Luckyshot Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 We had a drive round one of my permissions last night to see if we could fill up our last freezer. After starting lamping at 7:30 we soon started to pick up a few rabbits. It was a bit more challenging last night as at least 75% of the shots were over 100yds, and shooting off the wing mirror on the Landy getting 90% headshots takes some doing all shots were taken with the trusty HMR. The ground was frozen solid and it was snowing for best part of the night, it was that light though it wasn’t lying which made looking through the scope a challenge sometimes as all you could see was snow on the lens. After shooting the first 20 or so we knew we were in for another good night as we took over 100 rabbits from a farm just down the road from here last week so the cold snap hasn’t affected this area much like some other that we shoot. We finished the night around midnight with 61 rabbits in the bag including another black one, the first for this year. All the rabbits shot were full of fat and in very good shape so getting rid of these will be music to the farmers ears, might keep him happy for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Good shooting mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 That's a great bag,down my way you are lucky to see 5-10 a night at the moment. Now you've got to skin them :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 That's a great bag,down my way you are lucky to see 5-10 a night at the moment. Now you've got to skin them :blink: Most of them are going as ferret food so the skins will be staying on. Only need to skin around 10 for a few of the old folks in my village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomV Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Fantastic shooting once again! most going to ferrets seems a shame, round here we can't shoot enough for local butchers/dealers and we eat a good few ourselves. This dish is well worth a go. 1 Rabbit (2 half grown) 2 tbl spoons of seasoned flour 2oz lard 1 chopped onion 1lb mixed root vegetables, scrubbed and cut into chunks 1 tbl spoon tomato puree 1 tsp spoon marmite 1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs 1/2 pint cider 1/2 pint of chicken stock salt and pepper Keep Rabbit whole or if it will not fit in casserole, cut in two between hind legs and rib cage and dust over with seasoned flour. Heat lard or oil in a pan and turn Rabbit in it until brown. Lift out of fat onto plate. Fry onion gently to soften. Put Rabbit in pan or casserole. Put veg on top and add other ingredients cover with lid or foil. Either bring to boil and simmer untill tenderabout 11/2 hrs or put casserole into a warm oven, gas3,325f, 160c for about 2 hrs until tender. Lift out Rabbit, remove all meat from bones and return to pan and reheat. Serve as a stew with potatoes and green veg or with pasta shells. To make it even better add 6 top notch pork sausage , frying after the Rabbit and before the onion Also let it cook for 21/2- 3hrs, much more tender atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickardo Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 looks like you had a good night then... nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) Fantastic shooting once again! most going to ferrets seems a shame, round here we can't shoot enough for local butchers/dealers and we eat a good few ourselves. This dish is well worth a go. 1 Rabbit (2 half grown) 2 tbl spoons of seasoned flour 2oz lard 1 chopped onion 1lb mixed root vegetables, scrubbed and cut into chunks 1 tbl spoon tomato puree 1 tsp spoon marmite 1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs 1/2 pint cider 1/2 pint of chicken stock salt and pepper Keep Rabbit whole or if it will not fit in casserole, cut in two between hind legs and rib cage and dust over with seasoned flour. Heat lard or oil in a pan and turn Rabbit in it until brown. Lift out of fat onto plate. Fry onion gently to soften. Put Rabbit in pan or casserole. Put veg on top and add other ingredients cover with lid or foil. Either bring to boil and simmer untill tenderabout 11/2 hrs or put casserole into a warm oven, gas3,325f, 160c for about 2 hrs until tender. Lift out Rabbit, remove all meat from bones and return to pan and reheat. Serve as a stew with potatoes and green veg or with pasta shells. To make it even better add 6 top notch pork sausage , frying after the Rabbit and before the onion Also let it cook for 21/2- 3hrs, much more tender atvb Paul. Sounds nice but also sounds like a lot of work. Im lucky to do beans on toast without burning it. Round my way you are lucky to be able to give them away, butchers are not interested in the slightest. Edited January 30, 2011 by Luckyshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometa24/7 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 well done mate,good bag,and thanks for shareing the story and pics.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandmartin Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Excellent bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0850 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Fantastic bag! I've been out for an hour or so tonight and bagged a dozen, nothing like those numbers though. We seem to have a fair few black ones up here too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Fantastic bag! I've been out for an hour or so tonight and bagged a dozen, nothing like those numbers though. We seem to have a fair few black ones up here too! Plenty black ones here too, got these 4 all in the same day last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Excellent. Wish I could get that many! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 What a bag mate well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Looks like you had a cracking time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonevo Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 The 17 HMR is a fanatastic round, some great shooting mate. well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 The 17 HMR is a fanatastic round, some great shooting mate. well done Certainly is, on a still night you cannot beat it and the rabbits don't stand a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcatcat Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 They are paying £1.50 per full grown rabbit head shot at the game merchants in Carlisle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sully7s Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 nice to see that some folk have bunnys all over there land, 17 hmr are very good little rifles bipod range finder bsa 17 scope and 314 yrd rabbit shots possable by good old x keepers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) fantastic! great shooting matey. never seen a black rabbit myself, but a few of the chaps on the VerminHunter forum have had then in the past. Edited February 6, 2011 by cynic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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