Thread: Dobson / Hopkins bunny potential??

any of you folks know what the vermin population is like up the above. I'd like to think its simlar to places like the Ahuriri or MaCauley and worth a toot with the 223 and maybe even find something larger

Any info greatly accepted !!

Few hares, few bunnies. Worth shooting them while driving in/out to climb a really big hill to look for a tahr.

But you know I dont do really big hills

It's a problem, I guess

Long long drive to shoot a few hares/rabbits.

more of a side activity to a family camping do!

Well in that case, go for it! Hopkins is a nice riverbed to stroll around in.

Just remember that a lot of trampers and climbers use the Hopkins too and keep ricochets in mind.

Thanks GRAVELBEN, SAFETY is always top of the list and as a firearms instructor/Range officer maybe more so than most

Originally Posted by Aurochs

Thanks GRAVELBEN, SAFETY is always top of the list and as a firearms instructor/Range officer maybe more so than most

Hmmm, that normally works in reverse.

You wont find a lot of rabbits up those river valleys. They just kind of fade out around those high country stations and river valleys. Hares are another matter, they are tough and thrive all the way up to the very top, even in winter. The riverbeds hold masses of them..

A drive up and down the Macaulay will always pot you 2 or 3 hares, and a few bunnies sunning themselves between the matagouri, Especially around evening. The .223 is the way to go.

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

Hmmm, that normally works in reverse.

Cheeky sod............. I know, its a bit like Military Intelligence, an oxymoron if ever there was one, but if the Army was happy for me to do it then so be it !!

HEADCASE .............. Yeah the MaCauley certainly had a few hares when I was there with GIMP and TYKE a few years back. think we had about 12 going up and about 15 coming down . even got as far as using 26-06 on them as we ran out of smaller cal ammo !!

They are used to large pieces of lead in the air. Every man and his dog have a go at them when driving up to the hut..