bunnybasher07 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 (edited) Howdy all, I was rather bored today on my exam leave and thought about starting to shoot the rabbits on my permission ( which was hoaching with the grass gobblers ). So i started off about 7ish and had the first rabbit in the bag in half an hour, which was about 35yds and a clean headshot but it was very windy so i was rather lucky with that one, he got nailed off the bipod. Then waited about for a good bit but nothing was moving then i decided to take a gander to another part that we have shooting on. So i crawled upto a dry stone dike and ofcourse a dogwalker 50yds out ( made my day ) but i had my trustworthy ghillie hat on so he didnt even see me :yp: ( stupid man ) they are in a world of there own some of them. Anyways i doubled back on myself and went to yet another part where i knew i wouldnt be dissapointed and i wasnt there was around 25 good sized wabbits filling there chubby mouths around 120yds away , which made my smile hit my ears . It was a difficult place to use cover ( just a open field really) and a railway about 20 odd yds away, i got on my belly and started crawling B) like rambo himself and by the time i got into range there was still about 20 good sized rabbits still sitting out, and with the sun in there eyes and the wind in my face it was perfect. I got the bipod out and shouldered the airgun ( bsa scorpion .22 ) and worked out the range with the paralex which was 35 odd yds and then i heard the good old sound of a train coming so i put the cross hairs on the rabbits forehead, took a deep breath and squeezed off the shot which went straight through it head and a puff of blood flew out the other side a nice clean kill may i add nd his friends didnt even notice. Then i reloded as fast as i could which was fast and then the rabbits started legging it in :o it couldnt of been me because i had the silencer poking out a clump of grass so i had a nice safe shot at his pal and hit him behind the eye yet again a nice clean kill. then everything started running for cover, that was my bag limit reached for tonight so i stood up and put the gun on my shoulder and a couple appeared 50 odd yds away (man and a woman) thats why the wee ******* were running. The couple didnt even see me standing with 2 rabbits in my hand and breaking another rabbits neck from 10 yds away !!! and when they did, they didnt half jump but it was on private land so i wasnt bothered and she said she "didnt agree with shooting" which made me giggle because i was standing on a bunnies head and pulling its feet whilst his pal was twiching in my hand anyway a good night had and will attack them at all posts when my brother gets his new gun heres some wee piccies ... The field The couple (in the distance) The Bag Yours Truly :yp: Cheers lads GM Edited May 26, 2008 by bunnybasher07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart92 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 nice write up lovly looking gun! pritty big bunnys around my place there so small stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taggy Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 nice report . that`s a good bit of land you have there. shame about the people. there`s a public footpath running round some of the fields i can shoot on, note to self must remember to be aware of this . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 good write up stick at it mate :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 nice shoot mate keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 :yp: done a good job there...... And as for the antis Keep ya nose out..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 well done mate and good luck with the exams (GCSE's I assume?) Im doin them at the moment aswell. Cheers, Toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 stupid question but if all 3 were clean kills how did you catch the one whose head you were standing on while pulling at the legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 stupid question but if all 3 were clean kills how did you catch the one whose head you were standing on while pulling at the legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 (edited) stupid question but if all 3 were clean kills how did you catch the one whose head you were standing on while pulling at the legs Once we shoot a rabbit or anything ,even if its a clean head shot and we know its dead we still break its neck to make sure and not to prolonge any suffering, even if we know its dead Thats why Edited May 27, 2008 by lewismac1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallowbuck Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Very good young man! Nice to see the youngsters setting about it.You and others like you are the future of fieldsports. Your in the right neck of the woods to graduate to deer stalking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 stupid question but if all 3 were clean kills how did you catch the one whose head you were standing on while pulling at the legs Once we shoot a rabbit or anything ,even if its a clean head shot and we know its dead we still break its neck to make sure and not to prolonge any suffering, even if we know its dead:yes: Thats why why if its dead its dead surely and is not suffering? are you suggesting if you went deer shooting you'd be on the floor trying to break its neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lee Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 stupid question but if all 3 were clean kills how did you catch the one whose head you were standing on while pulling at the legs Once we shoot a rabbit or anything ,even if its a clean head shot and we know its dead we still break its neck to make sure and not to prolonge any suffering, even if we know its dead:yes: Thats why why if its dead its dead surely and is not suffering? are you suggesting if you went deer shooting you'd be on the floor trying to break its neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 stupid question but if all 3 were clean kills how did you catch the one whose head you were standing on while pulling at the legs Once we shoot a rabbit or anything ,even if its a clean head shot and we know its dead we still break its neck to make sure and not to prolonge any suffering, even if we know its dead:yes: Thats why why if its dead its dead surely and is not suffering? are you suggesting if you went deer shooting you'd be on the floor trying to break its neck You dont know if the rabbit is dead, its better to be sure rather it squeeling it head off just before it goes in the bag, And deer stalkings different, and i havnt shot a deer so i dont know how to break its neck (joke btw) Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scout Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Nice shooting, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnybasher07 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 stupid question but if all 3 were clean kills how did you catch the one whose head you were standing on while pulling at the legs Once we shoot a rabbit or anything ,even if its a clean head shot and we know its dead we still break its neck to make sure and not to prolonge any suffering, even if we know its dead:yes: Thats why why if its dead its dead surely and is not suffering? are you suggesting if you went deer shooting you'd be on the floor trying to break its neck because ive heard that you can knock out rabbits sometimes and its a frame of mind knowin that its dead All the best GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnybasher07 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 well done mate and good luck with the exams (GCSE's I assume?) Im doin them at the moment aswell. Cheers, Toby Nope standard grades ave finished them so its all good and partys from here on in Cheers, GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyp Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Nice one son. JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antuk99 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Nice 1 yes i always give mine a karate chop to the back of the headdunno why respect i think oops well i said it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Nice 1 yes i always give mine a karate chop to the back of the headdunno why respect i think oops well i said it wow karate chop how respectfull lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Nice 1 yes i always give mine a karate chop to the back of the headdunno why respect i think oops well i said it wow karate chop how respectfull lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ice Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I used to shoot air rifles quite a lot back in the day, i remember what i thought was a perfectly placed head shot, just behind the eye, caried it around the field put it in the boot of the car all hunky dory, and all of a sudden the bloody thing started to jump around the boot, so i had to grab it and chop it, which cured the motion. So i think you have a good practice there mate, keep it up, its not as if its a bad thing, making sure its dead is a good deed in my opinion, especially after my experiance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadShotHoncho Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 great shooting, and a great write up, if the antis didn't have permission to walk there then threaten to press charges fpr trespass That would wipe their snobby little look of their face HSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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