Guest jonrms Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 I have been told by several people that you can call rabbits by using a blade of grass tech... I tried that and nothing... am i doing it wrong... if using this method .. what type of bursts .. loudness do you do. some older members from my gun club.. hand on heart vouch for this method and say they can get a rabbit to come within 2-3 yards of them... I have had no luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest jonrms Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 ok no one knows what i am on about then. not a sausage.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 I know you can use a blade of certain types of grass (the hardy fiber type ones you get close to the coast) to make a whistle/shreek kind of noise. I remember my father doing it when we were at the coast. A quick google produced this site which looks to be what you are looking for. If this makes the nosie you are looking for or not I have no idea. From what I remember of the noise, I can only think of this being used to simulate a distress call (so I have no idea if that would attract rabbits). Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Laying a thick blade of grass between the thumbs and blowing through it can produce a shrieking noise. Shrieking noises can attract the attention of rabbits, making them sit upright in long grass to see whats going on, for example. However, I have never had a rabbit come to a shrieking noise, in my experience it tends to alert them, then alarm them. I tend to shoot rabbits by flushing, or stalking, so I have little experience of calling rabbits. As a minor item of interest, a friend of mine would carry a half full box of matches with him when shooting. At meadows, or field edges, where there was long grass, he would shake the box. It was quite surprising the amount of long brown ears that would appear, hares as well as rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgunners Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Laying a thick blade of grass between the thumbs and blowing through it can produce a shrieking noise. Shrieking noises can attract the attention of rabbits, making them sit upright in long grass to see whats going on, for example. However, I have never had a rabbit come to a shrieking noise, in my experience it tends to alert them, then alarm them. I tend to shoot rabbits by flushing, or stalking, so I have little experience of calling rabbits. As a minor item of interest, a friend of mine would carry a half full box of matches with him when shooting. At meadows, or field edges, where there was long grass, he would shake the box. It was quite surprising the amount of long brown ears that would appear, hares as well as rabbits. I wonder if jonrms is getting confused a little, as we have used the "blade of grass trick" to call in foxes up to 6-7 yards, as it sounds very much like a rabbit in distress. And the old match box trick we use very effectively in attracting the magpies to within shooting range. Dave K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonrms Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 I dont know if I am confusing it with a fox comming within yards.... I really cant remember.. I was trying to see what works.. and remember a Wise man.. (ie pre god ) saying he used this method..... shame I cant remember what it was used for.. and believe that it was to call rabbits... but seems unlikely..... I do alot of stalking.. sitting and sniping... but I was just looking to find other ways and methods of attracting the little bunnys to me easier...... they are pesky ikle wrabbits... spelling mistakes above was done on purpose... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulltimeshooter Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 I must be THE PRO SQUEAKER on here as this will be the 3rd time ive explained this ok you use your hand to make the sound of a rabbits not the grass! Explanation below! ........................................................... ok explaining it one more time can't hurt.... here we go again try squealing them i dont know how to explaine this but here goes.... use one finger and place so it just toucing your lips then pucker your lips and suck at the same thime this should sound like a rabbit in disstress i got taught this from a very young age and works 90% of the time P.S make sure you keep this call going continuosly as it will only spook the rabbits if you do random squeaks and pausing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 I dont know if I am confusing it with a fox comming within yards.... I really cant remember.. I was trying to see what works.. and remember a Wise man.. (ie pre god ) saying he used this method..... shame I cant remember what it was used for.. and believe that it was to call rabbits... but seems unlikely..... I do alot of stalking.. sitting and sniping... but I was just looking to find other ways and methods of attracting the little bunnys to me easier...... they are pesky ikle wrabbits... spelling mistakes above was done on purpose... lol A rabbit has no need to follow a noise..its dinner is in front of his nose. He is a 'flight' aminal and will bail out if he hears something strange...hence the big ears. The blade of grass trick, and he sucking hard into a clenched nuckle will attract predators looking for a quick meal. I have sqeaked a bunnies in an atempt to get themselves to present a cleaner shot, and only for that reason. [/quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingo45 Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 If you have ever kept rabbits in reasonable numbers like I have can tell you that a rabbit usually being courted by a buck makes a very low sound. This sound can be made the same way as calling a fox by pursing your lips and squeeking on the back of your hand. But make the lowest sound you can sort of - but buts ---- dont over do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJ2 Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 In this area, (Central T.V) we had a programme called "Heart of the Country", and the real highlight for me was the occasional appearance of Fred J Taylor. He once used the blade of grass trick, in front of the camera, to squeak in hares. Apparently he did a bit of "guesting" in his youth, and this was one way of putting meat on the table. I haven't heard of Fred J for a while. Is he still with us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 In this area, (Central T.V) we had a programme called "Heart of the Country", and the real highlight for me was the occasional appearance of Fred J Taylor. He once used the blade of grass trick, in front of the camera, to squeak in hares. Apparently he did a bit of "guesting" in his youth, and this was one way of putting meat on the table. I haven't heard of Fred J for a while. Is he still with us? Indeed he is Maj and written good columns in Shooting Times. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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