secretagentmole 1,701 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Out down the permission this evening, I had a little stalk round before the main bun fest time, got a couple of mixo rabbits that went on the burning pile. I started to stalk down to the bottom paddock, as I had spied a decent sized rabbit in the bottom paddock. I get into a position from which I could shoot it, when Buck Sprinter legs into view, running like a bat out of an incinerator, and it comes to a screeching halt at the edge of the paddock, staring at the BSA. Now I have a mind that immediately goes into computation mode, like if I move to line up, Bucky O'Rabbit here is going to leg it and spook the other one who is now giving it eyes! So I aimed at the rabbit that is trying to stare down the BSA volumetric silencer. So as it is singing "I tawt I taw a BSA a peeking out at me, I did I saw a B..." I fired, straight between the eyes! Rabbit down. So I go and retrieve it to keep it from the clutches of the mad ginger tom that also stalks there. Got it back for a photo and waited for a while to let them recover. Stalking down the bottom by the beet field, I decided to try taking the high track behind it. I got into a firing position above a wily old rabbit (big, old and damned careful), just about to fire when some farm worker (possibly the farmer who owns the adjoining land's son, came blasting down in a Nissan X Trail, practising the for the Dakar rally judging by his speed, all the rabbits leg it at the sound of the diesel in pain at low gear! Curse, mutter, swear, fuming I carried on, going to the cut down the bank whereby I can get onto the low track, when I noticed 6 Damson trees, laden with fruit, going to be some interesting alcoholic experiments going on! Stalking back up, in case there were rabbits not spooked by the Sebastien Loeb wannabe, I was going slowly, carefully, when something thudded into my left leg, I looked down to see a shocked rabbit looking at me, non mixo, very lively, I looked at it and it was back down the warren. Cursing I got back to the lower part of the permission, stalking round by the plum trees, two rabbits broke cover 14 feet in front of me and looped back in when they saw me. Cursing further, I carried on, to have it happen 40 yards away, same thing, different rabbits. Next time I am wearing glue sheets on my damned shins I tell you! Mary showed up in the Vitara, having collected my gear and catch, so it was time to go home. Anybody else here been run into by a rabbit??? Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 You, quiet, behave Quote Link to post
Mrs Mole 74 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 You, quiet, behave I've been asking for that for years, hasn't happened yet! Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 You, quiet, behave I've been asking for that for years, hasn't happened yet! And as your the resident expert, I must be right Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I always behave, I always behave, you never specified how I was to behave... Quote Link to post
festa 206 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 been ran into by a rat but not a rabbit ...that poor bunny in the pic looks a bit mixi as well judging by its eyes [bANNED TEXT] atb gary Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) Gary, that was not mixo, that was a Crosman Premier Ultra Magnum in ,22, moving at 615 feet per second into the point right between the eyes, makes the eyes bulge a bit! Pellet went right through and exited out the back of the head! Edited August 31, 2011 by secretagentmole Quote Link to post
terrierman74 6 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 My male terrier crashed into a rabbit while running scent in 2' grass. It sounded like THUD! "maaaa (airborn rabbit in semi-fetile postion)". It hit the ground and ran like hell...I laughed like hell too. Quote Link to post
lighthunter 81 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 hi mole,once when i was hid up about 35/40 yards from a warren,i waited for about one and a half hours for the rabbits to show.they were all doing an impresion of lord lucan,lol,so i decieded to turn round behind me to have a little look'bugger me'thier no more than 5yards was a big old doe'and 3 kits,just sitting thier.probably discusin wether my bum looked big in cammo trousers.and no i didnt shoot em.regards chaz. Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I am glad it is not just me! Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 The problem with camo is that all the wildlife think your a tree Quote Link to post
secretagentmole 1,701 Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Thank goodness I leave my dogs at home then!!!! Quote Link to post
jackinbox99 41 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Had one run between my legs before. I was on one of my permissions having opted to take the air rifle rather than the husbpower .410. Im just walking along a hedgerow and this rabbit comes legging it out of the bushes, straight between my legs and off down the field at about 100mph. If id had the shotgun, i could have blasted it, but no chance with the air rifle. I soon realised why Mr Bunny was practicing his 0-100 times, as a cat soon popped out of the hedge from where the rabbit had came from. Ive seen this cat before stalking around my permission - sometimes its a race between if I can get close enough to shoot the rabbits before he scares them off. Speaking to the land owner, apparently this cat has had no end of rabbits. In fact one of the land owners neighbors has told him that she has seen the car dragging live bunnies through their back garden!!! Quote Link to post
The Duncan 802 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 The problem with camo is that all the wildlife think your a tree True! Once in my realtree (or near offer) kit, I had wrens sitting on my hat and running up and down my back! I was lying prone atop a haystack in a dutch barn at the time - Magic! Not had a rabbit run into me yet, but I'm sure that will happen sooner or later Duncan Quote Link to post
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