A few from this yr..

[Jack Spinks]

Ive always loved sharing stories with fellow trad hunters, so I thought id post a few pics of some of the billies ive taken out of Balranald NSW with my curves.. hope you enjoy and thanks for viewing ..

A team effort secured this Billy from 25m quartering away, he only made a few steps thanks to the Black Widow

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I love this joint, had some great time with different bowhunters out there over the years.
Love traditional bowhunting and the people you meet..

[Stickbow Hunter]

Congrats on some good billies mate and it's always great to see feral cats being taken. Some top photos also. Thanks for sharing them.

Jeff

[blu-dog]

Good stuff Jack - looks like you've got a little piece of "bowhunting paradise" there.

[Gringa Bows]

Great pics,thats how I like to see feral cats,some good billies there too,go the recurves

[hazard]

Great pickies, Great scenery and beautiful goats! The Cat now that just makes my day to see another good cat!!

That looks like a very good spot, Congrats on your fine skills. Good to see the rest of the family appreciate the honor of the Trad discipline.

Yes I do find quality of trad shooters is right up there.

[Goatchaser]

nice pics, nice goats, and a cat, ( I like cats I just can't eat a whole one.)

[Jack Spinks]

A good cat is a dead cat

[Gringa Bows]

Another well behaved moggy

[Stickbow Hunter]

Always great seeing cats eliminated from the wild. Good onya Jack!!!

Jeff

[Jack Spinks]

yeah cats are difficult to obtain with traditional gear, I have respect for men and women who can down foxes and cats with trad gear, this particular cat was a monster, came into the fox whistle and nailed him from 4 m with a Woodsman head..

[Jack Spinks]

Another fella out of the bluebush country

[Jack Spinks]

Few pics from the day I nailed the monster cat from close range with a 60# curve and woodsman heads

[UPTHETOP]

Some nice game taken there Jack, it is good to see young Trad hunters doing there thing and enjoying family with the hunt.

Congratulations again.

Cheers Wayno

[andy80]

Well done Jack, I agree with the other lads, a good cat is a dead cat!!

[longbow steve]

Well done on the Game Jack. I would love to have a go at some cats .
How did you go about cleaning up the skull? Steve

[Jack Spinks]

yeah cats are great but ive never set out to hunt them always just seem to come across them, Steve fairly simple like boiling pig hooks, I just use like an old spaghetti tin and fill it with water and chuck it on an open fire, the tin is thin so it boils fast and just chop the cat head off and chuck her in. keep checking it after half hour and before long the skin seperates. I do a heap of pig hooks because my bros and I catch a few with dogs and onced boiled steel wool polishes them really well and gets rid of any sinew or skin that didn't boil off. hope this helps, also add some bleach or disenfectent to if its gunna be in the house. cheers jack

[longbow steve]

Thanks Jack, might give that a go next time Jeff or I get a fox. Steve

[Jack Spinks]

Yeah they look neat don't get worried if the bottom jaw comes out I just realigned it and glued it open, all the best. jack

[Guy Layton]

Top photos Jack,

A cat with the bow is on the top of my list of things to do...

Cheers Guy

[hazard]

A Cat with your brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a goal!
You have hit a height I envy on all levels mate

Speechless!!!!
One day maybe with one of my sons though!

[Jack Spinks]

Thanks fellas

Every time I have been lucky enough to nail a cat was on hunts I didn't expect to see them, most of them have come into the fox whistle while looking for a fox.. Where as a fox with fly in a cat will stalk in..

Cheers jack

[Nephew]

I have a pet cat here at home & I don't mind telling you I love it...wouldn't stop me pluggin' a feral one if given the chance, though! Had a couple of goes at ferals here on the island, but they sprung me both times.

Awesome stuff, Jack, they're a lot harder to get the drop on than folk may think! Good billies, too! Had a good year, hunt-wise, hey?

[rodlonq]

My misses says "no photos of dead cats on the living room wall" but if I had a photo like that last one I would put it up anyway, too high for her to reach it . Beaudy dead cat photo mate.

Cheers…… Rod

[Jack Spinks]

Yeah it may offend some who love cats, I used that skull in my mrs fish tank looked grouse as.. Until the thing fell to pieces... She wasn't too pleased after that

[Nephew]

Yeah it may offend some who love cats, I used that skull in my mrs fish tank looked grouse as.. Until the thing fell to pieces... She wasn't too pleased after that

Would have liked to have been there to see that!

Nah, doesn't offend me at all, matey. Lot of difference between my belled, desexed, indoor-at-night cat and a feral beast. She just sometimes kills rats and mice (and brings 'em to me as a "gift" ), ferals kill millions of natives a year. It was feral, so good onya! Shows real skill, Jack, they're not easy to hunt!

[Jack Spinks]

Yeah wasn't a pretty sight haha... Nether less to smack a cat with our choice of bows is difficult but very rewarding, my first cat a few yrs back copped an arrow under the chest just nicking a main arterie under the chest from 8m while it snuck in behind me while whistling for foxes.. Didn't think I hit it until the shaft was sticky

[hazard]

Yeah wasn't a pretty sight haha... Nether less to smack a cat with our choice of bows is difficult but very rewarding, my first cat a few yrs back copped an arrow under the chest just nicking a main arterie under the chest from 8m while it snuck in behind me while whistling for foxes.. Didn't think I hit it until the shaft was sticky

Now this is what I would call a 'Religious Experience" I have shot cats on many occasions with riffles shot guns and air riffles but taking one out with a bow is just something I truly envy.

I admire the Cat for its pure beauty stealth and survive ability make no mistake. But the damage it does to our native wildlife because of this exact reason makes it all the more a perfect Game animal.

They are smart, quiet and almost invisible and to be in the right place and the right time takes some doing!

This is what this forum is all about!!!!! I dont know if there is anything more I can say

Hazard

[Jack Spinks]

I can't take the credit for the kills as I've been lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, and was lucky enough my arrow flew true, a tip I use a bit when whistling for foxes every now and again I flip my tin whistle over and it's quite raspy sounds like a baby cocky that's fallen out of a tree,, that's how I've nailed my cats