Wallaby hunt - I'm back.

[Muskyhunter1]

Thanks for sharing Jeff. Do you folks have roos in NZ or was that in Australia you guys were hunting? Yup that 30-30 is a beautiful little CB rifle.

[richhodg66]

Great pics and I love that Husky .30-30 (the Martini is cool too). I really have lost desire to hunt with current production guns anymore, give me vintage stuff.

That blue vest and hat Mike is wearing look very much like the blaze orange gear many states here require for hunter safety except for the color, although that blue seems like it would stand out too. Is that the purpose of it?

[swheeler]

Jeff looks like great fun and nice write up. Damn you guys grow some big rats there!

[Dean D.]

Thanks for sharing Jeff! It looks like a good time was had by all.

When I visited Australia back in '03 I got a chance to try Baramundi, Crocodile, Kangaroo and Wallaby. I really enjoyed the Wallaby. Lean dark red meat with a very good taste. I didn't find it gamey at all. Maybe it was how it was prepared. Cheers!

[LIMPINGJ]

I must say that Husky is the most elegant looking 30-30 I have ever seen. Is the Hare included in the vile smelly little critter description? I would have thought Hare was good to eat.

[missionary5155]

Greetings and Bully from this side of the Big Blue.
That was a good read and the photos are a joy. Fine day to have a Mike out in the wild !
Mike in Peru

[drinks]

LJ, see "hare" ,think jackrabbit.
Sorta edible when 1/2 grown or so, mature ones are very "chewy", to say the least.
The only hare I know of that is fairly good eating is the varying hare of the north.

[Driver man]

Hare backstraps are as good as venison. Cook quickly on a BBQ or pan fried ,have to be one of the best kept culinary secrets. Hares in NZ grow pretty big.

[Camba]

I enjoyed the story and I like the pictures too.

[wallenba]

No purple pants?
Curious, what does a wallaby come close to tasting like? I'm imagining half venison, half squirrel.

[dualsport]

Thanks Jeff. I always enjoy reading about your exploits and great hunting adventures. Keep it coming. It seems you will always be known for the purple tights. We have a TV show here called "Meateater" that is popular. Check it out if you can. I could see you with your own tv show. A little hunting, some guns, a little philosophy, and some great cooking/eating.

[sthwestvictoria]

I must say that Husky is the most elegant looking 30-30 I have ever seen.

They are nice aren't they. Jeff has some more pictures here:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...e-shot-is-here!!
The Husqvarna Model 35 was produced from 1912-1942, Cylinder action single shot rifle (Mauser M1871), details here:
http://www.skydevaaben.com/allhvamodels/info.xml

[cdet69]

Purple pants may be out in summer but I have to get me one of those blue camo vests.

[JeffinNZ]

Thanks for sharing Jeff. Do you folks have roos in NZ or was that in Australia you guys were hunting? Yup that 30-30 is a beautiful little CB rifle.

NZ. Wallabies were introduced here more than 100 years ago. Very localised population and considered a pest.

That blue vest and hat Mike is wearing look very much like the blaze orange gear many states here require for hunter safety except for the color, although that blue seems like it would stand out too. Is that the purpose of it?

The chief arms license officer in the NZ Police did a lot of research and determined blue is the best colour for our environ. Orange blaze, under the right light (wrong light?) can look like red deer. There ain't many blue animals.

I must say that Husky is the most elegant looking 30-30 I have ever seen. Is the Hare included in the vile smelly little critter description? I would have thought Hare was good to eat.

Hare is like venison. Good eating.

No purple pants?
Curious, what does a wallaby come close to tasting like? I'm imagining half venison, half squirrel.

I'll tell you soon when my neighbour cooks it. If you encountered a wallaby you'd understand why I have not eating them to date.

[JeffinNZ]

Glad you are back on the horse Jeff. That is a lovely little single shot 30-30, I'd love to stumble on one of those here in Australia. Still playing with loads for my Savage 340 in 30-30. A great cast calibre.
Which benchmark powder are you using 1, 2, 8208? Do you use a filler with it?, I'm using AR2205, 2206H and 2208 in playing around currently.

BM2 but our US friends know is as Benchmark via Hodgdon; yes a small wool tuff to locate. The looooong Husky barrel gives much better velocities than loading data states as must Thutty Thutty data is ex short barrels. The .32-20 is fed on AR2205 but again H4227 for our cousins.

[cdet69]

Maybe a blue vest would not be good after all. I could be hunting down south and be mistaken for a democrat. Blue is their color and accidents happen all the time. Sometimes even on purpose.

[Stephen Cohen]

Actually Kangaroo Hide makes some of the finest leather available, and the meat on most varieties is very good.

[762nato]

We put snowshoe hares in bottles and pressure can them. Very good eating.

[JeffinNZ]

Actually Kangaroo Hide makes some of the finest leather available, and the meat on most varieties is very good.

"Tan me hide when I'm dead Fred,
Tan me hide when I'm dead.
So we tanned his hide when he died Clyde
And that's it hanging on the shed,
Altogether now.....
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down......"

Good old Rolf Harris.

[waksupi]

I'd love to have a 12 plait kangaroo hide bull whip, but they are kinda spendy!