al4x Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Is anyone else finding crop conditions are excellent for rabbiting at the moment. I had 18 last night from 19 shots with the HMR. We drive round the field tramlines on this farm and the rabbits have been skittish as hell and we usually struggle to get 10 but last night the crops were just long enough for them to think they had enough cover so they sat tight. We have a few horse fields that we lamp on the way round one I had 3 one after the other all at 100 - 140 paces. Conditions were great nice and still not much moon so all up a good night with the added result of the farmer who drove me round was very happy to get rid of some, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Sounds like you had a very enjoyable evening. Most of my shoots are thin on the ground at the moment. Went out last night on a new shoot, 186acre golf course, never been shot or lamped before and only managed 2 Rabbits and a fox. The Fox did make up for it though after having called it in for over 30 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 havent been out in a good while, although i think i will make the effort this friday. I have however noticed the number of bunnies has sky rocketed in the last month. Still many are too small to justify shooting for sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 it was a great night made all the better as they have been thin on the ground. Sadly the small ones have to get it as well as its pure pest control the farmer just wants them shot and actually doesn't want them picked up even as he prefers to leave food down for the buzzards rather than them eating partridges etc. We pick up a few but mostly when they are in the horse fields so the girls don't get upset! The one I had at 140 paces was just over 6 inches long which I was rather proud of as its a pretty small target with a red filter on. Its looking like now is the time to be out before we're back to a full moon. The crops are growing so fast that in another week it'll be hard to see them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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