mick miller Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Okay, so I've been having quite a bit of bunny success recently with the pop gun but there is a slight issue which I haven't experienced before when using the .17hmr and that is a gut full of blood after gutting. Am I doing summat wrong here or is it just a case of the difference between the trauma caused by a .17hmr round (which lets be honest, tend to make a real mess out of a bunnies face and therefore massive blood loss) and the teeny weeny hole made by a .177 sub 12ft/lb Accupell and the minimal wound created? I tend to shoot the bunny, pick them up, **** 'em, then plop them into my game bag for gutting later. When I do there oodles of claret swilling around inside that I have to flush out with water when I get home. Any tips for avoiding that? Is it worth cutting the throat and hanging them upside down for a while off a branch or fence before stashing them in the game bag. And if so, whats the best place to make the cut etc? Help please... :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traztaz Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Are you head shooting them?If so it sounds like they have Chinease liver disease, can not remember the proper name.This disease kills in a very short period , unlike mixy, and really smashes rabbit populations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted October 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Hmmm, yes they're head shot. I'm not sure about Chinese liver disease though, these are rabbits from varying locations though miles and miles apart? When shot with the hmr they appear to be bled out and reasonably clean in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 When go for a walk out i usally hang the shot rabbits in a tree for on a fence to collect on my way back. I head shoot rabbits with my 22 and hmr yes there is more mess from the hmr, but i dont find blood in the guts, maybe cause most of mine have been hung up and bled themselves out :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted October 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 maybe cause most of mine have been hung up and bled themselves out :blink: That's what I'm thinking, maybe I should start legging them and hanging them up for a while so they bleed out? Do you think if I cut the neck that would speed the process up a little? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Pigeon Shooting > Tips & Tricks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Yep not pigeons for sure ! Personally iv not had this where the body cavity is full of blood unless its its been a pulled shot and hit the body. I always try to head shoot my bunnys as i sell them on and i find the only damage to be to the head area, after shooting i always leg mine and carry them head down or hang them up for later collection ! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 That's what I'm thinking, maybe I should start legging them and hanging them up for a while so they bleed out? Do you think if I cut the neck that would speed the process up a little? To be honest if you have head shot with a hmr there is not much head left a lot of the time :blink: not sure if cutting the neck will do much, you can only try it may speed it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 i shoot a lot of bunnies with the .17hmr and as long as they are head shot you don't get any cavity bleeding, are you sure you cleanly head shooting them and not straying down into the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted October 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) Yes, clean head shots, no body shots. To be honest it's one pellet kills at the moment. The cavity isn't swimming in blood but there is certainly more present than when we shoot them with the hmr. If I were to estimate the amount I'd say 1/2 to 3/4 of a shot glass full (great measurement eh?). If this is normal I won't worry about it any longer. Apologies for posting in the wrong section, it was late and I'd had a couple of Wychwood HogGoblin's to drink! EDIT: I just spoke to a mate and he mentioned that if I'm bagging them then laying up, walking around, laying up until done I could be bashing them around in the game bag, thereby creating more internal bleeding than if shot and chucked on the back of a truck? It's a thought I suppose? Edited October 13, 2009 by mick miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
here iam Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 (edited) De wee them straight away and paunch them rabbit blood normally dries up very quick when dead so i do not understand your problem Edited October 27, 2009 by here iam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Try "push gutting" them. I tried it for the 1st time last week and it was very, very effective. Look it up on You Tube if you don't know how to do it. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I tried that the other day too, great method! I wasn't sure how cleanly it worked though, it seems like a lot of pressure and you'd think it would rupture something on the way out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I tried that the other day too, great method! I wasn't sure how cleanly it worked though, it seems like a lot of pressure and you'd think it would rupture something on the way out? When I skinned the rabbits later in the day I did check inside and they were very clean indeed, much easier and cleaner than trying to paunch them out in the field. Everyone should give it a go........ Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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