Hunter Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Pest control or not, you shouldnt be out there hunting rabbits with traps or nets without having a means of quick despatch. A preist will do the job fine. Or for that matter, a short stubby stick will do the job fine. If your worried about bites, as said above, you should already have your tetanus jab (otherwise its free from local GP) and wear a pair of gloves to grab any infected rabbits, then incinerate or prepare as meat after. :thumbs: I wouldnt recommend burying animals on a farm with animals, as they may be dug up again, and spread nasty bugs. Even if a fox digs it up and drags it round the feild.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmancaver Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 HiWithout wanting to sound too sarcastic and patronising .... why dont you just practise a lot more on targets until you can hit the kill zone (i.e. just behind the eyes) confidently at your chosen ranges? I do not shoot at any rabbit that is beyond the distances I know that I can kill them at. Yes I know, sometimes you don't always get a clean hit, but pick the animal up quickly and despatch it with a sharply broken neck. That is bound to be quicker than hunting for your second gun! As for bites, well yes I sure that it can sometimes happen, not happened to me yet. As for full of nasty diseases that we can catch ... what diseases? I have never heard of any rabbits carrying any zoonosis. Karl Fenns used effectively can get more rabbits than a airgunner can anyway the land i have to de-infest has livestock and a small perimeter. I think you can get tetnis from them, i dont want to risk it anyway Hi BIB Sorry about my first post. As this is an Airgunners forum I naturally assumed that you were talking about hunting with an air rifle!! :thumbs: Thats why I edited most of my original quote out as soon as I realised the true situation. Seriously though, and this applies to us all, I believe that tetanus is present just about everywhere on land. I have not heard of it being a zoonosis, but maybe it is. However, I would presume that you are far more likely to contract tetanus from a rabbit if it scratches you with its claws because, if I remember correctly, tetanus is mainly found in the soil. As for tetanus EVERYONE should ensure that they get their tetanus jabs updated regularly, and I think regularly nowadays means every 10 years. Tetanus, or lockjaw to give it its common name, is not a pleasant disease and I do believe that it can kill if not recognised in time. Cheers Doc Martin!! :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted February 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 HiWithout wanting to sound too sarcastic and patronising .... why dont you just practise a lot more on targets until you can hit the kill zone (i.e. just behind the eyes) confidently at your chosen ranges? I do not shoot at any rabbit that is beyond the distances I know that I can kill them at. Yes I know, sometimes you don't always get a clean hit, but pick the animal up quickly and despatch it with a sharply broken neck. That is bound to be quicker than hunting for your second gun! As for bites, well yes I sure that it can sometimes happen, not happened to me yet. As for full of nasty diseases that we can catch ... what diseases? I have never heard of any rabbits carrying any zoonosis. Karl Fenns used effectively can get more rabbits than a airgunner can anyway the land i have to de-infest has livestock and a small perimeter. I think you can get tetnis from them, i dont want to risk it anyway Hi BIB Sorry about my first post. As this is an Airgunners forum I naturally assumed that you were talking about hunting with an air rifle!! :thumbs: Thats why I edited most of my original quote out as soon as I realised the true situation. Seriously though, and this applies to us all, I believe that tetanus is present just about everywhere on land. I have not heard of it being a zoonosis, but maybe it is. However, I would presume that you are far more likely to contract tetanus from a rabbit if it scratches you with its claws because, if I remember correctly, tetanus is mainly found in the soil. As for tetanus EVERYONE should ensure that they get their tetanus jabs updated regularly, and I think regularly nowadays means every 10 years. Tetanus, or lockjaw to give it its common name, is not a pleasant disease and I do believe that it can kill if not recognised in time. Cheers Doc Martin!! :yp: i had my booster about a year ago but you might need antibiotics anyway, something i would try to avoid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Yeh.. luckily its not rats you are catching there. They have some real nasty stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted February 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Yeh.. luckily its not rats you are catching there. They have some real nasty stuff yeh, i dont want bubonic plague! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe312 Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 would it not be better to just put you foot on the back of the head trapping it to the floor and lift up sharply. hence break it neck. nice and easy. no bllod no risk ok bite unless you don't where boot to hunt in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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