andyfr1968 772 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 SOLD! see you then matey, bring your best shooting trousers it's gonna be warm! Simon Not sure how to take that...???!!! See you then, ducky!!!! :kiss: Quote Link to post
andyfr1968 772 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 its not a dig at anyone but i notice huge write up's and a pic of a magpie or one rabbit etc.. if im going out for a few hours lamping with an air rifle i get mightly pissed off if i dont get a min of 20 rabbits , as for the daytime i forget rabbits and just shoot pigeons or crows and if there is nothing about i find another bit of land what is holding the gear. i understand and waiting for the reply of ' it's just getting out there and doing it is enough' for some people but if a land owner has allowed me to shoot there land they want me there for a reason... to do a tidy job !! i cant believe cambridgshire is the only place holding silly numbers of rabbits this year I'll tell you one thing, Chimp... I wish I could focus properly on your avatar 'cos it looks like a cracking pic!! Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Chimp, i bet you only smoke after sex, so im guessing that makes you a thirty a day man Quote Link to post
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 SOLD! see you then matey, bring your best shooting trousers it's gonna be warm! Simon Not sure how to take that...???!!! See you then, ducky!!!! :kiss: Wont be the last time you say that this weekend. Quote Link to post
bud 5 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I think maybe people shoot for different reasons, and it sound like i enjoy very different aspects of shooting compared to you. If the day ever came when i started getting 'mightily pissed off' with a min bag of 20 rabbits, i would sell my guns as the enjoyment would be gone. But thats just me All The Best, Paul 1 Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 its just a bit crack with mates sometimes i go out and dont even take a shot (apart from zero) it makes no difference if i shoot 0 or 100 and as for big or little write ups its what we lot on here do its just a bit crack and a laugh atb gary Quote Link to post
chimp 299 Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 dont get me wrong im quite happy to drive all night looking for a fox but rabbits? if your not shooting numbers you have no rabbit problem. as for pics , ok i will start getting a few together from now Quote Link to post
masmiffy 82 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 dont get me wrong im quite happy to drive all night looking for a fox but rabbits? if your not shooting numbers you have no rabbit problem. as for pics , ok i will start getting a few together from now Def more rabbits to be shot than pigeons!! Will try to get a few 'lamping night' pics myself (for the records) Gonna need another freezer real soon me thinks!! Quote Link to post
Karpman 44 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 dont get me wrong im quite happy to drive all night looking for a fox but rabbits? if your not shooting numbers you have no rabbit problem. as for pics , ok i will start getting a few together from now Def more rabbits to be shot than pigeons!! Will try to get a few 'lamping night' pics myself (for the records) Gonna need another freezer real soon me thinks!! Nice one chaps, Love a good wright up of a bumper nights shooting. Makes me see what I'm missing out on :wallbash: A 20 bag would about clear my permission lol, Heaving with pigeons though . Kill 2 3 come back. Karpman Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 'Hunting' with an air rifle is a great skill and good fun, but in reality a poor form of pest control. 'Shooting' with an air rifle can be a handy form of pest control, but pretty much, just for lamping/n.v work for rabbits, or for shooting ferals indoors (i.e barn). Other than that if removal of pests was a priority, there would be far more efficient methods. But not everyone needs to be a pest controler, and needs to shoot all they can most efficiently, at the end of the day if everyone did that, there would be no more permissions to get, and very few bunnies to hunt. Quote Link to post
Karpman 44 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 'Hunting' with an air rifle is a great skill and good fun, but in reality a poor form of pest control. 'Shooting' with an air rifle can be a handy form of pest control, but pretty much, just for lamping/n.v work for rabbits, or for shooting ferals indoors (i.e barn). Other than that if removal of pests was a priority, there would be far more efficient methods. But not everyone needs to be a pest controler, and needs to shoot all they can most efficiently, at the end of the day if everyone did that, there would be no more permissions to get, and very few bunnies to hunt. Indeed, I I lamp a rugby at the moment. There is 3 good'ish warrens and one or two smaller ones. I have shot one and could of shot many more smaller rabbits, There a little lamp shy due to the flood lights and training but not overly difficult and would certainly be easy fodder with ferrets. At the moment I shoot for the pot and after seven blanks well in need of a bloody decent size rabbit or 3 lol, Pigeon is nice but running out of recipes lol. karpman Quote Link to post
eddiej35 10 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 'Hunting' with an air rifle is a great skill and good fun, but in reality a poor form of pest control. 'Shooting' with an air rifle can be a handy form of pest control, but pretty much, just for lamping/n.v work for rabbits, or for shooting ferals indoors (i.e barn). Other than that if removal of pests was a priority, there would be far more efficient methods. But not everyone needs to be a pest controler, and needs to shoot all they can most efficiently, at the end of the day if everyone did that, there would be no more permissions to get, and very few bunnies to hunt. Totally dissagre with you bud, I shot on a ground a while back that had been shot on and ferreted for years. Between 2 of us we had over 2,500 rabbits in 2 months all shot with air rifle. I am lucky to get 5 in an evening now. So i would say pest control is done regular by many with air rifles who care to put the time in. I love an evening out even if i dont shoot anything all the same. Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 'Hunting' with an air rifle is a great skill and good fun, but in reality a poor form of pest control. 'Shooting' with an air rifle can be a handy form of pest control, but pretty much, just for lamping/n.v work for rabbits, or for shooting ferals indoors (i.e barn). Other than that if removal of pests was a priority, there would be far more efficient methods. But not everyone needs to be a pest controler, and needs to shoot all they can most efficiently, at the end of the day if everyone did that, there would be no more permissions to get, and very few bunnies to hunt. Totally dissagre with you bud, I shot on a ground a while back that had been shot on and ferreted for years. Between 2 of us we had over 2,500 rabbits in 2 months all shot with air rifle. I am lucky to get 5 in an evening now. So i would say pest control is done regular by many with air rifles who care to put the time in. I love an evening out even if i dont shoot anything all the same. Shot during the day? The land either has a stupid amount of rabbits or the folk ferreting were doing a really poor job of it. I think you missed my point mate. All i was saying is that for most serious pest control situations, having a walk in the day with the air rifle is not the most efficient way. Of course there are sometimes exceptions. I didn't say that air rifles are never used for pest control and i didnt say that folk who own air rifles never do pest control. It's just that for the most people, it's the skill of a well placed shot, made with field craft etc, rather than large bags. If they wanted regular large bags, they would either lamp / n/v with the air rifle or use another method. Quote Link to post
markha 99 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 'Hunting' with an air rifle is a great skill and good fun, but in reality a poor form of pest control. 'Shooting' with an air rifle can be a handy form of pest control, but pretty much, just for lamping/n.v work for rabbits, or for shooting ferals indoors (i.e barn). Other than that if removal of pests was a priority, there would be far more efficient methods. But not everyone needs to be a pest controler, and needs to shoot all they can most efficiently, at the end of the day if everyone did that, there would be no more permissions to get, and very few bunnies to hunt. Totally dissagre with you bud, I shot on a ground a while back that had been shot on and ferreted for years. Between 2 of us we had over 2,500 rabbits in 2 months all shot with air rifle. I am lucky to get 5 in an evening now. So i would say pest control is done regular by many with air rifles who care to put the time in. I love an evening out even if i dont shoot anything all the same. 2500 rabbits over 62 days between 2 people so 20 odd rabbits a day, every day for 2 months solid, wow the rabbits must have been very thick not to get wise to 2 shooters giving them such a bashing , the rabbits up here would soon get very twitchy with such an aggressive tactic, if there was ever enough of them all one one permission. Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 'Hunting' with an air rifle is a great skill and good fun, but in reality a poor form of pest control. 'Shooting' with an air rifle can be a handy form of pest control, but pretty much, just for lamping/n.v work for rabbits, or for shooting ferals indoors (i.e barn). Other than that if removal of pests was a priority, there would be far more efficient methods. But not everyone needs to be a pest controler, and needs to shoot all they can most efficiently, at the end of the day if everyone did that, there would be no more permissions to get, and very few bunnies to hunt. Totally dissagre with you bud, I shot on a ground a while back that had been shot on and ferreted for years. Between 2 of us we had over 2,500 rabbits in 2 months all shot with air rifle. I am lucky to get 5 in an evening now. So i would say pest control is done regular by many with air rifles who care to put the time in. I love an evening out even if i dont shoot anything all the same. 2500 rabbits over 62 days between 2 people so 20 odd rabbits a day, every day for 2 months solid, wow the rabbits must have been very thick not to get wise to 2 shooters giving them such a bashing , the rabbits up here would soon get very twitchy with such an aggressive tactic, if there was ever enough of them all one one permission. That is kind of what i was thinking Day time? The rabbits must have been sitting like cattle. Quote Link to post
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