Another Outback Australia Thread

butta9999 · October 13, 2008, 01:00 AM

Went for rabbits this weekend in western Victoria. I have been going to this property for years now, rabbits are not in the numbers as they were before but its a good get away.

Some pics of bunnies taken with my .22lr in Brno. Take a look at the terrain what a beautiful sight.

More pics below sorry dont know how to show them in threads.

butta9999 · October 13, 2008, 01:07 AM

Some pics of me and my wife with some yabbies caught on one of the dams. Great for the pot. Weather is warming up now.

butta9999 · October 13, 2008, 01:12 AM

Here i took some photos one evening of some rabbits enjoying the afternoon sun. Can you see them

butta9999 · October 13, 2008, 01:23 AM

here are some photos of the property and some of the nice rolling hills which i hunt on. Enjoy

SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 · October 13, 2008, 05:51 AM

G'day butta. You had better stop posting photos like these. It will make others jellos and I might get home sick and move back to north east VIC. You probably think it looks dry, but compared to north west QLD it looks green to me. The hills don't look quite so big, but then I grew up at the foot of the snow country where the rivers run clean.

butta9999 · October 14, 2008, 02:33 AM

yeah mate i have done some deer hunting around omeo. Those are mountains, pretty hard climbing beautiful country though. Where i go is more like rolling hills.

Yes it was quite green there but we as a state are dry big time. I cant wait to get up to QLD one day, i went to MT Hope in August got some pigs and goats. Have a look at the thread Outback Australia in the hunt section. It will be quite a few pages back now.

butta9999 · October 19, 2008, 01:31 AM

hey skulls do you like the yabbies

B. Lahey · October 19, 2008, 02:01 AM

Bunnies and mudbugs, nice combo!

How do y'all usually cook those "yabbies"? Just boil with spices and dive into the pile or do you get all frenchified with various sauces?

I like them any way I can get them.

I bet you would like New Orleans. When mudbug season hits, most of the bars have an all-you-can-eat boil, free as long as you're buying drinks. Big kettles going, big piles of them on card tables covered with newspaper, classic.

God, I miss that a lot.

SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 · October 19, 2008, 04:35 PM

G'day, I've gone off yabbies. Used to catch lots when I was about 10 years old. Never used nets, just swim in the river and pick them up by hand. Did a lit of Trout fishing as well. then when I turned 14 my father gave me a bolt action .22 and as I've gotten older it's been more shooting and less fishing. Way too many big biting things in the rivers in NTH QLD for my liking

SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 · October 19, 2008, 05:03 PM

G'day again, just been back to look at the photos again. Those yabbies look a little small, may be the photos don't do them justice. do you get many Murray crayfish, now they can grow to a very respectable size.

About the photos, #1799, 1822, and 1823. some of those hills look like they might have had some old gold miners scratching around on them. What do you know about the history of the area?

B. Lahay.
I used to just boil them. The ones caught in clean/clear water always tasted better (not muddy).

butta9999 · October 20, 2008, 02:37 AM

its funny you say that skulls. It is actually all gold country there are mine digouts everywhere. You actually have to be careful where you walk.

For the first time i met an old bloke on another property which ajoins onto the property i was on. He was photographing snakes around the area and also doing a bit of prospecting. To my amazement he showed me about an ounce of gold, all small nuggets which he had found in 3-4 days.

In all the years i have been going there with my dad and uncles we have always talked about getting a cheap detector, its never happened.

The old fella said all gold he found was no more than 6 inches under, the only downfall was finding about 200 bullets and shells in between each nugget. He said the hills and flats were riddled with bullets. Ha ha

As for the yabbies they were quite big for Victorain dams.

Yeah the murry crays are a good catch.

Lahey....... Just boil them alive then crack the shell and eat. Can use a little sauce of some sort.

SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 · October 20, 2008, 03:07 AM

G'day! It's his missus here (sculls). When I was a Cub Scout Leader, the boys would bring yabbies to campfire nights. They would have to keep the yabbies in clean water for 2-3 days after they were caught, changing with fresh water twice daily to rinse the mud out of their system. We would wrap the yabbies in bacon, thread them onto rosemary stems & make kebabs out of them, & cook them on the open fire. I was told they were very nice done that way!!! The ratio between bullets & gold finds where hubby grew up would be more in the lines of 2,000 - maybe even 20,000!!!

caribou0_0 · October 20, 2008, 12:44 PM

Hey guys, nice pics from down under. Bunnies and mud bugs, good eating anytime. From Alaska, no mud bugs but plenty of bunnies.

P99AS9 · October 20, 2008, 12:59 PM

Nice pics but I got an important question; What is a yabbie

SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 · October 20, 2008, 08:30 PM

G'day, the best description of yabby (yabbies plural) would be, fresh water cray fish. The Murry cray can grow quite large, you cannot put your hand around their body, and they have large nippers. Found in the Murry river and its tributaries ( Australia's major river system ).
[That should be Murray River]

New_Pollution1086 · October 20, 2008, 08:46 PM

Yabbies? crawfish...

that is some beautiful countryside yah got there. i wouldn't have seen those rabbits if i didn't spend a few minutes looking.

T

butta9999 · October 21, 2008, 02:11 AM

Yeah mate they were about 60yd away, and not using the best camera. The country looks good due to us being right in the middle of spring. It gets bloody dry in summer.

we are in the worst drought in Australian history not good news.

Hey skulls misses that sounds like a killer way to cook the llittle suckers up.

October 13, 2008, 05:51 AM	#5
SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2008 Location: Far Nth Wst QLD Australia Posts: 992	G'day butta. You had better stop posting photos like these. It will make others jellos and I might get home sick and move back to north east VIC. You probably think it looks dry, but compared to north west QLD it looks green to me. The hills don't look quite so big, but then I grew up at the foot of the snow country where the rivers run clean. __________________ If you're not confused, you're not trying hard enough! When you're confused, I'll try to use smaller words!!!

October 14, 2008, 02:33 AM	#6
butta9999 Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 692	yeah mate i have done some deer hunting around omeo. Those are mountains, pretty hard climbing beautiful country though. Where i go is more like rolling hills. Yes it was quite green there but we as a state are dry big time. I cant wait to get up to QLD one day, i went to MT Hope in August got some pigs and goats. Have a look at the thread Outback Australia in the hunt section. It will be quite a few pages back now. __________________ Knowledge is Power!

October 19, 2008, 01:31 AM	#7
butta9999 Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 692	hey skulls do you like the yabbies __________________ Knowledge is Power!

October 19, 2008, 04:35 PM	#9
SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2008 Location: Far Nth Wst QLD Australia Posts: 992	G'day, I've gone off yabbies. Used to catch lots when I was about 10 years old. Never used nets, just swim in the river and pick them up by hand. Did a lit of Trout fishing as well. then when I turned 14 my father gave me a bolt action .22 and as I've gotten older it's been more shooting and less fishing. Way too many big biting things in the rivers in NTH QLD for my liking __________________ If you're not confused, you're not trying hard enough! When you're confused, I'll try to use smaller words!!!

October 19, 2008, 05:03 PM	#10
SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2008 Location: Far Nth Wst QLD Australia Posts: 992	G'day again, just been back to look at the photos again. Those yabbies look a little small, may be the photos don't do them justice. do you get many Murray crayfish, now they can grow to a very respectable size. About the photos, #1799, 1822, and 1823. some of those hills look like they might have had some old gold miners scratching around on them. What do you know about the history of the area? B. Lahay. I used to just boil them. The ones caught in clean/clear water always tasted better (not muddy). __________________ If you're not confused, you're not trying hard enough! When you're confused, I'll try to use smaller words!!!

October 19, 2008, 02:01 AM	#8
B. Lahey Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,857	Bunnies and mudbugs, nice combo! How do y'all usually cook those "yabbies"? Just boil with spices and dive into the pile or do you get all frenchified with various sauces? I like them any way I can get them. I bet you would like New Orleans. When mudbug season hits, most of the bars have an all-you-can-eat boil, free as long as you're buying drinks. Big kettles going, big piles of them on card tables covered with newspaper, classic. God, I miss that a lot.

October 20, 2008, 02:37 AM	#11
butta9999 Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 692	its funny you say that skulls. It is actually all gold country there are mine digouts everywhere. You actually have to be careful where you walk. For the first time i met an old bloke on another property which ajoins onto the property i was on. He was photographing snakes around the area and also doing a bit of prospecting. To my amazement he showed me about an ounce of gold, all small nuggets which he had found in 3-4 days. In all the years i have been going there with my dad and uncles we have always talked about getting a cheap detector, its never happened. The old fella said all gold he found was no more than 6 inches under, the only downfall was finding about 200 bullets and shells in between each nugget. He said the hills and flats were riddled with bullets. Ha ha As for the yabbies they were quite big for Victorain dams. Yeah the murry crays are a good catch. Lahey....... Just boil them alive then crack the shell and eat. Can use a little sauce of some sort. __________________ Knowledge is Power!

October 20, 2008, 03:07 AM	#12
SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2008 Location: Far Nth Wst QLD Australia Posts: 992	Cooking Suggestion G'day! It's his missus here (sculls). When I was a Cub Scout Leader, the boys would bring yabbies to campfire nights. They would have to keep the yabbies in clean water for 2-3 days after they were caught, changing with fresh water twice daily to rinse the mud out of their system. We would wrap the yabbies in bacon, thread them onto rosemary stems & make kebabs out of them, & cook them on the open fire. I was told they were very nice done that way!!! The ratio between bullets & gold finds where hubby grew up would be more in the lines of 2,000 - maybe even 20,000!!! __________________ If you're not confused, you're not trying hard enough! When you're confused, I'll try to use smaller words!!!

October 20, 2008, 12:44 PM	#13
caribou0_0 Junior Member Join Date: October 9, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 9	Bunnies Hey guys, nice pics from down under. Bunnies and mud bugs, good eating anytime. From Alaska, no mud bugs but plenty of bunnies.

October 20, 2008, 12:59 PM	#14
P99AS9 Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 612	Nice pics but I got an important question; What is a yabbie Last edited by P99AS9; October 20, 2008 at 01:00 PM. Reason: spelling error

October 20, 2008, 08:30 PM	#15
SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2008 Location: Far Nth Wst QLD Australia Posts: 992	G'day, the best description of yabby (yabbies plural) would be, fresh water cray fish. The Murry cray can grow quite large, you cannot put your hand around their body, and they have large nippers. Found in the Murry river and its tributaries ( Australia's major river system ). [That should be Murray River] __________________ If you're not confused, you're not trying hard enough! When you're confused, I'll try to use smaller words!!! Last edited by SKULLANDCROSSBONES65; October 23, 2008 at 04:59 AM. Reason: spelling

October 20, 2008, 08:46 PM	#16
New_Pollution1086 Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2007 Location: WC - CA Posts: 680	Yabbies? crawfish... that is some beautiful countryside yah got there. i wouldn't have seen those rabbits if i didn't spend a few minutes looking. T __________________ "I have ridden the mighty moon worm, and it was good" "Aim Big miss Big, Aim small Miss small" "Don't rush the monkey and you'll see a better show." - T. Boone Pickens

October 21, 2008, 02:11 AM	#17
butta9999 Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 692	Yeah mate they were about 60yd away, and not using the best camera. The country looks good due to us being right in the middle of spring. It gets bloody dry in summer. we are in the worst drought in Australian history not good news. Hey skulls misses that sounds like a killer way to cook the llittle suckers up. __________________ Knowledge is Power!