Thread: Bullet Choice on Hares

Originally Posted by Tahr

Leave the hares alone ya vandals.

They are the most fascinating creatures. If they aren't causing any trouble I leave them in peace.

When I was young and reckless that orange pkt Winchester worked a treat. If I was to shoot them now I would use my 17HMR.

@Tahr the difference here is you perhaps have never seen hares take out 1000 newly planted tree seedlings in a single night! The appeal of the animal wears off quickly when you're out replanting trees you've grown through the farm nursery and looked after everyday for 8 months.


As for bullet choice on hares, I find 22lr a little light in general but one solution is to practice using a semi auto and always pulling the trigger twice very quickly. I use this technique on hares and the bullets usually end up very closely spaced and it seems more than twice as effective as a single projectile. Two 22lr rds cost less than a single round of any other calibre I know of so it is not a waste of money. When you experience hares wrecking multiple thousands of dollars worth of tree planting in a single night the second round seems very cheap... although this is also a good excuse for those people who want to hit them with big calibres too... anyone shot one with a 50bmg?