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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the winner is The 1873...

One of the benefits of living on my side of the internashnul date line is I get to see the results before youse guys...

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Some of you are aware of the rivalry between Bloodhound and myself.....especially when it comes to duck hunting. Last season I decided to upgrade my outboard on the duck boat. So I purchased a new electric start 30hp Tohatsu 2 stroke motor. ( at 72 I found my shoulder couldnt take the constant pull ...

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Welcome from the southern most member on here. (Kiwi)
And here are the 2 answers to the questions most people from your neck of the woods ask....
We are not Australians..........and no, we cant walk to Australia at low tide....

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The hospitality that Mary and Jerry showed me when I first turned up to attend the SE was humbling. They treated me like very close family and I will always remember it and subsequent visits with fond memories.
RIP Mary.......You will always be a angel to me.

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Well done Jay. Congratulations from down under.

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Thanks guys. It was the most satisfying hunt I have had for many years. After taking the pic we sent it to his daughter, She just got remarried at 53. ( he cancelled dinner with her sunday night to come hunting) ......she was over the moon and rang me straight away to talk to him. As an aside, we ar...

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Still here.....Went hunting yesterday with Arnie ( report done)
Have shot over 20 deer so far this year.... Wont be stopping anytime soon ( am 72)

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Remember this Thread? https://gunsandoutdoors.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1750 Well, since we bought Arnie a new scope, I have taken him hunting numerous times since then. Most times I couldnt get him onto a deer, and when I did, his 86yr old body and eyes would let him down. So yesterday I rang him a...

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A hunting story from 2045 Decided to go hunting tomorrow so did all my preparation this afternoon. Programmed my AI robot to rise at 5am and pack my hunting gear into my autonomous personal vehicle. Using its AI programming it selected the ideal hunting area based on data gathered from various sourc...

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Congratulations! I’m unfortunately the only one in my house that likes to eat geese and duck so I don’t get to eat it very often. I think it’s time to try to re-introduce them to my family again. Pan fry a mess of bacon strips........put the cooked bacon into a large pot and deglaze the pan with a ...

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Glad you guys are finally able to get 'cans' over the counter. Awesome result!!!

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Diver43 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2026 12:13 pm Nice neck shot
I agree with Zee, good looking hide

Thanks. That is the exit hole in the pic btw.. At the shot, both sets of legs crumpled and it dropped like a stone then rolled down the hill into the scrub.

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Zee wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2026 11:23 am Very nice! That’s a pretty hide.

Thanks.
Its hanging in the chiller with the hide on.....intend to carefully skin it and have the hide tanned...

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Went up to the farm saturday to help the owners draft cattle. Went for a walk with the 243. Saw a group of 4 bucks and spikers about 500m away so stalked in closer. Got to within 200m and took the shot. 20260801_171914.jpg 198m (ranged) Neck shot....exactly where I aimed. ( No meatwaster trophy for ...

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Excellent news Paul. Bet Cindy is over the moon..

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So sad to hear this news my friend. Deepest sympathies to you and your family for this loss.

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On their way from down here and will continue for as long as it takes.

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Well crap, extra horsepower broke the boat! Nope.....the old motor weighed an extra 5kg over the new one ans was the same horsepower 8-) So operator error :D ? Well, I did run into a submerged log at full throttle on the last day of 2025 which caused the old outboard to kick up pretty strongly and ...

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Orchidman wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2026 6:27 am
Chiro1989 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2026 3:55 am Well crap, extra horsepower broke the boat!
Nope.....the old motor weighed an extra 5kg over the new one was the same horsepower....30hp

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Chiro1989 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2026 3:55 am Well crap, extra horsepower broke the boat!

Nope.....the old motor weighed an extra 5kg over the new one ans was the same horsepower

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Well............apart from opening weekend I didnt get out again.......and here is why...... Pics of the transom of the duck boat..... 20260506_113432.jpg A closer look............. 20260506_113447.jpg I was aware that the transom had a slight bend in it, which is why I got some extra bracing welded...

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Sad to hear this news. May he RIP.

Orchidman

2026 duckshooting. Following ‘mark up day’ ( where you put a claim tag on your shooting spot) and the problems I had in firing up the 25/30hp Yamaha………..I decided to make life easier for myself and went and bought a new 30hp electric start 2 stroke Tohatsu. Instead of yanking my shoulder half out of...

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Glad things are working out after the surgery.

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Awesome way to 'blood' a rifle.
Well done!!

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