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Bullwinkle · #1 Post by **Bullwinkle** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:52 pm

I know I am going, 2 1/2 to go for Cape York

. Has anyone else got a trip lined up?

#2 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 7:39 pm

Not me, looks like it will be next year.

All the best for your trip though.

Jeff

erron · #3 Post by **erron** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 8:12 pm

No extended stuff, i get to do the odd day trip at the moment.

Trout season just opened recently too so I'll have to share my time between the riverbank and the bush. Saw a couple of nice runs and pools in my favourite stream today, might get back there next weekend time permitting.

Erron

Bullwinkle · #4 Post by **Bullwinkle** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 8:51 pm

I know what you mean about the fishing Erron. When it gets hot the water temp rises and I loooovvve chasing Barra and Sooties. I get confused easy, don't know if I want to hunt or to fish.

Glenn Newell · #5 Post by **Glenn Newell** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 9:02 pm

Fenton have you fished for the big sooties in Eungella Dam? I couldn't believe how big they get, I will have to have a fish for them one day.

Bullwinkle · #6 Post by **Bullwinkle** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 6:46 am

Nah not in Eungella, but have in Teemburra and Prossie Dam. They get absolutely huge in all three, my best to date is 51 cm fish and I can tell you they take some pulling up at that size. Mate if you ever up this way and want to have a go at the big buggers just give me a yell, I will use ant excuse to chase them

. The one in the photo with Derek was 52 cm, when it hit it buried him so fast that to get him I hade to near swim to untangle the mess

Tuffcity · #7 Post by **Tuffcity** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:51 am

Just returned from 10 days of chasing moose in the northern interior. Shared a camp with friends I don't see very often, laughed lots, almost got eaten by a bear, and (for the first time in 7 years) returned home mooseless. Good trip but the echo in my freezer is prompting me to get out locally a bit more for blacktails.

Hope to put a couple of fallows in the freezer after Christmas.

RC

#8 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:31 pm

Tuffcity,

Sounds like it was a great time. I think a moose would more than fill a freezer wouldn't it? Also those bears would worry me. How do you get a good nights sleep with them wanting to share your sleeping bag?

Jeff

Glenn Newell · #9 Post by **Glenn Newell** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:18 pm

I will keep that in mind Fenton, if I get a chance to get up there I will, would love to catch a sooty like that.

erron · #10 Post by **erron** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:50 pm

If any of you blokes get down South, I'll take you fly-fishing for some trout, if that sort of thing takes your fancy.

Of course, that's after we finish chasing things with arras...

Erron

russ · #11 Post by **russ** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 8:11 pm

for me the cape is only one week away, toothy boars, togas, dingoes, feral cattle. god i hate my life..........russ

Griffo · #12 Post by **Griffo** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 8:53 pm

I'm off to some new Red country this weekend...can't wait

Griffo

Basalt · #13 Post by **Basalt** » Thu Oct 16, 2003 8:42 am

I fly out of Townsville tomorrow to Darwin then on to Kununurra Saturday morning then a two hour drive back into the N.T. to Bullo River Station 500,000 acres. I'll have five days of Buff, Boars, Bulls and Barra. I'm taking my 70lb Newell bow and some arrows I hand planed and tappered out of Quilia they are now tipped with shaving sharp 145gn Grizzly's overall weight of 770gn and vasalined. Australian Biggame Adventures has just opened up at Bullo River and I'll be their first bowhunter. I've got my heart set on a good Buff but he'll have to be broadside and close so I might come home with all my arrows untouched but that's bowhunting!!

#14 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Thu Oct 16, 2003 12:05 pm

All the best for the hunt Bill.

Jeff

Silverfox. · #15 Post by **Silverfox.** » Thu Oct 16, 2003 1:32 pm

Well, well.........well

, Of all the people on here I run in to a bloke who has one of the best bows ever made ( apart from Black Widows!

) and "Failed" to tell his young mate he was usen it to bust a buff! The people you meet!

Best of luck Ol mate, Boomslang will look after you, I put all the good Mojo in him. Tuffcity , sounds like a nice place to be , your part of the world. I'm keen on a Caribou ( sp) and I just love the look of B.C. Of cause this is after I hunt Africa.

Good luck on the hunt to the cape fenton , have a beer for me.

Regards , Alan.

erron · #16 Post by **erron** » Thu Oct 16, 2003 1:56 pm

Bill,

Have a great time and be sure to let us know all about it when you get back!

Erron

russ · #17 Post by **russ** » Thu Oct 16, 2003 9:43 pm

basalt, the mention of kwila as a shaft material surprised me, offcuts of decking from building sites were inspected for the purpose of arrow making but the grain was so insane i canned the idea immediatly, perhaps u found some good stuff....russ

trash one · #18 Post by **trash one** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:56 pm

Temp is up( 42c )and the pigs are on the bore drains,I'm heading out with Sir Cliffy.
CATCH YA
BUTCH

Bullwinkle · #19 Post by **Bullwinkle** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:00 pm

Good luck Butch.

We are off tomorrow arvo for two weeks on the Mitchell, should be fun hey

trash one · #20 Post by **trash one** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:30 am

Thanks Bullwinkle, Cliffy and I are off friday morning after night shift to check out anew place on the Flinders.
Hope you belt a few, are you chasing the pink eyed salmond aswell,have a good time and watch out for the lizards.
CATCH YA
BUTCH

TRASH · #21 Post by **TRASH** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 9:00 am

Gday Butcho
Didnt see much on the last pig run down the line probably seen 25/30 pigs
but only a couple of good boars.
Nigel pinned one a good solid boar at boundry bore.
The temp is just about right at 40+ come on Nov 17 i got the quad fueled at breathin fire .

ozlongbow · #22 Post by **ozlongbow** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:36 pm

"now tipped with shaving sharp 145gn Grizzly's overall weight of 770gn and vasalined."

All jokes aside - what does the Vasaline do?

(get the feeling I just left myself open to all sorts of below the belt comments)

(Also get the feeling that last paragraph won't help matters.)

Lindsay

Silverfox. · #23 Post by **Silverfox.** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:51 pm

Adds in penetration...........on BIG, NASTY , CRANKY Hogs!

Hopes this Helps..... " Grasshopper!"

Alan

.

Tuffcity · #24 Post by **Tuffcity** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 2:25 am

ozlongbow,

before this spirals into another "shaft penetration" type thread

...

I vaseline the broadheads on arrows to stop them from rusting. Can't comment on other peoples usage of the stuff though.

RC

TRASH · #25 Post by **TRASH** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 3:40 pm

Gday Butcho
How's did the BF goodrich's handle the mud on the last great hunting trip.HAAAAA !!!!!!!. Did you slip over much while stalking the pigs,it must have been nice and quite with the leaves being all damp......
Was it hard to light a fire mate,they tell mamba's are good for starting fires in the wet. IF you try this number first 07 474932221 before you leave they might be able to help you it's the dept of meteorology haaaaaaa

ozlongbow · #26 Post by **ozlongbow** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 8:08 am

RE Vaseline

Ok, whatever you guys say!

Lindsay

trash one · #27 Post by **trash one** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 2:08 pm

Hay Strowy, she was a bit boggy but with some fine navigation skills by Sir Cliffy we found our way out on to the hard black road, the old troopy was like a WRX but only more orsome. I got about 2 wheelbarrows full of mud off the troopy when I got home and that was after 250 K's of bitumen road .

It's the only place I've hunted on that has crocs in the bore drains, and the roo's where realy thick.
CATCH YA
BUTCH

Ozbow

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