hoggysreels Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Had a very pleasant evening, out shooting "sub 12lb air rifles" in the company of Evo and Golfshot. Light drizzle developed throughout the evening. Shot at two permissions. First one, out of character was quiet. A usually prolific producer of bunnies, though going against the grain this evening, none sighted. We moved onto another permission. In fairness l have to say, Evo and Golfshot elected to spot for my benefit. We all were using night vision, l being very green to this dark art form. They both saw some bunnies and told me a plan to follow. This l adhered to. Eventually getting within a reasonable range. Getting into a prone firing position, bunny sighted, trigger squeezed, bunny hops off ... yep, its far more difficult than l'd expected. That said, l'm really enjoying the learning curve. A big thanks to both lads, they would have and could have had a bunny, if it wasnt for baby sitting me. The night vision kits are a wonderful view into the pitch dark night ... saw at least three Badger's feeding. It just takes time to learn, distances, and elevation etc. Having fitted a Dr Bob's clamp and a bipod, it certainly made things easier. Though l've yet to fit a sling. Something l'm going to get hold of as soon as possible. My shoulder felt like l'd fired off a 100 plus 36g cartridges. A big thanks to Evo & Golfshot for helping me out. Really good company, full of wisdom and knowledge in the black art of "Night shooting" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 It's great to have hands on experience with experts surprising what you learn. Maybe one day you will do the same for someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I totally agree, its was very generous of them to help out, and for that l appreciate it greatly .. l have enfact took someone under my wing in the past "shotgunning" have to say if the person is open and up for learning, it a pleasurable pastime.... atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldcraft Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Not many people shoot rabbits in rain mate rain drops can effect a pellet/bullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Evo and golf shot are great blokes, you won't go wrong with them showing you the ropes, Atb Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 only just seen this,,, your welcome peter, certainly enjoyed your company,we will have you out again this week as we are determined to get you your first night time bunny, we only did four holes and it was great watching the badgers having a mooch about, wait till you walk the full course your arms will ache even more carrying mine and Rogers bunny,s back lol but only after you shoot your first, I,ll strip it aswell so you can have it for your tea went to my perm tonight ,very strange mate only had one, I think they are staying down due to the disturbance on the land with the keeper cutting the trees down, had a walk round once I finished and plenty of fresh poo about so they are playing out but its just a matter of finding out when, get your strap asap because nothing worse than humping a rifle round all night, hello to flynny also nice to hear your still about bud take care Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Nearly three days down, just the two nights to do ... then hopefully having a pop at the bunnies and the rats ... or if you fancy a spot of decoying on the farm... Wednesday morning 7am and l'm free ... atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) Out the other day with Evo & Golfshot ... strolling around the golf course .. saw a few bunnies, but no sooner had we tried to close the range down, and the little $ods had bugg-ered off. They are certainly there in good numbers. Perserverence is the answer, me thinks .. as Roger said, it's just nice to be out .. can't disagree with that!! Having wondered around one side of the course, we slowly walked over to the other side. Evo elected to walk back and pick the slips up ... "we had left them whilst we walked around". Roger happened to mention "he's been gone a good while, hope he's okay" ...after a minute or so l strolled back down to the gates to see Evo walking back as if he was a waiter on the Isle of Man steam packet company. He had three gun slips and was clutching a bunny he had shot. After a quick drink we had a walk around a few holes, seen a few bunnies, similar story... closing the range, and they had gone .. very much enjoyed the whole evening....excellent company .. This afternoon/evening, Evo took me on a jolly .. first perm we shot in day light. I managed to get a Wood pigeon. If we had been on the shotguns, we would have bagged a fair few Rooks/Jackdaws & Woodies .. but this was an airgun days shoot .. I noticed a Fox coming up behind me, slightly to my left side. l watched it follow the hedge line while it was looking for it's evening meal. Purposely stopping at specific positions. Once it had completed its lap, it crossed back over to a position it had spent the most time searching, by now Evo had made his way back towards where l had been shooting. After a couple of minutes it eventually dawned on him, that he was being watched, he smartly broke into a canter, and was away. As the light faded, we decided to move to another of Evo's permissions. I'd previously been invited to this one a couple of times previously by Evo .. we setup and waited, this time using an Evo night vision kit (l having taken delivery of mine a week or two back) ... the detail that comes up on the screen is very impressive. What l like about the setup lv'e got; is that, it far out performs my (12lb) - .22 Walther R8 .. l can see well beyond where l intend on firing a pellet. I like that aspect. I dont want to shoot and only see the target and struggle seeing the back drop. I find it reassuring knowing should l have misjudged a shot, 50 metres further on, l'm aware to what is actually there. Basically l can saftely see the impact zone with a fair illuminated area of a possibly misjudged placed pellet ... plus its great seeing so much of the dark outdoors ... they are a wonderful thing "its all new technology for me" .. learning more each time and enjoying every bit of it. Evo was scanning the hedgeline. Slowly lowered his rifle and noticed a bunny, quite someway off from the hedgeline .. phud ...Rabbit bagged .. it was an impressive shot at range, one well placed pellet did the job, instantaneously. We elected to move onto another of Evo's perms .. Bob likes to courteously inform the landowner prior to shooting the land. The Farmer wasn't at home, so we just had a while looking over the fields .. instantly saw 2-3 rabbits, 75 metres distance .. it looked a very interesting perm ..its got Crow/Pigeon & Bunnies written all over it, but on this occasion, he thought it best seeing as we hadn't annouced ourselves prior "it was spare of the moment, lets see if he's in thing" we didn't want him arriving home to ser two unannounced figures mooching through his fields, plus the rain came on a bit heavier. We decided to drive home .. A thoroughly enjoyable day ... lve been fortunate to have had two really great days shooting with excellent company ... thanks Evo & Golfshot Apologies for grammar and spelling mistakes...posted off mobile (letters are small and my eye sight isn't what it once was) ... atb Edited December 6, 2014 by hoggysreels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 great company peter, enjoyed taking ya matey,shame you didn,t get a bunny but at least you got a 40yrd pigeon bud, what made me laugh is the bloody fox got it before you could retrieve it :lol: the last perm we went to we can go to on Tuesday, plenty of rabbits and also plenty of rats to have a go at, but you aint shooting the rats till you get that elusive bunny, you will have plenty of chances to bag a couple, so will the other fella roger lol atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 I'm wondering which rifles Roger will bring, he certainly has a choice !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 I'm wondering which rifles Roger will bring, he certainly has a choice !! knowing Roger he,ll bring his Bowkett special and his Bsa mk2 , crickey if he brought them all he would not get them all in the van bud :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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