Dunkield Posted June 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 I went back to for another early morning session today, got there at about 4am and was still dark ish. On the way over the heavens opened and I seriously considered turning round and heading back to the nice warm cosy bed I had just left, but as I was up and unlikey to get back to sleep anyway I thought I may as well have a look. I pass 2 or 3 very 'rabbity' areas on my drive over and they normally give a good indication of what to expect, there were none to be seen - anywhere Almost as I got out of the car the rain stopped, but there still weren't any visible when I had a good spy round with the bino's. I have had seemingly impossible days like this when fishing, and sometimes they turn out to be the opposite, so with that in mind I just got on with it. Well to cut a long story short, as they realised the the rain had stopped they came out in decent numbers and another 13 were removed from fairway their digging activities - permanently. There was some discussion on the airgun site recently about head or engine room shots for rabbits, and unless I intend to eat them I go for the heart/lung (if it is visible) Using a .22 with subs I am amazed how closely you can drop rabbits without disturbing their neighbours. In this picture, the 2 in foreground were shot where they lay (the footpints are there as I checked they were dead before taking the picture) Having shot those 2 in quick succession I hadn't even noticed the one behind, so took that as well - the camera makes it look darker than it was BTW. They were all heart/lung/shoulder shots so they went down without any kicking, I am now convinced that is the shot for shooting into groups. The second picture has another 2 which were shot just were they lay. And a couple of posed pictures of the bag (minus one that was added on the way back to car) The bottom left one was headshot as that was all I could see as he was hiding in hole he had dug. The reason they all look a bit bloody is because I shove then in a game bag to gather them all up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Cracking images stuartp. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08shooter Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 well done stunning pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Well done stuart, you can't beat the early mornings :thumbs: and well done for sticking out the weather, its been on & off all day. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 How come i can see the pics in the early part of the thread but not the latest ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 It's not just you Mike, they were there yesterday now thay have gone, maybe all the bugs from the board upgrade are not fixed just yet . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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