Hunting Foxes on the Lucerne Flats. 17HMR & PARD NV008 LRF Lithgow LA101 rifle in NSW, Australia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- I'm back on the local lucerne flats night hunting problem foxes again. Perfect area for my Lithgow LA101 17HMR fitted with a PARD NV008 LRF night vision scope. Thermal conditions were I think the best I have ever been in. Low humidity and 6°C. I was picking out hare body signatures at over 500 yards with ease. I've certainly put a good dent in the fox numbers on this small block. That's 13 foxes down in a short space of time. The farmer is very impressed with the effectiveness of thermal and night vision for hunting foxes. Winning all round 👌
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Hard to imagine so many foxes! Good thing that you’re knocking ‘‘em down!
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Their having a ‘root’ pissed myself laughing!
Dirty little bastards eh LOL
EDGE of the OUTBACK yeh man!
O'l mate Tom getting himself some Pussy.
Definition of a feral cat is if it doesn’t come when you call it...
Nice video.
You must shoot a lot of cats LOL
You are wrong I was asked by a Sydney guy what is the difference between a domestic cat and a feral cat. I replied a feral cat is dead.
All my cats are feral then ahah
Thats Gold.
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK 😂😂😂
All Cats should have been inside at night. That would have been a bloody good combo as well Dam it. Great vid mate keep it up! 👍👍
Couldn't agree more but I'm at the landowners discretion always.
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK Just plain old common sense would be to lock his own 'domestic' animals up when a shooter is on site though?
Love it!! Keep up the great work. Always enjoy watching the vids and seeing your hunts.
Thanks ICE. I've got one of your pic rails inbound for my Lithgow ATM. Keen to get it on 👌
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK oh brilliant! Give me a shout when its on, can't wait to see how it works out. We had a few people mention the MANAEL rails were that little bit longer for NV optic mounts. Let me know what you think of it!
You’ve got this down pat mate, well done. Can’t wait for this upcoming review.
Cheers man. Oh don't worry I'm itching to get out and give it a run myself.
Cats out of the house is fair game I reckon
Earned my subscription there Kind Sir 👍👍
Superb quality work - absolutely terrific mate from a seasoned deer 🦌 hunter & vermin / marsupial controller down South in sunny Tassie
Thank you for your efforts in producing this for us
Will be enjoying your many other magnificent YT videos later this evening
Cheers mate 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦘🦘🦘🦘
and of course good night to the rooting 🐈🐈🐈
Cheers Tony. Appreciate the support. Certainly plenty of other content on the channel.
That’s a good haul of foxes off that property.
Yep, owner was stoked 😀
If the cat is off the porch then it’s fair game! 😂
I wish. Shooting someone's pet on a farm would be no difference in their eyes to a sheep or cow. Probably worse 🙄. I was itching they were feral so I could smoke them, don't you worry 😉.
A great video mate, well done.
Geoff.
Love your work, cheers
17hmr is a seriously underestimated round.
Not recommending long range use as standard, but two weeks ago I shot a decent size vixen out at just over 160 meters side on to the chest using 17 grain and it dropped stright down. No second shot required.
On a still night it's a very useful round even out to moderate distances.
Great video fella.
All the best from the UK 🇬🇧👍
Thanks mate. Yeah the little hummer in the right hands is excellent.
Bloody hell when yer said lucerne i thought yer was on holiday in switzerland or something
Another great video Nathan. I would have been absolutely gutted not being able knock those cats. The hmr is a very effective calibre in this situation. I too am really looking forward to your upcoming review of the Thermion.
Thanks again mate. I was bloody gutted to not be able to smoke the buggers. But pets are pets I guess. Farmers rules 👌
Awesome Video mate love your work 👍 keep em coming.
Really appreciate the support mate, I'm not planning on stopping anytime soon. It's kind of fun sharing.
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK yeah I know the feeling. I'm starting to get right into the old filming and editing. I have a lot more to work on and learn but yeah its great fun sharing an important message and doing an important job at the same time.
Well done mate 👍
Another great video Nathan look forward to the next one !
Cheers mate. It's all good fun putting them together. Appreciate your support as always 👍
Nice work mate! Great footage.
Rooting. lol havent heard that word in a while, cheers mate.
Glad you like it mate 👌
Cracking video as always. Can’t wait to join ya one day.
Thank you.
Andy
Thanks for the support mate 👌
My goodness you could've had a 2 for 1 deal on those cats at 2.22 🤯 I would've loved to see what a 243 would've done on those 2 from the back side forward. Too bad TH-cam sucks.
Maybe next time.... Great shooting tho! 🎈🥳🎈
Carry on brother.
Thanks mate 👌
Aweosme job mate done well!
Thanks buddy 👍
Those HMR's do a great job on Head Shots for Foxes. Do a bit of calling through the day and capture some footage shooting the HMR but your night gear works well in your capable hands
Earned a Subb 👍🏻 Good Shooting those pests, also havin a good laugh at your videos what you call those animals😂
I'll bet the farmer was stoked 13 in two outings great work, pity about the cats but yeah don't want t upset the land owner.
We have to integrate with their wishes. Yes he was very impressed to see such a dent in short time.
Great shooting cats shouldn't be out at night they run a high risk of being shot 👍👍👍👍
These guys came very close I can assure you. Best to check though as if I'd shot them that would be instant loss of access.
Good vid nice to see that you put in what gear you are using keep up the vids, please
Cheers mate, I'm not going anywhere in a hurry while the support for content is here. Appreciate the positive comments, lets me know people like it.
Great work, pity about the cats.
Nah, it's alright. As much as I like shooting the buggers it would end with no more property access. Have to follow the farmers rules 👌
Great job mate are u calling
Cheers. I do a bit of both, walk in and call. Just depends, I get lazy and call if I have to cross too many fences 😂 It's hit and miss this time of year though.
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK nice shooting tho mate, very good what's ur best call pheasant in distress works great here at min!
I mix it up a heap. The mating calls work well here this time of year with them pairing up. Or the little T2 to keep it simple.
6 dislikes on this video are obviously pissed you didn't drop the 2 (soon to be 6 or 8) cats
Your video 100 rabbits and a cat enticed me to subscribe
How do you find the carcasses once they’ve cooled
How do you distinguish between ferals and native mammals at such distances
In the video where the lame dog was eating the previous weeks dead dog,does this mean that you don’t clean up the area of dead carcasses
Doesn’t this just supply a food source for future litters
Cheers
They all go on a carcass dump on this property. They are better eating that than the owners livestock 😞
Well instead of asking "do you have cats?" ask "did you have cats?"
Swift way to loose hunting access to a great location. Just not worth it if you shoot someone's pet, agree with the situation or not 😒
Cats would of enjoyed a extra round to end the night
I was massaging that trigger for a "shoot the cats" text reply 😭
To all the Geelong support a another take on “go cats”
LOL
Pity about the cats but great to see the foxes gone.
Cats rooting in a paddock, not something you see every day. That took some restraint not to plug them.
Big restraint.... Must kill the kitty..... 😩
I hope you had a subtle conversation with the farmer about the cats, I personally hate cats they kill for fun!
Don’t think I could of resisted putting one in them a bit of lead that is if I don’t see a collar on a cat it’s dead 🤙🤙
What cats??........
😂
I'm trying to understand how the rig all works together - maybe I'm a bit of a numbat. I get the night vision scope bit, but then you mention a "UK made night vision IR". So how does that all work together?
Sorry...did my own research and this numbat has worked that question out re the IR Laser. But, my second question is regarding the thermal imaging. Are you using that because it has a greater range than the night vision scope or for some other reason? TIA.
Hi David. Thermal is a whole other game mate. For detection of animals in the dark, passive shooting. It's bloody awesome. Expensive, Obviously depends on your needs but it's so much more efficient than looking for eye shine.
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK Thanks for that. I'm slowly piecing it all together.
She's a minefield mate 😂 Ask away.
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK You're telling me. I'm a retired roo/pig shooter who is used to shooting the Ruger .223 over the halogen spotlight from the ute whilst trying to time the shot between dogs shifting in the cage in the back. So it is a steep learning curve alright!
Hi Nathan
Got me 008 lrf yesterday seems impressive so far , haven't gone out for a hunt yet .
The range finder seem to be out by a fair bit .
Is it possible to calibrate them .
Another good vid mate , i hope to post something up one day.
Thanks mate. I'm not actually sure on the ability to calibrate. How far is it out by. I'd ask who you purchased it from and discuss the discrepancy.
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It's reading 15 m on the pard when my other rangefinder is reading 23 m .
I have a 10x7 m shed and
My handheld rangefinder is reading 9.6 which is not bad .
That tells me the pard is a bit out . The pard wouldn't read in my shed which is strange .
The seller told me to have a go in the field so will give that a go .
Hope to get out tonight.
Maybe I can update the firmware?
Cheers for reply
Yeah definitely try it over some longer ranges. I'm not sure there has been a firmware upgrade specifically for the LRF function. Unlike Pulsar and ATN the PARD's seem to actually function without a new debilitating firmware upgrade monthly 😂
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Will have a crack tonight.
Cheers Nathan
How'd you get on?
Great video. How works the .17HMR on body shoots? Has in enough energy to kill a fox humanly? Did you tray?
Regards from Switzerland
Hi Franz. The HMR is great under 100m on a chest shot. Over that it'll still kill a fox but they tend to run a little way before pulling up for good.
Thanks for answer, I was shooting just a week again a fox about 50m away - he went down cleanly. He had not even an exit wound. I'm using Hornady HP 20gr. It seams it works fine!
What are you talking about? I didn’t see any cats 🙀
😂 Nah, gotta do the right thing. I don't like cats - period. But I'm not out there to shoot people's pets.
How much money is pard in your contry?
PARD's have had RRP prices set lately. Around $1450 AUD I believe for the LRF 008.
Destroy the cats
Is it just me or does this 17 HMR seem very very quiet
That's the mic location on the PARD NV008 scope. It's behind a waterproof screw cap. I wish it was quieter 😢
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK oh thanks I'm looking to get a 17 HMR and if it was that quiet I would have straight away got one, thanks
I wish it was. Has a bit of a crack with the speed they run. Not too loud though but noticeable compared to a 22 LR.
@@EDGEoftheOUTBACK quick question with the 17 HMR do you wear ear protection
If I'm bulk shooting yes.
will the NV008 handle a 308?
Recoil I believe so. But the eye relief will be something to be mindful of as its kinda short.
cats fit down wombat holes easy
That they do 🤔. Unfortunately no wombats on this property 😩
I bet you still see those dirty ROOTING FERALS in your sleep ? Every hunters dream two for the price of one I feel your Pain
It was a bad memory that haunts me 😬