best time to shoot rabbits

[rubyred]

Hi what is best time of day to shoot rabbits now the night are getting longer is it first light or as it is getting dark.thanks for looking

[matty thud]

Depends on the rabbits on your permission try both earley morning and just as dropping dark and see on my permissions rabbits seem more active at night .

[colin lad]

as above they are out at both times and i shoot mornings and evenings though i do prefer mornings as i like to watch the sunrise and evey thing waking up we have a good head of skylarks round here and there is nothing better than watching and listening them

 

colin

[bullet1747]

when they come out to play

[welshwarrior]

When they are out side their holes!!!

[Mochastorm]

I've been hitting them recently with the silenced 410 from the Landrover at night. They always appear more confident at night, only problem being that too much lamping or vehicle noise seems to educate them after a short time. Unfortunately I don't have FAC with NV, which would to be the best option.

[Euget123]

Over hear its just before dark at the moment!

They then to seem to have a rest for a wile because dont see many with the lamp for a few hours after total darkness!

[kent]

With odd exceptions I have always found first thing in the morning they are more active. In the days when I went out lamping "all night" rabbits went back for a rest or whatever in the coldest part of the night (around 2-4 am in spring summer) not all just most seemed to retire. We have rabbits on the lawns most mornings here but rarely in the evening at dusk, this might be because we are making more noise in the house but I am not so sure because us having breakfast and showering etc has little effect.

On another note I have shot a lot of foxes at dawn and most of those I have shot in the evening are over bait I recon. Caught more trout in the evening and more Salmon in the morning, just consider the local factors hence my mention of fish and foxes.

[telf]

try both,i go out at night and theres always a good few about, but as kent said they do tend to pop back into their burrows for a kip or if it turns cold

[bear-uk]

When they have finished watching Emmerdale and need a pee.

[Dougy]

What with Air rifle, 22lr 17hmr

Me personally I just love having a day out from early morning till evening set up near your favourite rabbit spot with cans of pop, flask of coffee, butties rifle bullets and just wait. You will get a better understanding of there behaviour, habits and numbers by just watching

If I wanted a few for the pub I would go out late evening with lamp and rifle.

[Mentalmac]

For me early mornings yield only a few opportunities. Once they are scared and go back in their burrows they don't come back out again (I have waited hours before).

 

In the evenings, they can run off but will slowly start coming back out again.