Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Important not to overplay the calls... short bursts in response to hearing them around. They'll wise real quick otherwise. Also important to kill them first go else the survivors seem to spread the word!

Think like a sniper. Put a curtain over window or make it dark. Minimise barrel outside of window. Good luck.


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Originally Posted by tiroahunta

Think like a sniper. Put a curtain over window or make it dark. Minimise barrel outside of window. Good luck.


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I'm literally shooting them from inside with the curtain open just enough to see out, but yeah they are cagey as there was 20 plus and there is now less than maybe 10 so the word is out anyway as I can usually only hit one before the others bugger off.
Sometimes if the first one flaps about a bit before it dies it keeps the others around and I can get a second.
Unfortunately it's a big open area and they take off at the sound of gunfire.
But they come back....eventually

What type of ammo are you using @dannyb?

Originally Posted by Flyblown

What type of ammo are you using @dannyb?

Hornady 17gr vmax 17hmr stuff, kills pies good

4 of the 6 from an evening walk, grass is getting long so almost walking on them before we even see them..

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Didn't think to get a photo but a forum member and I cleaned up a few turkeys with some pumps. Nice big breasts aging in the fridge

Also guilty of the no photo's but we finished up at 1am with 13 hares, 4 possums and 3 cats. Good night out with the maxtochs and 17s hard hunting with the grass so long but good times with a few mates

Went out to sight in the big gun, luckily I came prepared with the 17 as well, this young buck popped up at 140yards and was just staring at me. Gave me long enough to pick up the 17 load it and gave him some neck music.
Also recovered a perfectly mushroomed little projectile lodged just next to the spine.



Nek minute entry wound



The projectile was recovered just under the skin on the bright red patch half way down the spine.




Perfect mushroom.




On the scales gone from 17grains down to 11.4grains

Chalk it down as a win for the good guys....

Mmmmmmmm. Ribs.

Another hare on the way to the traps

Only one coon this morning.

Good evening last night, 20 rabbits, 3 possums and a cat.



Got to love the 17hmr for killing power.

Grass is taking off now.Making daylight hare hunting a bit more difficult.

All that was visable was the head...oh well Stirling 14p bolt action sorted that.

@Dundee do you have many rabbits around or just a heap of hares?