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[Phantom 631]

Hey Guy's and Doll's and even HELLO to the Morons and Banjo playing :wankerzo4: s out there

 

Had another rotten day yesterday, so at tea time, I figured I needed a bit of stress relief so grabbed my gear and headed out to Pool Bank.

As I arrived, I said a quick Hi to the landowner and quickly mande my way to her back paddock. As I got to the gate, I saw 4 bunnies take to their heals to the right, one directly in front of me and 3 gave me the Scutt to my left, this just left one over on the far left, just laid their looking relaxed, didn't even prick her lugs up for more than a few seconds.

 

The three younger geese took immediate offence to me being there and two hit the water, the other just stood giving me the Hisssss and sticking it neck out towards me. I looked at it and told it, to "move or your going in my oven at christmas"

Needles to say the bad ass mother goose did not take heed and I had to carefully make my way past her without getting my nads pecked.

 

Got over to my usual sniping point and placed my gear on the deck, the third goose, had joined the other two who were now outside the paddock, so I grabbeb my chance, ran over and closed the gate.

Walked over to the bunny, who was still laid in the same place wondering if she could see, hear or smell me?

Got to about 5 yards and clapped my hands and Bugs legged it through the hole in the fence.

I was beggining to think he was going to be my sitting duck shot for the day.

 

Stuck my 30 yard marker twine in the ground and placed my Zero Target holder and back stop out, put a few rounds down range and all were hitting the spot This Scope seems to hold its zero well considdering the turrets are finger adjustable and can't be locked. My previous scope jused to go out of zero just by pulling the rifle from the slip.

 

Retrieving the target I began to set up my snap ambush hide. The landowner had been busy trimming the trees so I used a couple of pieces of foliage to help blend in the DPM Poncho Hide.

 

 

 

It wasn't long before my first target came out of the neighbouring land, problem was that it came through the fence at the side of me and almost bumped into my shoulder

 

We were litterally eyeball to eyeball and I dare not move in case it did a 180 and vanished. The bunny sniffed and then turned 90 degrees and hopped out to about 10 yards, I moved sharply to the gun and it must of heard me on the poncho and it ran a further 10 yards before comming to a stop and turning to look back my way. It was near a hole in the fence and I had a feeling it was going to make its way through the hole so I placed the crosshair a little lower than zero point and squeezed of the round.

Crack and the bunny was down back leg in the air.

 

Where it fell:

 

 

Head shot Exit wound:

I could see it was an instant switch off, so I left it where it lay, in the hope of maybe getting one of the local nest robbers.

Half hour later I could hear the cackling of a couple of these evil feckers so I put my head down and kept the gun trained on the corpse 20 yards out.

A few minutes later, I felt the sting of formic acid burning into the back of my leg as an ant bit down on me. F K me that hurt! as I turned to scratch my leg, I lifted up and the two Magpies took the air, not to be seen again!

 

I spent the next couple of hours, taking shots at the fluffy heads of the Dandelions that were growing up the embankment next to the road.

 

The only other bunnies I saw were outside the boundary on the adjoining land.

 

Phantom

[venomviper 129]

hi ya tony

what a great write up buddy and very nice pictures to tony i just got a camo tarp that when it came i though i would open it up and is it big its about 20 foot long and about 10 foot across lol and cost me £6.00 great bit of kit though i can make a tent out of it and a ground sheet plus front hide too all in one lol

 

shay

and great shooting to tony pal

[JackReid 35]

Nice one mate good shot placement.

 

I didn't understand the bit about clapping behind the rabbit up-close? Were you in an area you couldnt shoot?

 

Jack

[zini 1,939]

Nice one Tony mate

 

Another bunny for the pot.

 

With all the rabbits you shoot mate do you ever buy meat?

 

Si

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Tony.

 

Sorry to hear you had a Shite day buddy, but glad you got out and had some sport.

Brilliant write up mate, and excellent shot on the bunny.

That new scope is working out for you, nice it hold's zero too.

 

Look forward to your next write when you go out for another GANDER ....I know.....I know.....GROAN

 

ATB.

 

 

 

Bill.

[Phantom 631]

Nice one mate good shot placement.

 

I didn't understand the bit about clapping behind the rabbit up-close? Were you in an area you couldnt shoot?

 

Jack

 

Hey Jack,

 

I wasn't sure why it didn't leg it when I was so close, the others ran before I got through the gate. Thought it may have been blind or deaf or ill with something.

I clapped my hands to see if it would run, which it did.

 

Cheers guy's

 

Phantom

[garfield 23]

I said a quick Hi to the landowner and quickly mande my way to her back paddock.

so thats how you get all your permissions Tony

[Phantom 631]

I said a quick Hi to the landowner and quickly mande my way to her back paddock.

so thats how you get all your permissions Tony

 

:11:

 

Just glad I didn't say passage!!

 

Phantom

[farmerkev09 105]

great shooting phantom

 

shame about the ants or you could of had your sen a maggy

 

happy hunting

 

farmer

[Phantom 631]

Tell me about it Kev,

 

Talk about timing

 

It could have waited another couple of seconds and bit me on the nuts, at least the joy of the dead nest robber would have covered the pain

 

Phantom

Edited May 26, 2010 by Phantom

[farmerkev09 105]

Tell me about it Kev,

 

Talk about timing

 

It could have waited another couple of seconds and bit me on the nuts, at least the joy of the dead nest robber would have covered the pain

 

Phantom

 

what scopes you got on your gun they look mint

 

farmer

[Phantom 631]

Leupold Mark 4 M1

 

Well it is a genuine one, but at a fraction of the cost because its got a blemish on the objective lens.

 

Phantom

 

PM inbound, give me five mins to get details.

[Bradford Lad 74]

Nice shooting mate , i've made it my mission to shoot as many nest robbers as i can once i'm fully up and running. Great pics too mate, i have notced you like the graphic detail

[Phantom 631]

Nice shooting mate , i've made it my mission to shoot as many nest robbers as i can once i'm fully up and running. Great pics too mate, i have notced you like the graphic detail

 

Thanks

 

This one is quite tame really

 

But I do encourage people to look at the anatomy, learn a lot and learn what damage you do to the quarry so you can learn what you can actually achieve with your shooting.

 

Phantom

[ArchieHood 3,692]

Was all prepared as I scrolled down through for the money shot only to find a completely intact rabbit