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by Nephew
Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:23 am
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: New to this.
Replies: 14
Views: 2447

Thanks John, actually, I've signed on for the beginners course at Belmont and it starts in Oct. Very much looking forward to getting started, I can tell ya! So, it seems my best bet is to hold off buying until I've completed the course. I imagine the club would have basic equipment to practice in my...
by Nephew
Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:00 am
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Article on "Landline"
Replies: 5
Views: 788

Yeah, I'm sure there are the rorters, you'll get 'em in any collection of people, but I'd hate to have to pull my money out of the ground...bloody hard yakka farming! Though charging you to help with ferals IS a bit rich( thats for sure), I s'pose they have to think about insurance, etc, and there w...
by Nephew
Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:46 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: Article on "Landline"
Replies: 5
Views: 788

Article on "Landline"

Did anyone else see the report on feral pigs up in Cardwell, Nth Queensland. on Landline? Seems they are in plague proportions and the farmers are saying the State Govt. is not doing enough about it (gee, THAT sounds familiar!) It will be repeated tomorrow at 11:00 am (Mon 27) if you want to see it....
by Nephew
Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:14 am
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: New to this.
Replies: 14
Views: 2447

Thanks a ton, fellas. I appreciate the advice, and the welcome. The closest club to me is at Belmont in Brisbane (I live on Coochiemudlo Island) and they're having a "come and try" day on Sun 16th Sep so I reckon that's my best bet for now. Once I feel confident I'd like to go down to Nort...
by Nephew
Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:51 pm
Forum: Shooting The Breeze
Topic: New to this.
Replies: 14
Views: 2447

New to this.

G'day. I've been wanting to try archery for a few years now, and for whatever reason haven't, but something about turning forty makes you change your priorities (did for me at least) so it's time. I have been told by a couple of folk that I should start with buying a Re curve and spend a year learni...
by Nephew
Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:42 pm
Forum: Scene & Herd
Topic: Queensland's duck shooting permanently banned.
Replies: 33
Views: 8428

The Minister supports the form of predatory capitalism that various govts., state and federal, have afflicted us with in the last thirty years, but has the hide to call hunters barbaric! The nerve, mate! I would imagine the rejection of consumerism involved in hunting for food would be one of the th...