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Thread: Wombats used for target practice in Victoria

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    Never shot a wombat, nor would I.
    Haven't done any outdoor shooting since the early sixties when I bought my as new .303 from Direct Disposals Brisbane,...picked it up from Drayton Station on my push bike. Went out at night a few times, never had any issues.
    My school friend Grahame Walsh, mentioned on here recently relative to Rock Art, had a MASSIVE collection of War Souvenirs, every model .303, Jungle Carbines, sniper versions, several .310 Martinis, German Mausers, Lugers, MP40 etc, U.S. Garand & M1 Carbine, Jap Arisaka, various pistols, .50 caliber machine gun on a tripod brand new in a box, & heaps more German & Jap stuff. Can't remember it all! He also was an expert on Samurai Swords of which He had some very rare examples. In those days there was plenty of stuff about.
    We shot many of them, we were nothing special, just careful, never had any issues at all. Firearms were nothing unusual to us in those days, many families had some firearms about. I remember in Drayton there use to be a Paddy's Market every month, where there were always guns for sale,....anyone could pick ém up, handle them or buy etc.
    The last shooting I did was when I was a bank teller, and we had pistols under the counter. We used to go to the shooting range once a year to shoot of a dozen or so rounds, usually a "vintage" Webley .38!!
    All good fun.
    Pickles.

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    Victoria's confusing legal loophole that puts Wombats at risk.


    Former govt expert reveals cause of "confusing" wombat protection laws
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking

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    Funny how lots of people are talking guns and shooting on posts like this now that the On Target forum was shut down. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

    Worked on properties in NSW that had a huge problem with wombats. The burrows they dug, usually in the most inconvenient locations, such as next to gates or near fences that allowed stock and other ferals to get in, were everywhere.

    Permits were constantly being obtained and we would have to go out spotlighting and reduce numbers. Usually with a centrefire rifle such as .270 or .308 calibre and head shoot them for a one shot humane kill. The task of then using a machine such as a tractor with a large ripper or backhoe to destroy the burrow was a task, the depth and extent of some of these burrows was incredible.

    As one person mentioned, when numbers got too thick, they would get a mange disease and go blind. I remember one blind, sick and mangey old wombat walking into my two man tent and trying to walk out the back where there was no door. Caused a bit of a ruckus with trying to get him out.

    Shooting these peaceful and not too bright critters for sport is no challenge and offering this as a recreational pursuit says something about the greed of the proprietor and the intelligence of those undertaking this activity. Both should be fined heavily and in the case of overseas tourists, deported and have their passport stamped never to be let back in
    Chenz
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