norfolkboy84 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Hi there, I noticed recently a lot of rabbits i've shot are missing a foot or it is deformed, can anybody shed some light on what has been causing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Aim for the head. Edited November 16, 2012 by Rimfireboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Where do you think the "Lucky Rabbits Foot" comes from? no point in killing the Rabbit for the sake of a foot, maybe thats why it is called a lucky "Rabbits Foot" because the rest is left to get on with life rather than be eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbust Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 They might have been caught thieving, Rabbit law can be quite cruel. :sad1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 you been shooting low? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I shot a rabbit last year that had a front leg missing and a lot of scar tissue on the stump. When I skinned it there was also a .22 air rifle pellet in its rump. It had been there a while because the muscle had grown back over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Hi there, I noticed recently a lot of rabbits i've shot are missing a foot or it is deformed, can anybody shed some light on what has been causing this? Humm interesting. What photo's have you got? I've been shooting a few and they are all prestine. What part of the county are you getting these deformed jobbies? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkboy84 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Thanks for the witty answers! Alas tend not to take my camera out with me, but will next time. I've noticed them on a small holding in North Norfolk. It seems to be quite a regular thing, maybe 1 in 10. There is a lot of old scar tissue on them, and sometimes the claws are there but in the wrong place. Nobody else shoots there, so don't think it's human influence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I know its moving away from the op but two years ago I was cutting some barley when my mate flagged me down as he could see somthing strange,it turned out the the combine had cut off both front legs on a half grown hare as clean as a whistle and they were not bleeding.It was stood on its back legs waving about not nice to see as we do not shoot hares.It was a shame that this hare had to be but down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 That's normal for Norfolk! But seriously, I would think about Gimlet's post. Not sure how common that is, but it is possible that an air rifle pellet could have had something to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 one of the rabbits i shot last night had a rear leg that had been broken at some point and healed but with the snapped bone sticking out the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) Who knows where your rabbits feet went! This one was taken a couple of years ago at about 120 yards I seem to remember. I had no idea anything was wrong with it until it was picked up, it had apparently been surviving fine with 3 legs until I came along! Edited November 17, 2012 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 combine at harvest time i have seen this in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 It could be caused by gin traps if someone around you is using them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkboy84 Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 No harvesting anywhere near by and no chance of any gin traps as too remote for anyone else to get there! will try and get a photo if any appear this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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