On this trip I was out hunting and shooting again on the ATV with thermal equipment. Great to get a few miles under the wheels on the quad, explore a new area and shoot some feral animals for the farmer.

Feral pig numbers are on the rise again with the rain and abundance of feed. Catch 22 trying to shoot them as it's extremely difficult to see them in the 1m + long grass. Even with thermal hunting equipment you can only achieve so much.

This little swift overnight hunt was into a new area for me. Well worth the effort and it will be a very rewarding location with a huge spectrum of target species.

With the NSW mouse plague still in full swing I was back into a few with the rifles and thermal. This time I was shooting the vermin with my 6BR and 204 Ruger fitted with a Pulsar Thermion XQ50 thermal rifle scope. The rabbits were also about but I've certainly put a dent in those in the last few months compared to what they were.

Mice shooting certainly makes for a challenging small target that is often not very static. The little buggers jump and scurry around like crazy.

A short little fallow deer hunt to fill my freezer with fresh venison. Was also the 1st deer down for my new custom 30-06 running 178 grain Hornady ELD-X projectiles.

Hunting Aussie predators, AKA - Wild Dogs and Foxes. This is the first use for my freshly customised Tikka T3 with a carbon fibre wrapped barrel and carbon fibre rifle stock. Cartridge choice I have gone with 6mm BR. Very happy with it so far.

This specific property has sustained some recent livestock losses to the wild dogs unfortunately. No they are NOT dingo's I'm hunting. As usual foxes are on the cards only once I've exhausted options on the wild dogs.

I didn't think a specific mouse hunt with thermal was on the cards for me, EVER. But as you will see I certainly thinned a few pests out with the little Lithgow LA101 22LR running the Thermion XQ50 thermal rifle scope. If anything it was excellent shooting practice and a great first official hunt for my new 22LR. Some of you guys thought it entertaining that I shot a mouse with my 308win recently. Well I can assure you the 22LR shooting CCI Stingers at 1620fps had a better result with much less noise and cost.

I gain a lot of my private property access to do specific pest control for the owners. If they call for a little hand, I'll do what I can. After talking to the 72yr old farmer he has only seen a mouse plague like this 3 times in all his years. Certainly something I have not experienced. And I can only imagine how annoying it must be living out there. It was an odd thing with that many mice about, they are quite vocal in the paddocks at night chirping and squeeking at one another as they scurry around.

I very nearly called this video mouse masacre but though it was rough enough without that fanfare.

This ATV hunting trip was off to a rough start with all the recent rain. The planned hunting property was cancelled mid route and I diverted to another (Fortunately). Unfortunately for all the rabbits I had packed gear for a pig and goat hunt. So the little pests copped it with the 308 Win running 130gr Speer Hollow Points. Massively over-gunned but at least it's ethical, If messy........

A regular weekly venture hunting predators AKA wilds dogs and foxes with Thermal. I don't often get caught unawares but I did on this hunt. The wild dogs are becoming an enormous issue in my local area. Hunting them with thermal optics at night time is probably the most efficient ground shooting method. It takes a lot of patience and just being plan stubborn some nights.

Awesome little compact hunting throw beam flashlight. My thoughts and review on the Olight Warrior X Turbo torch. Prime option for a weapon mounted torch / flashlight.

This little hunt was in a NSW state forest near Nundle. I'd planned to do some deer and pig hunting while we had a nice night in the bush camping. Mainly I just wanted to spend some time in the forest with my 5yr old little boy and brother in law Steve from 4WD Recon Australia. We are legally permitted to hunt public land under the NSW R license system, So I wasn't passing up the chance to take the 30/06 and have a few little opportunistic hunts while the boys spent some time in camp together. While always positively optimistic about hunting in a busy state forest that has no shortage of pressure. You could imagine my excitement taking a big mountain boar right on the doorstep of camp.

Hunt those marginal skerrick's of first and last light guys, This pig was shot in timbered cover right on the fringe of dawn. I'd awoken in the dark and started scanning with the bino's straight away when light permitted. Fortunately I'm running a high quality Swarovski rifle scope with an illuminated reticle so I could positively ID and aim. Who knows where this big boy was wandering too before the sun popped up.

The journey up to the forest through Glenrock and Barry station was a drive I'd wanted to do for a long time, Steve's 4x4 rig was more than adequate for that task and the scenery was amazing.

My thoughts with plenty of scope footage using the Pulsar Thermion XQ50 Thermal Rifle Scope. Always a lot of money to spend on a thermal rifle scope and the Thermion XQ50 is no exception, These things are expensive. I've put the XQ50 Thermion through some harsh field use over a few months and I'm now ready to let you know my unbiased, unsponsored impression of a thermal scope I purchased as a regular consumer.

I will link below to Arms and Ammo who I purchased the scope from. The staff there had the XQ50 Thermion shipped in overnight and I couldn't be happier with service like that. If you are looking at a pulsar offering it is well worth giving Tommy and the crew a call to see what they can do for you.

Quick shooting trip out to a local property night hunting foxes and wild dogs with the thermal gear. Some of these small blocks can be very productive if you get the timing right. Getting the drop on cagy wild dogs when small block hunting can be very hit and miss. Worth the effort though and you won't get results sitting at home.

My thoughts and Review on this newly released Olight Javelot Turbo flashlight. Awesome white beam torch for a hunting / shooting light.