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Maggie’s What's Your View II

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Neighbor kid has expressed interest in reaching out further with his all around hunting rig. Told him I could help with that. So on a beautiful January afternoon we went over the basics of ballistic calculators, some fundamental basics, truths and myths, etc... Good 100 yard zero, put him on at 655, and then a few at 760 yards as the sun was getting bad for the direction we shoot. Very polite, respectful, good listener, and a good shooter. Glad I could help him. He’ll be back.
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Neighbor kid has expressed interest in reaching out further with his all around hunting rig. Told him I could help with that. So on a beautiful January afternoon we went over the basics of ballistic calculators, some fundamental basics, truths and myths, etc... Good 100 yard zero, put him on at 655, and then a few at 760 yards as the sun was getting bad for the direction we shoot. Very polite, respectful, good listener, and a good shooter. Glad I could help him. He’ll be back.
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Good on you. I wish I had that opportunity when I was young. He looks pleased to say the least.
 
This area is just minutes away from us but our area is safe.


A tiny kangaroo, scorched by the blaze that tore through Cudlee Creek.
A tiny kangaroo, scorched by the blaze that tore through Cudlee Creek. Credit: Brad Fleet/The Advertiser

WARNING - distressing content.
Fleeing for its life, this tiny kangaroo joey had nowhere left to run.
As a ferocious blaze tore through Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide Hills, the roo became trapped in a wire fence as flames closed in.
He didn't stand a chance.
Publishing distressing photos like this is a difficult decision but, tragically, this is the brutal reality of Australia's bushfire crisis.
In South Australia's Cudlee Creek fires alone, 5,790 animals - including livestock, alpacas and pets - have been killed.
It's believed up to 500 million animals have perished across Australia as the true cost of the fire emergency begins to reveal itself.
Devastated farmers are being told to photograph their dead and injured livestock for insurance claims, with landowners having to euthanise many heat-stressed and burned animals which survived the blazes.
A Koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland is cared for at the Southern Ash Wildlife Centre in Melbourne's south-east.
A Koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland is cared for at the Southern Ash Wildlife Centre in Melbourne's south-east. Credit: Andrew Brownbill/AAP
An injured brushtail possum suffering burns to its paws, nose, ears and tail.
An injured brushtail possum suffering burns to its paws, nose, ears and tail. Credit: Mattias Engesser/AAP
Drought-devastated farmers are being forced to euthanise badly burnt livestock.
Drought-devastated farmers are being forced to euthanise badly burnt livestock. Credit: Kelly Barnes/AAP
 
This area is just minutes away from us but our area is safe.


A tiny kangaroo, scorched by the blaze that tore through Cudlee Creek.
A tiny kangaroo, scorched by the blaze that tore through Cudlee Creek. Credit: Brad Fleet/The Advertiser

WARNING - distressing content.
Fleeing for its life, this tiny kangaroo joey had nowhere left to run.
As a ferocious blaze tore through Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide Hills, the roo became trapped in a wire fence as flames closed in.
He didn't stand a chance.
Publishing distressing photos like this is a difficult decision but, tragically, this is the brutal reality of Australia's bushfire crisis.
In South Australia's Cudlee Creek fires alone, 5,790 animals - including livestock, alpacas and pets - have been killed.
It's believed up to 500 million animals have perished across Australia as the true cost of the fire emergency begins to reveal itself.
Devastated farmers are being told to photograph their dead and injured livestock for insurance claims, with landowners having to euthanise many heat-stressed and burned animals which survived the blazes.
A Koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland is cared for at the Southern Ash Wildlife Centre in Melbourne's south-east.'s south-east.
A Koala saved from the bushfires in Gippsland is cared for at the Southern Ash Wildlife Centre in Melbourne's south-east. Credit: Andrew Brownbill/AAP
An injured brushtail possum suffering burns to its paws, nose, ears and tail.
An injured brushtail possum suffering burns to its paws, nose, ears and tail. Credit: Mattias Engesser/AAP
Drought-devastated farmers are being forced to euthanise badly burnt livestock.
Drought-devastated farmers are being forced to euthanise badly burnt livestock. Credit: Kelly Barnes/AAP
Ya know, one of my favorite lies to tell is "I've never cried a day in my life!" ....but its pictures like these that make me a complete liar. I sincerely hope it gets better for you, the people and the critters down there.