Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Great to get out today for some Level 3 next door shooting, sneaky sneaky creeping up on the Waikato Brown Hare.





The second one had been shot before, and survived. The leg wound was supperated and the hole was wide open. Had a little dig around and pulled out an air pellet. In the process of trying to take a photo of the pellet, I dropped the bloody thing and couldn’t find it in the grass.



I know who shot the hare, the kid down the road, he’s trouble. He’s been spotted prowling around with that pellet gun before. If he gets caught with that air rifle on this block, bad things are going to happen...

I am using up the little Rusky FMJ's one at a time.

What have you got there @john m, 7.62x39?

Yes 7.62x39

Originally Posted by altair

I've been dropping trees on a farm close to me for years, the elderly lady owner says I could have a go at shooting Rabbits, as they have a large landscaped property and the little shits are digging holes everywhere..I'm worried she will trip in one.
This is the only one I saw in the 20 mins I was there before, but impressed as I shot it with my little 600fps Cometa 220...jeeze I wish I could shoot with the recoil of the bigger .22 air rifles as it would make the job easier..but happy with what this little one did!
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Try a .22 PCP air rifle, they have no recoil, powerful and very accurate

Originally Posted by chopsuey

Playing around with the pard007 and spotted old mate bout 30m from front door. Turned night into day with the maxtoch and pop! Im sure there are more bunnies around since lockdown started

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What do you think of the Pard 007, i reckon it would be a handy bit of kit, i hear they benefit from running a bigger IR illuminator for greater distance

Originally Posted by homebrew.357

Anyone hear about farmers in Hawks bay area complaining about large ribbit invasion, the old virus was not working, like to know where about`s it is. The idea is to park up in my caravan and help get rid of a few for them and some for the pot, few beers of cause, nothing around A K L and my little .22 is a cupboard queen.

Been knocking them over near Tutira and the rumours be true. You stop and look and then the hill just moves. One paddock had over one hundred, easy pickings but I suspect our efforts prior to lockdown have been wasted. Farmer more than happy for us to do our civic duty ;-)

I love hunting deer, goats are fun too, but must say a hill full of bunnies makes for a bloody good day out. Worst part is having to ask the boy to borrow his 22. 6.5 is a touch overkill as I discovered after looking for the remains of a hare on our last goat cull ;-) Still, saves skinning them.

Originally Posted by Rossiwiz

Been knocking them over near Tutira and the rumours be true. You stop and look and then the hill just moves. One paddock had over one hundred, easy pickings but I suspect our efforts prior to lockdown have been wasted. Farmer more than happy for us to do our civic duty ;-)

I love hunting deer, goats are fun too, but must say a hill full of bunnies makes for a bloody good day out. Worst part is having to ask the boy to borrow his 22. 6.5 is a touch overkill as I discovered after looking for the remains of a hare on our last goat cull ;-) Still, saves skinning them.

Bit cheaper to run too.

Originally Posted by GWH

What do you think of the Pard 007, i reckon it would be a handy bit of kit, i hear they benefit from running a bigger IR illuminator for greater distance

I think they pretty good bang for buck, i use it as a handheld mainly for spotting bunnies on the stealth. So yes very handy. Out to 100m good, think with a good 850nm IR illuminator you could stretch it out alot more. HD recording day/night/inbuilt IR/wifi to your phone and alot more compact unit than the nightsite i used to have.

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Managed to get organised enough yesterday to get out after work for a quick evening stroll around a wee farm I've got access to.

Leaving this place alone for quite a while meant they weren't as spooky as usual - put three down within the first ten minutes

It was fantastic to get out and wander about again. Recent hunting efforts have mostly been trying to find deer, however an evening stroll for a rabbit or three just can't be beaten! Failed to get any pictures as there wasn't a lot of light left and I spent it all looking for rabbits. Will do better next time!

Thought I’d put up a reminder of what a dead magpie looks like...




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Originally Posted by tiroahunta

Thought I’d put up a reminder of what a dead magpie looks like...




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What brand is that torch mount?? Looks expensive.....

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Originally Posted by chopsuey

What brand is that torch mount?? Looks expensive.....

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Yeah she’s a flash one alright...


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First walk since the lockdown , the old farmer was glad to see me back into his rabbits. Windy but lovely Central Autumn colours and the rabbits in prime condition. 22 shot.

What was suppose to be opening of gamebird season,no feathers on this one.