Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

[QUOTE I guess my point was more oriented towards the actual physical ability to spot such a small target at 600m+ in the first place. I shoot hares out to 400m or so with reasonable success but with my x10 binos I’d be hard pressed (I imagine) to spot a bunny at 640yds? I dunno, need to try it I suppose, I think terrain has a lot to do with it because the hilliness and longer grass here makes it difficult. Do you use a spotting scope?
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i did get your original point . . . i strayed a little off track with the comments about new varmint shooters thinking you need the best gear to get out to LR, thats probably good for a thread of its own.

i can usually see Rabbits well past 600 with my Khales 10X binos, the light at the time of day when i am about is probably a factor, clear mountain air maybe as well . . . as you say @Flyblown a lot has to do with the terrain, lots of open ground here with short grass cropped short by zillions of Rabbits, so target rich as well which gives you movement & the human eye is very good at picking that up . . . with good glass you can pickup that detail, shadows, body shape, difference in colour etc especially at LR

600 seems like it should be really harder to see stuff . . . but its not really if you can see 400 now i dont think youll have a problem, hitting the little fcks is the trick.

Brother in Laws birthday today, lives on the other side of the ditch (nobodies perfect). But his is an ok sort of a guy so took him off for one of our famous north of Napier Goat Hunts. As we slugged up the hill heading for our normal spot he stops and announces that there is a goat in the pine trees. I have a look and blow me down, standing no more than thirty feet away is a big old Billy. Handed BiL my boys Howa mini action .223, much to the annoyance of the boy and the billy just kept looking at us. Thought someone might be taking the mick but no, one shot and the bugger dropped like a stone. (I know, at that range should have poked it in the eye or something, but we are not as awesome as some of you boys and girls). Wasn't the end of the fun, considering the slim pickings, we picked off four in total, most over 350 yards including a little chap with his head stuck in the fence. After a epic walk to recover, up, down, up, up again then down, then repeat in reverse order, my boy stops dead in his tracks and says "Dad, Rabbit!" I look well forward of him but he is pointing at almost his feet, no more than 2m in front. Well, blow me over, but here sitting in the grass shaking like a leaf is a brown bunny. Boy tried to load a round and end it's suffering but bunny gained some courage and finally gapped it. Probably for the best, he looked kinda cute. Oh well all stories must end so here is the very proud Aussie (ex Kiwi) with his monster Billy. Back straps for tea tonight, and a bloody good shower as I now stink like that Billy.

Keeping the horns?

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Originally Posted by Flyblown

[/U] my point was more oriented towards the actual physical ability to spot such a small target at 600m+

i tried today to see how far i could identify a rabbit at longer range with my binos, then range them & look thru my 20X Leupold to check. . . first off i could clearly see a dozen young rabbits playing at 630yrds, the movement was a big help to pick them up.

next was a cat cruising thru at 850yrds, then 1 rabbit standing still at 900yrds . . . . 1 more further out but i couldnt get a range, at least another 100-150 yards.

R.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

The terriers doing what they do best... this one tried to make a run for it. Big mistake!

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Reminds me of my two red healer cattle dogs, they loved to play stretch the cat when one came into our yard.

Bit of a recce trip last weekend.....
1026 bunnies, 5 wallabies and 1 cat was the total tally for the 4 of us.
Only shot sat afternoon as we drove around to suss the place out, last couple of hrs of daylight, and Sunday AM till we ran out of ammo

Originally Posted by cambo

Bit of a recce trip last weekend.....
1026 bunnies, 5 wallabies and 1 cat was the total tally for the 4 of us.
Only shot sat afternoon as we drove around to suss the place out, last couple of hrs of daylight, and Sunday AM till we ran out of ammo

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Did the easter bunny hunt at alex years ago about 6 times. Lot of work and we only ever got one decent block.
You beat our best score by 400 lol.
I'd much rather do what you did.

Not me but it sounds like that francesko dude was a bit of a pest and got sorted lol

Originally Posted by rossi.45

i tried today to see how far i could identify a rabbit at longer range with my binos, then range them & look thru my 20X Leupold to check. . . first off i could clearly see a dozen young rabbits playing at 630yrds, the movement was a big help to pick them up.

next was a cat cruising thru at 850yrds, then 1 rabbit standing still at 900yrds . . . . 1 more further out but i couldnt get a range, at least another 100-150 yards.

R.

I am going to come and visit you. Look out!

Morning hunt that went a bit pear shaped as the rotary mag in my near new Savage A22 shit itself. Plastic tang broke off and all tension lost.
Covered under warranty but no chance of getting it replaced 2 days out from Christmas.
Back to the trusty Unique, nice to take it out and as lethal as ever.
72 shot.

Another rude awakening at 3am this morning.. full moon though so he was easy to find..

Edgun matador .25cal Pcp

Originally Posted by Flyblown

I am going to come and visit you. Look out!

bring your .243 @Flyblown & plenty of ammo . . . R

An unlucky starling at about 90 yards with the .22 TCM, 40gr Z-max @3100fps

Oh no you have opened the door for dundee.
I can just see it.
"Hare at 200 yards with the Stirling 14P,Remington Golden Bullet .22 LR 525,36gr@1280fps"