New To Airgun Hunting

[s200guy 12]

After many years plinking away at the range me and my mate finally got a shooting permission. It's only a small rugby pitch but there are rabbits, woodies, magpies and crows. So far we have managed to take 8 rabbits, 5 woodies, 1 magpie and 1 crow. This is after a ton of unsuccessful attempts and we have learned so much very quickly. We just tried decoying the pigeons for the first time last week with 4 full bodied woodies and 1 flocked magpie. That morning the little decoy setup pulled in 5 magpies, 5 crows and 3 woodies so very successful!

 

I'm currently shooting a AA S200 which I've pumped far too much money into. It started as a second hand Mk2 and now it has a reg fitted, mk3 stock, custom barrel band, custom trigger and I've just forked out for an MTC Viper 10x44 to replace my Hawke Airmax 3-9x40. It's very close to being perfect, just need to replace the plastic filler cap and possibly get a multi-shot. I've been looking at the AA 10 shot unit but I refuse to pay £65 to add more plastic to the rifle so the rowan engineering unit may be getting bought.

 

Anyway I'm really interested in the whole process of using decoys so I'll probably be posting some updates about that. To be honest I really didn't expect them to work but I think putting the magpie on the outside of the pattern is the key trick to getting things to land. I've got 5 woodie breasts in the freezer at the moment so I'm very close to having enough for a curry

 

We've also done A LOT of lamping using LEDray torches attached to our rifles. It's hard work on such a small field as once you've scared the only rabbit off it's a case of sitting in the car for 30mins and going back out. Mornings seem a lot better and the rabbits tend to come out just as we're walking about setting up decoys or checking trees for sitters.

 

No pictures at the moment but I see some big bags on the horizon. Hopefully I can get a bigger permission as well but it's very very very hard to find anywhere.

 

Cheers!

[SHINYBUM 3]

good to read you are having fun and learning so quickly as you go along, when you are decoying replace decoys with your real birds as you shoot them, much more realistic and any incomers should feel more at home. don't waste your pigeon breasts in a curry, try them flash fried in a few herbs still a little pink in the middle, delicious,

[Andy_c 210]

  On 27/07/2013 at 22:44, SHINYBUM said:

good to read you are having fun and learning so quickly as you go along, when you are decoying replace decoys with your real birds as you shoot them, much more realistic and any incomers should feel more at home. don't waste your pigeon breasts in a curry, try them flash fried in a few herbs still a little pink in the middle, delicious,

 

With some chorizo mushroom salad n rice

[Andy_c 210]

Good work sounds like your doing a fantastic job well done keep it up sounds like you need some new land what lamps you using I've just got a Cree and the light that comes out of it Jesus it's bright we'll chuffed with it don't forget those pictures lads good job

Atb Andy

[The one 8,524]

Nice going getting a bit permission ,with so many folk trying to get land you got to start looking out the box at sports fields etc

[Catcher 1 639]

  On 27/07/2013 at 17:16, s200guy said:

After many years plinking away at the range me and my mate finally got a shooting permission. It's only a small rugby pitch but there are rabbits, woodies, magpies and crows. So far we have managed to take 8 rabbits, 5 woodies, 1 magpie and 1 crow. This is after a ton of unsuccessful attempts and we have learned so much very quickly. We just tried decoying the pigeons for the first time last week with 4 full bodied woodies and 1 flocked magpie. That morning the little decoy setup pulled in 5 magpies, 5 crows and 3 woodies so very successful!

 

I'm currently shooting a AA S200 which I've pumped far too much money into. It started as a second hand Mk2 and now it has a reg fitted, mk3 stock, custom barrel band, custom trigger and I've just forked out for an MTC Viper 10x44 to replace my Hawke Airmax 3-9x40. It's very close to being perfect, just need to replace the plastic filler cap and possibly get a multi-shot. I've been looking at the AA 10 shot unit but I refuse to pay £65 to add more plastic to the rifle so the rowan engineering unit may be getting bought.

 

Anyway I'm really interested in the whole process of using decoys so I'll probably be posting some updates about that. To be honest I really didn't expect them to work but I think putting the magpie on the outside of the pattern is the key trick to getting things to land. I've got 5 woodie breasts in the freezer at the moment so I'm very close to having enough for a curry

 

We've also done A LOT of lamping using LEDray torches attached to our rifles. It's hard work on such a small field as once you've scared the only rabbit off it's a case of sitting in the car for 30mins and going back out. Mornings seem a lot better and the rabbits tend to come out just as we're walking about setting up decoys or checking trees for sitters.

 

No pictures at the moment but I see some big bags on the horizon. Hopefully I can get a bigger permission as well but it's very very very hard to find anywhere.

 

Cheers!

Good for you mate.still remember my first kill a tree rat.came home proud as punch. For got to say took me about three weeks. little fecker.

[j j m 6,569]

well done bud

[blade1of1 59]

Pleased to here your picking up quick keep it up mate and enjoy

[mark williams 7,563]

well done mate

[rabbitcatcher 1 287]

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