NT Goose Trip

Had my first crack at goose hunting early in December.

Took a few days LSL and headed up to Darwin where I met a few blokes off a hunting forum I frequent. Had a blast literally, got a few geese and a couple of ducks, missed plenty more and got well and truly hooked on it.

Season is unfortunately finished now but I'm already looking forward to Sept when it all kicks off again. Pretty easy to do with the shooting done on one of four hunting reserves set aside by the NT Govt, all within an hours drive of Darwin. Season permit costs about $20.

Geese were taken with bbb's and the ducks with no 2's (both in steel shot). The breasts of the goose taste great done as schnitzels.

 

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Sheeet

Sat, 2012-01-07 23:40

Your aim must be incredible different sort of fw report good change haah
Need to take these guys out to fetch hahah
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LOL

Sat, 2012-01-07 23:42

Couldn't hit a barn door on the first morning. Got better as the trip went on.

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Nice one BJ

Sun, 2012-01-08 08:17

I like seeing this stuff on here for something different. Looks and sounds like awesome fun.

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Looks like fun and a awesome

Sun, 2012-01-08 09:31

Looks like fun and a awesome area! I bet they taste good!

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Good work there John. Bit of

Sun, 2012-01-08 09:36

Good work there John. Bit of a fan of the gamier meat so I reckon those schnitels would have been awesome. Looks like a nice spot too. Are you allowed to shoot the buffalo up there? Now that stuff tastes really good :-)

 

Cheers

Mullows

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Buff

Sun, 2012-01-08 10:09

 No joy on the buff yet mullows, still on the to do list. Like WA, you need access to a property that has them.

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My brother in law and sister

Sun, 2012-01-08 10:24

My brother in law and sister worked at Pt Stuart in the late 70's early 80's at the abbatoir. They brought home Buffalo ball bag stubbie holders and still have a set of Albino horns. The meat was alright, fairly lean.

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Nice, never tried Buffalo

Sun, 2012-01-08 12:29

Nice, never tried Buffalo ball sack before. Obviously not much fat on them.

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Buffalo rump -

Sun, 2012-01-08 14:30

 by far the best red meat I've had by a long way - sensational eating. 

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That's excellent BJ. Did you

Sun, 2012-01-08 09:39

That's excellent BJ. Did you take your own rifle up? Just wondering how you get it up there on the flight?

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Drove over

Sun, 2012-01-08 09:53

 Just drove over, only a days drive @ 830 km's.

You could do it from Perth on a plane, just need to organize your paperwork with the carrier.

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Nice one BJ, do love the

Sun, 2012-01-08 09:48

Nice one BJ, do love the hunting pics.

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 Love the geese, used to go

Mon, 2012-01-09 08:16

 Love the geese, used to go wildfowling back in the UK, its one of the few thing I miss from back there!