Hunting pigs / hogs on and around a sorghum crop / stubble with my 308 Winchester rifle. The thermal gear certainly is amazing in these conditions but it is challenging to get the buggers with so much cover in the crop. They only come out to drink and mainly in the wee hours of the morning, Worth the effort though and the thermal conditions were nearly perfect resulting in some fantastic close range recordings through the Thermion 2 XP50 scope.

For those interested I'm shooting a Ruger American Predator 18" chambered in 308 Winchester. Fitted into a MDT Gen 2 LSS chassis and running reloads with 150 grain Hornady SST projectiles. My thermal scope is a Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50.

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Shooting pigs / hogs on and around a sorghum crop with my 308 Winchester rifle. Bonus invasive feral cats and foxes cop the hammer too. Great trip on the ATV shooting these feral animals with the thermal equipment. Challenging to get the buggers with so much cover in the crop. They only come out to drink and mainly in the wee hours of the morning, Worth the effort though.

For those interested I'm shooting a Ruger American Predator 18" chambered in 308 Winchester. Fitted into a MDT Gen 2 LSS chassis and running reloads with 150 grain Hornady SST projectiles. My thermal scope is a Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50.

Final tally was 15 pigs, 4 feral cats and 10 foxes.

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I must be getting as bad as a super keen Bass fisherman, "Just one more cast", or "Just one more trap". The weather was threatening but we had the dogs on the trapline, so maybe the next trap would be the best one.

It's high time for the discussion to be held. This great country will either go ahead and become stronger with a united people or we will tear it all apart with division. Here is an account of one of the so many events that shaped our family and our stance on the issue of the "Voice".

There is only one question to ask yourself.
Sustainably manage or eradicate?
What is your stance?
Which stance is the most achievable and logical?
How can it be achieved?

When at first you don't succeed...!!! Sorry about the audio on the first attempt everyone. Let's see if we have overcome the issue this time.

Some feel I might be hammering the points too hard. With PL insurance now a major hurdle for recreational hunters and the knowledge we are existing in a grey area at best, what are we supposed to do? Sit on our wharzoos and do nothing or stand strong as the men and women we remember did, to protect our rights and freedoms. Make your choice.

This clip shows the exhilaration of being in the bush with stags roaring all around, the respect and sadness when a mighty stag is taken but also, the reality of knowing that you are on someone else's land, someones private property. The harsh reality that many do not wish to face, is that if deer have no value to landholders, eventually they will be gone. Your choice people, embrace a fair Sustainable Use system or reject it and risk it all.

There is usually a day on each trapping program when you realise that it will be either successful or just tough going. When things start falling into place, when your carefully laid plans begin to work, you know nothing succeeds like success.

In this clip, I try to summarise the issue as best I can. Anyone still taking the "she'll be right" attitude towards recreational hunting, private firearms ownership and our freedom, should take a good hard look at themselves first before they point fingers.

Too many people have accepted the "Pest" rhetoric without thinking hard about where that trail will lead. Hunting is a pastime to some, or a way of life to others, maybe even an essential part of our culture or a combination of these and much more. Treat them as a Pest and all this will be lost.

As the old saying goes, we have Good news and we have Bad news. Fortunately for hunters, it is mostly all good news so hopefully this clip will see the start of more sustainable use projects to control and utilise wild deer as a resource and not as a Pest.