Unfortunately I don't have any photo's of the property to share but will fix this in coming weeks. I know , I know I said that the last 2 times.
I spent last Sunday morning Stump Shootin with my mate Allan on this property he takes me too on occasion. Stumpshooting is about the best practice a Bowhunter can get and really hones your skills in distance judgement when shooting in the bush.
We went to the property so Allan could spray some herbicide to help control the weeds on the 250+ metre Rifle range and while there I knocked back a few Pine Tree branches that where growing over the edges of the range
This place is Stump Shootin Heaven with it's numerous rotted tree stumps, old farm implements litering the place, tracks criss crossing it and the real chance something tasty might happen along. A Bee Keeper has set up and maintains a nice little meadow as well.
In past visits we have set stand a couple of times and played at whistling up some feral dog's but on those occasions the wind palyed havoc and the scrub due to the emormous rainfall we have had in the last 12 months has overgrown makin visibility of approaching game poor. This last batch of rain has kicked the grass along something fierce, in places it's more like a sugar cane farm just before harvest. There is so much water about any game bar Birdlife is scattered and the scrub has grown so thick it's better to use a Shotgun than a Bow
We both had our current favourite bows and deemed the morning the Tradtech Pinnacle 2 Vs Pilgrim deflex reflex bow challenge. No contest I might add, other than the rare occasion I allowed Allan to place his arrow closer to the mark than I did. No use breaking his spirit or his pride in how good his new Pilgrim Deflex Reflex shoot's, afterall why would I coach him to shoot better than me ?
Allan tried to blame me
for him sticking his very first shot from his Flu Flu arrow [ special arrow for wing shooting that goes like heck for 40 yards and then drops to earth ] into the top of the tree. He reckons I did not throw the target down the centre of the Rifle Range
I'd like to point out who was in control of the Bow and Arrow and the very poor condition of the rotted, water laden and mildew encrusted cushion that feel apart as I threw it - 15 feet off centre
With the Flu Flu session cut short we set off on a wander to the back of the property Stump Shootin as we went. Debris from the recent flood waters deposited in tree's and over Lantana made for great fun imagining feeding Deer and grazing Goats that we mercessly rained our Judo tipped arrows at. Judo points have 4 spring loaded arms that prevent arrows burying in ground cover and snag on branches etc , they are nearly indestructable and unloosable.
We swapped bows for a few arrows and the Pilgrim deflex reflex does shoot very well but the more aggressive deflex reflex and lighter limbs of the Tradteck Pinnacle 2 limbs make it an unfair comparision - hows that for a load of biased rubbish - hope your reading this mate as I was carefull to leave out the bit where you exclaimed F#*k - this thing shoots a metre higher than my bow at 50 yards
You may have heard it's been a bit wet in the East Coast States of Australia. Queensland {where I live} is approx 668 000 square miles and approx 75% has been flooded at different times since Christmas - we have been through the biggest natural disaster in Australian history. Flood waters are still flowing streadily South into the Murray Darling and Eyre Basins. They will flood these systems as they travel Sth and Sth West into Outback and Central Inland Australia for the next 3 or 4 months
At the creek it was apparent that more than 2 metres of water had flowed over the causeway, which put the normally gentle litle creek at over 4 metres. It had flowed over the back half of this property and going off the debris in the tree's around the Lake had flowed a metre or more over it's banks which would have linked it to the nearby Tidal Creek just outside the boundary. It must have been perhaps a kilometre wide. We certainly have had more than our share of rain up here.
As we walked talked and shoot our way out the back we spooked a pair of Quail, I could easily have imagined them in my campoven but the fun police won't let us shoot them anymore either. We tracked them along for a bit and where walking in single file through the thick and long grass both walking heavily to spook snakes when we heard some small birds causing a bit of a commotion.
We followed the noise and found a group of Finches chattering around another bird that hanging upsidedown with it's feet entagled in a Spider Web, I did not get a good look at it but think it was a female Red Browed Finch. Allan was closest and picked the little bird from the web and set it free. It flew away and joined it's companions. A large browny coloured Spider was on it's way down the web for Lunch at the time. I know there are variety's of bird eating spiders around the Caboolture district - this will learn me for not bringing a camera ! Good deed done for the day we continued on scarring the heck out of every imagined or real target we could find.
We Stump Shot our way around the property for another couple of hours, stopped for a chat with the bee keeper. We shoot a few more arrows on the way back to the 4 x 4 and wound up the morning. Hopefully I'll spend many more excellent mornings Stump Shooting with Bow , Arrow and Judo point and on occasion mix in some high calibre entertainment on the Rifle Range in the near future.
Allan went back there the next day with his pinpoint accurate little Sportco .22 rimfire and shot the branch off that the Flu Flu arrow was stuck in to recover it.
Does anybody else have a favouite Stump Shooting or woodsy spot, what have you seen, what other capers do you get up too there when wandering the scrub with your bow or Firearm ?
regards Jacko
