Evil Elvis Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I spent 2 hours friday night setting up my nv scope on one of my rimmies, great, banging out the middle of a target at 50yards no problems.Walks off round the farm....thick fog comes down...cant see a bloody thing!!! Im going out with it tomorrow night so i thought Id test it on a local shoot. Bang....wack...definite hit....rabit runs off. Hmmmm Bang ....wack........second rabbit runs off.....peed off now, but it stopped about 20 yards away and ran round in circles, so i shot it again....wack....and it still ran in circles....wack....third bullet put it down. We sent the dog out who found both of them and they were smothered in Mixy. Now heres the question: I have noticed that when I shoot a rabbit with mixy over a few years, (without realising they had it), that they seem to be a lot harder to kill, ie, they kick longer or run further than healthy rabbits after being shot (they were both chest shots). Has anyone else noticed this? Does it destroy thier nervous system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I spent 2 hours friday night setting up my nv scope on one of my rimmies, great, banging out the middle of a target at 50yards no problems.Walks off round the farm....thick fog comes down...cant see a bloody thing!!! Im going out with it tomorrow night so i thought Id test it on a local shoot. Bang....wack...definite hit....rabit runs off. Hmmmm Bang ....wack........second rabbit runs off.....peed off now, but it stopped about 20 yards away and ran round in circles, so i shot it again....wack....and it still ran in circles....wack....third bullet put it down. We sent the dog out who found both of them and they were smothered in Mixy. Now heres the question: I have noticed that when I shoot a rabbit with mixy over a few years, (without realising they had it), that they seem to be a lot harder to kill, ie, they kick longer or run further than healthy rabbits after being shot (they were both chest shots). Has anyone else noticed this? Does it destroy thier nervous system? Yes mixy does destroy the nervous system. One rabbits are at near death from it you will see they are very swelled up. This is becuase all their orifaces have closed up. Shoot them at this point a they explode in a very mild sort of way..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Yuck.....has anyone else noticed this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-a-s Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 i havent noticed it most of the rabbits i shoot with air rifle,22lr 17hmr all drop on the spot (i did say most) but i have noticed most rabbits with myxy have a blue tinge to the flesh which doesent look very appealing,these blue rabbits get thrown in the hedge bottom for charlie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Normally if they have signs of but are not infested with mixy the snakes get them....but last night charlie got a bonus!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 How to get a clean kill on a Myxi rabbit. (It's myxi, not mixy, for it's called Myxomatosis) 1.) Get a big stick. 2.) Have a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 This disease is caused by a Myxoma virus that belongs to the family of pox viruses Rabbits in my area are just starting to show signs again, the Funny thing is Hares have immunity to it In Europe the rabbit flea and mosquito are the common means of spreading the virus. The virus can survive for several months in over wintering rabbit fleas and mosquitoes. After infection, skin lesions appear on the 3rd day and had spread every where by the 4th day. The skin lesions are typically swelling of the genitals and of the head, especially the eyelids which results in blindness. The rabbit’s appetite remains normal until shortly before death which is on average 13 days after infection. As for being harder to shoot I suspect it may be to do with the swelling of the body absorbing the shot and dissipating the energy making it harder to strike the vital organs for a clean kill so a head shot would be as always best bet, Good luck Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted September 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 How to get a clean kill on a Myxi rabbit. (It's myxi, not mixy, for it's called Myxomatosis) 1.) Get a big stick. 2.) Have a guess. Even with the best scopes in the world its hard to see that they have mixy from 80-90 yards away smart ***!!! Interesting theory pavman....i think it maybe dehydration too mating thier muscles tougher to penetrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larson Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 why not go for a head shot rather than a chest shot.. they might just drop sooner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Baz, Beatingisbest has experienced something similar where one he shot more than once with myxy would not die. I'll point him in the direction of this thread. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Personally i beleive that its because a rabbit is blind due to mxy so its just pumped with adreniline because it has no idea whats going on. So due to a shot they will react a lot, a bit like a young rabbit bouncing about a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted September 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 :blink: Im a great advocate of the adrenaline theory in the twitching/jumping/running bunny but why more if its blind? It will still feel the impact at the same point as a healthy bunny would it not? Do they not feel the impact before they hear the shot? These rabbits were grazing at 80 yards, I had no idea how hideously disfigured they were until i went to collect them with the dog!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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