analyticalman 4 Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 OK - so 1st post bought a gun this year, never shot anything before but overrun with rabits 2nd post - point gun at rabbits - go bang - rabbits run away - help! After that everything settled down and I pointed the gun out of me bedroom window and sent about 50 or so rabbits to their maker over the course of the summer. Now - no rabbits - at all :search: ! Well problem solved and Mrs Analyticalmans campanulas are back to full glory - only problem is - Ive got to enjoy shooting them So are they like the french and take August off on holiday and they'll be back - is it Watership Down and they've all buggered off somewhere safer, or have I just killed them all? Any ideas? Quote Link to post
celticwar 1 Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 sounds like , you just about wiped them out , or they done a runner have ya tryed lamping them now nights setting in ?????? Quote Link to post
hiho 5 Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 If you like killing and theres no rabbits KILLLL pigeons Quote Link to post
T78 4 Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 If you like killing and theres no rabbits KILLLL pigeons is it just me or are rabbits (and maybe squirrels!)are the only quarry you enjoy shooting?i've never been a fan of shooting birds....nothing against shooting them,i just prefer rabbits! Quote Link to post
gilly-93 31 Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 I prefere to shoot rabbits theres alot more meat on them but pigeon is nice too Quote Link to post
hiho 5 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 i enjoy shooting rabbits aswell but if my grandad or someone says that there barns full of ferral pigeons and they need cleared out il get there as quik as i can to blast the fucl{ers my record which was at a dairy farm in what i would describe as one of the biggest sheds in cumbria is 37 in 1 1/2 hours Quote Link to post
T78 4 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 i enjoy shooting rabbits aswell but if my grandad or someone says that there barns full of ferral pigeons and they need cleared out il get there as quik as i can to blast the fucl{ersmy record which was at a dairy farm in what i would describe as one of the biggest sheds in cumbria is 37 in 1 1/2 hours thats some going mate! not saying i'd turn bird shooting down,just that i prefer bunny bashing!lol Quote Link to post
Biffo1262 0 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Rabbits are really quite intelligent animals and if they find one particular spot getting rather hazardous to survival they will move, lock, stock and barrel. Eventually they will return, maybe as another colony or a part of the original but don't make the mistake of thinking these animals are dumb. I used to hunt and I was really impressed with their survival skills and now I breed show rabbits. They are amazing animals that can be easily trained to do virtually anything a regular house pet can do; even litter training and walking on a lead - NOT me I might add :blush: but my grandaughter takes her favourite bunnies out on the lead and what a spectacle it is too. Quote Link to post
bustbibs 0 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 shit me a pidgeon every 2.4 minutes must hav bin knackered Quote Link to post
hiho 5 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 shit me a pidgeon every 2.4 minutes must hav bin knackered there easy shooting in barns and they need to be shot or else they sh1t in the cattle feed and spread disease but when theres alot its but my left arms nackered from loading my springer quikly but still its better than haveing to do this before i go shooting everyday :download: Quote Link to post
hiho 5 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 i enjoy shooting rabbits aswell but if my grandad or someone says that there barns full of ferral pigeons and they need cleared out il get there as quik as i can to blast the fucl{ersmy record which was at a dairy farm in what i would describe as one of the biggest sheds in cumbria is 37 in 1 1/2 hours thats some going mate! not saying i'd turn bird shooting down,just that i prefer bunny bashing!lol its not that good iv heard of people getting ver 90-100 ferrals in a day with air rifles i was just lucky the shed had never been shot in Quote Link to post
analyticalman 4 Posted August 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Blimey you're a bloodthirsty lot Biffo - I guess, I'll just have to wait and see if they come back. If they do, I'll be waiting In the meantime - back to the paper targets Quote Link to post
Geoff.C 0 Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Fear not analyticalman, it is said that nature abhors a vacuum. You have been very successful and temporarily cleared them out, but eventually rabbits on the move and looking for territory will be back.just stick to paper punching for a bit. The long eared ones will return. Quote Link to post
analyticalman 4 Posted August 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Something to look forward to! Thanks Geoff Quote Link to post
Molie1337 35 Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 you could start breeding them like Biffo, allways wanted to shoot a white rabbit out in the field! Quote Link to post
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