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    Unapologetic gun slut dannyb's Avatar
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    What I have found is you are likely to shoot just as many in the day as you do at night, my best success has been sitting in 1 place hidden with a comfortable rest in a spot I have seen rabbits active then just sit and wait.
    However when shooting from the ute with a spotlight we just chase em down till they stop, trying to keep between them and the fence of the paddocks so they don't bolt through, have had really good success with that.
    If you want to stalk in on them I found keep the spotlight just off them so they are barely lit up till you are as close as you dare to get then when ready to shoot light them up full beam and don't muck about pulling the trigger.
    All these methods have worked for me, but I am by no means an expert just sharing my experiences.

    Oh and take the back legs and back steaks and learn how to cook them they are actually pretty tasty, that goes for hares and rabbits.
    Doesn't take long to do.

 

 

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