I can see why some of the Kiwi's like a semi autos for goats. Best rgds B-b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingbags Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Good shooting James, One thing though - with regard to the cowboys and Indians , who wore the 'chaps' and was there a Policeman and a guy with a big bushy moustache anywhere ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest varmartin Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Well done Kal, you had a lot of fun mate. good entry into the 500 yard club. ......Please put up some pics !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Goat harassers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemasis243 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 You had some time there by the sound of it buddy cant wait to see some pics, what gun were you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager SA Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Good shooting James, One thing though - with regard to the cowboys and Indians , who wore the 'chaps' and was there a Policeman and a guy with a big bushy moustache anywhere ? There sure was and we all went to the YMCA after for lunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager SA Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 You had some time there by the sound of it buddy cant wait to see some pics, what gun were you using? Rifle was a 300wsm Howa 1500 with custom barrel and A2 Mcstock, very accurate little stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Nice one James,,, Nice to have you back!!!!! F2n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxshot Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Cracking write up must have been one hell of a ball shooting somewhere like that and to bag some longrange indians as well cool, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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