www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ This is an XML content feed of; Kiwi Airgunners Forum : Bow hunting : Peacocks Copyright (c) 2006-2012 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:51:26 +0000 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:50:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.14 360 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=920 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_images/logo.jpg www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/ www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8457#8457 Author: RangerPete
Subject: 920
Posted: 31 Oct 2023 at 3:50pm

Good work Billbob 👍🏻
A mate of mine has taken a few with his bow. He salts and dries the capes and makes fans of the tails then sells them for $200 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I’d be keen to try peacock 👍🏻]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:50:20 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8457#8457 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8453#8453 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 920
Posted: 31 Oct 2023 at 11:07am

Well it's a young coming out of winter so that may play a part. ]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:07:07 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8453#8453 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8452#8452 Author: Billbobnz
Subject: 920
Posted: 31 Oct 2023 at 8:47am

Yep will let you know, surprised the breasts weren't as big as I thought they would be. Been told they are similar to turkey ]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:47:13 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8452#8452 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8451#8451 Author: nunga
Subject: 920
Posted: 31 Oct 2023 at 8:23am

You would think they taste like chicken or turkey wouldnt you? after all the are big and probably eat the same food.
]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:23:23 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8451#8451 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8446#8446 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 920
Posted: 31 Oct 2023 at 4:36am

Got mixed reviews from the people I know. Yaren recons they are OK.
He lived on fire mountain. Dutch I think and would snaffle one everytime he got low on money.
The other 3 weren't impressed, so I'll be interested to see.
I've never eaten them.
Think the sh*tting episode put me off. ]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 04:36:46 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8446#8446 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8445#8445 Author: Billbobnz
Subject: 920
Posted: 31 Oct 2023 at 1:45am

If I had found the mature one on Saturday night I would have. Unfortunately something had got into it, probably a hawk.

I took he breasts off the young one so will try them in the next day or two]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 01:45:59 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8445#8445 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8444#8444 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 920
Posted: 30 Oct 2023 at 6:52pm

You going to stuff any of them.
Pretty colourful target
]]> Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:52:03 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8444#8444 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8443#8443 Author: Billbobnz
Subject: 920
Posted: 30 Oct 2023 at 12:46pm

This is the one I got with the xbow

]]> Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:46:55 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8443#8443 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8442#8442 Author: Billbobnz
Subject: 920
Posted: 30 Oct 2023 at 11:29am

Well peacocks are flipping hard to stalk into close. Eagle eyed and spot you over 100m away. Fortunately once you spook them I managed to get into position for when their curiosity got the better of them and they decided to come back to check me out.

Managed to shoot a peacock with the xbow yesterday evening at 40m but hit slightly too high and it fled. Couldn't find it in the knee high grass but found it this afternoon. I took the tail feathers for some indian staff who wanted them if I got one.

Driving out of the farm I spotted a young cock with some peahens so stayed in the car and slocked this with the .25 Hatsan at 30m with a clean headshot



The mighty.25 strikes again.

Edited by Billbobnz - 31 Oct 2023 at 1:44am]]> Mon, 30 Oct 2023 11:29:31 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8442#8442 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=920&PID=8437#8437 Author: kruzaroad
Subject: 920
Posted: 29 Oct 2023 at 8:30am

More than one.
I'd take your quietest gun.(or crossbow with those blunt impact tips)
Make it moonless night.
They are very reluctant to fly at night from the trees.
I took some out many years ago from fire mountain (the place where children of fire mountain was filmed. Actually just a farm)
It took a lot to get them moving and they crashed into fences and you could hear them crash landing in the paddock.
Do not stand under the tree they are roosted in.
I decided to take one with a pole and noose one night. They didn't fly off till the one I noosed was flapping like mad.
However when I turned up and shone the torch up from underneath, they goobled and simultaneously crapped.
I got absolutely covered in Turkey sh*t. They don't crap small or solid.
And of course I was looking up and got a large portion of it on my face


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