festa 206 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) hi lads me and markeman got this new permission the other week and last night we decided to give it ago so wor kid rang the farmer the day before then rang me to say ill pick you up at 01:30 which turned out to be 02:30 cos he forget to wake up anyhow off we set 2 blokes..6 ferrets 2 guns and a dog ... arrived on site about 3:30 and could'nt how light it was we were in the middle of no where the sky was clear moons shining down on us and not a breath of wind (apart from wor kid :sick: ) anyhow i put my wellies on which was a wise move WASNT IT wor kid lol and off we set to the first field stuck the lamp on and wow the whole field lit up with little red dots which just seemed to sit there you would think someone had told them about us and they had a welcoming commitee out ..unfortunealty the conditions were crap clear sky no wind and as it was a grazing field no bloody cover so the very quickly headed for cover . not being put of we continued up the field where wor kids light decided to pack up so we were down to 2 guns 1 light as we walked towards the top field mr bunny decided he wanted to take wor kid on so i stood with the lamp while he got closer he got to his 30mtr range slowly dropped to a kneeling shot then nothing 2 sec's later click click ...it helps when you cock your rifle lucky for him the rabbit was feeling brave and didnt twitch then there was a small pifft from his super 10 and the rabbit dropped the only thing left twitching was its back legs but could we heck find it he def dropped it but it was like hoodeny .. so we gave up the ghost and on we go i spotted a bunny it was about 100mtrs away but not light shy great i thought slowly a stalked it must of took me 10 mins to get within the 30mtr down to my knee inhale exhale take the slack up inhale exhale squeeze just as i did this wor kid who also spotted it decided to see how far it was away with his lazer which spook mr bunny and it moved just as the pellet passed him lol as we got to the fence line more bunnys so over the barbed wire fence and squelch my foot has dissapeared but that was when i remembered how pleased i had my wellies on and remembering what wor kid had just done i said nowt over the fence he came and squelch i love god hehehe as he didnt have any wellies on as we walked down the fence line i spotted a bunny sitting on the beck bank using the gate as a rest 1 mil holdover and crack i love the soung of lead on skull it back flipped and rolled into the beck ..we decided to cross the beck climd up the bank to the other field again i love my wellies at the top of the bank another fence wor kid went over 1st (head over heels) lol sorry mate last night just wasnt your night as we walked across this field another set of red dots looked back at us and within range wor kid used me as a rest for a standing shot as he squeezed the trigger all we heard was hisssss no pellet straight away we thought seals but the hiss was more like back pressure so we headed back to the car for a cuppa and a look at his gun ...the back pressure was caused be a blockage in the barrel (did tell you it wasnt his night)as he started stripping it down i headed onto the other permission for a last mooch before daylight where i bagged another 2 rabbits with my trusty pro sport(im sorry to say this springer has come out on top over pcp's in the last few trips) anyway i got back to the car for a cuppa about 6am to find wor kid tucked up in his doss bag with the pup keeping him warm .... so 3 hours shooting we only bagged 4 rabbits 1 of which we couldnt find as daylight broke we put the guns away and got kitted up for a mornings worth of ferreting we only done about 6 sets where we worked 6 ferrets and the pup who is in training but by the end of the day we ended up with this lot 26 in total the one wor kid shot we found the next day whilst ferreting Edited November 8, 2009 by festa Quote Link to post
kev1986 0 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 good stuff lads i just off out now to see if i can get a few roosting pigeons and maybe the odd squizzer as me lamp f****d so the bunnys are safe for now Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Another great writeup mate! Definately not my night though, when I have a bad night I make sure I do it properly. Lol needless to say the rifle is repaired and I'm currently on the lookout for a new lamp roll on the next visit Darryl Quote Link to post
Sweeney-Todd 208 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Hiya Festa and Daryl. Great write up and pics, enjoyed the read. Hell of a bag guys.....nice going. Dear little pup too,........ will you train him to fectch BOOT'S ATB. Bill. Quote Link to post
bedrock 16 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Cracking bag lads well done Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 what was the crack with the s10 darryl ??? is it what we thought ? atb gary Quote Link to post
zini 1,939 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Brilliant write up Gary mate. Marksman i think Gary is trying to tell you to buy some wellies Mint bag lads well done Si Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Cheers Si mate! Problem with the rifle was magazine failure, as pretty common problem with BSA mags as I have been reading, but all sorted now, mag stripped, cleaned and oiled, and will be getting checked EVERY trip now..... ;) Darryl Quote Link to post
BellySlater 15 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Nice write up chaps, looks like a good nights shooting and a laugh at the same time. :clapper: Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Nice write up chaps, looks like a good nights shooting and a laugh at the same time. :clapper: thats what its all about buddy having a good laugh with mates doing summit we enjoy atb gary Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 WELL DONE LADS! A GOOD READ,AND NICE SHOOTING, 2 THING MISSING FROM THE PICS,A DATE AND RIFLE'S.THEN PUT INTO THE COMP! AND YOU WILL BE CURRENT LEADERS!! REGARDS DAVY Quote Link to post
jackinbox99 41 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Excellent load of bunnies there! Ive noticed less and less appearing on my permissions, even though theres loads of evidence that they are still about. Ferretting might be the way forward! Quote Link to post
zak-s410 0 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) Great write up, and bag what pup is it? Nothing wrong with a few moments through the night, i walked straight into a gate the last time i was out after i missed every shot lol atb zak Edited November 9, 2009 by zak-s410 Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 shes a border terrier x beagle mate Quote Link to post
reggaeman 1 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 nice going guys. fair bag there too. i need to get out more with my ultra lol. hows the little dog doing gary? bet she's a fair size now eh atb Chris Quote Link to post
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