staffyspen Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 hi all, hopefully grtting permission to hunt rabbit on a local golf course, as this will be the first permission iv gained and ever shot on im looking for advise and tactics. iv seen many rabbit over the past few years as i walk my dogs there most days, as of late iv seen none. what is your set up for lamping, do i mount a lamp on my rifle (bsa ultra) not bought yet, do i have a friend carry a lamp, how many lamps? when are the best times? can i move around too much or do i sit and wait for a while? etc etc?!!! thanks spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Hi mate ,me and my lad used to shoot a local golf course, and to be honest we found our most successful time was early evening about 1/2 hour after the last golfer had finished and it was still light.We just walked up the course in normal clothing, no cammo or hiding under hedges ,the bunnies are that used to seeing golfers walking round and being no threat to them they just carry on grazing regardless. As bunnies cant tell the difference between a golfing stick thing and a Weihrauch 97k .177 air rifle it was like shelling peas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevouk Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Just take a lamp out for a few evening/nights and have a reccy about, look for signs of runs etc and do yourself a little map and plot the best set up sites.... hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staffyspen Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 cheers lads!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Mate and I had some good nights on cattle pastures with an air rifle and a lamp. If you go with a mate, one of you holds the lamp and walk ahead of the shooter (off to the side obviously). The lamp man determines the range so when he stops you get down and get ready to shoot. The rabbit can't see past the lamp so you'll be invisible but you need to be quiet so a good team works without having to speak. If the rabbit runs, your lampman can sometimes stop him by shining the light in front of where the rabbit is running, you can often hold the rabbit there and there should be enough light for you to shoot it without having the whole lamp on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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