Luck and a CZ

Lovely hot day today as there was not a breath of wind or a cloud in the sky.

Surely good enough to hunt :)

As the ute idled around the outside of the orchard i scanned for the easy ones from the window.

Shaded on the west side i spotted a rabbit near the shelter belt, slipping from the seat i used what cover i had and measured the distance

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Easing the trigger i saw him lurch sideways and lay still

Luck

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Locking the ute i carefully made my way to the centre of the orchard, my plan to be able to shoot 360 degrees, new trees going in the ground tomorrow just don't need their bark chewed !!

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As the shadows drew out i welcomed a diversion landing in an open paddock to my south west, they settled 121 safe yards away.

I ranged them and set up with as firm a rifle rest as i could .

A soft click drifted back signalling a hit

In the eye

Luck

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Concentrating my scanning efforts in the lusher grass

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Surrounded by the days warmth and heavy apple blossom scent allowed the afternoon to drift by easily, patience here would reward surely

Small birds came and went and the quail made an appearance or two, then with the care only age can bring a Hare slunk into view, very aware that he wasn't alone.

He loped along using the tree trunk line as cover, swivelling on the bipod i kept him in sight and flicked the safety off.

Lifting my head to get a visual on his range stopped him, i had been sprung, it was now or never

A tip of the ear aim and he soaked up the 42g sub, our new trees would be safe

Luck

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Needing to be home before dinner or i would get my ears burnt i collected him and made my way back to the ute.

Sun warming the CZ

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Twas a bad day to be a Hare.

Nice!

Nice, I cut my teeth when I got my licence here, doing the same thing around a winery. I miss it. Changed hands and new owners built their home in the winery, so no chance to shoot it anymore.

I nailed a plover with the HMR on sat. 60m POFF.
Slapped a hare through the neck at 25m later with the 22 subs. It was sitting on the edge of the lucerne by the fence, so I sneaked along like a cat until I was covered by a tree. got into position and mouse squecked at her. She put her head up and Thud.
:) 42gr subsonics nailed it.

@7mmsaum

I see your CZ and raise you a Speedmaster 552 :)

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Oh and I believe I got a Blue Rabbit too ;)


Cheers
Pete

I know that Hares' are very naughty and eat your young trees. And of course need to be controlled. That's simply what you have to do.
But...if I can avoid shooting a Hare, I always will.

I find them fascinating. They are sort of the big game of the fluffy varieties. Survivalists. Living above ground. Always alert. And sometimes quite silly.
I like them.

i,ve shot about 250 plovers if not more average shot is about 120 out to 200m with my 204 ruger number 1 32 gr projectile blows them to pieces good to watch through the scope
turns them into cheap fertiliser

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@7mmsaum

I see your CZ and raise you a Speedmaster 552 :)

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Oh and I believe I got a Blue Rabbit too ;)


Cheers
Pete

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Nice Rabbit @7mmsaum

My blue rabbit had a couple legs less and wasn't as fluffy ;)

Although it did fluff up a bit when the Speedmaster spoke up. :D


Missed two rabbits in the top corner by the willow tree, bastards were running faster than Husain Bolt ducking and diving between the trees by the time I spied them.

Missed another one which ran under your stack of posts as I rounded the corner. :(

Cheers
Pete

You will get them next time !!!!


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enjoyable

Shooting Rabbits is so much fun, they adapt to hunting pressure and can be quite tricky at times.

Excellent in a casserole too !!!

Nice posts guys, really enjoy the reading.
I was invited for a night bunny shooting the other night, not something that comes thru often, the person who invite me actually run out of options for shooters and I was the "lucky" one then.
My CZ455 shot 153 bunnies and 1 possum, but I must admit, I did missed a lot too. Lol!

Sorry no photos.

Mac

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Nice Rabbit @7mmsaum

My blue rabbit had a couple legs less and wasn't as fluffy ;)

Although it did fluff up a bit when the Speedmaster spoke up. :D


Missed two rabbits in the top corner by the willow tree, bastards were running faster than Husain Bolt ducking and diving between the trees by the time I spied them.

Missed another one which ran under your stack of posts as I rounded the corner. :(

Cheers
Pete

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There are a lot more rabbits there for you now Pete, go get them if you have time

The blue bunnies are back @P38

Please thin them out

Cool story rabbits are a lot of fun to hunt. And yes they and Hares are hard on newly planted trees.

Nice report and you have nice taste in rifles.

@7mmsaum

Might have a few spare hours this weekend although the Magpies are playing at home on Saturday.

Will give you a call.

Cheers
Pete

Its that time of the year to get irrigation on young Apple trees, and its always a good thing- unless you happen to live underground :)

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Rabbits often dig in the cultivated soil as its easy and a source of warmth after the sun drops in the evening, the odd one gets carried away and burrows in for the long haul, and sets up house.

During the day mum blocks off the burrow to protect the kittens and off she goes turning good grass into milk for the night time feeds.

Walking the field first I had dug up three burrows and freed the young into the shelterbelt for safekeeping, it's probably not the right thing to do but I have seen many "families" survive this way and they grow up fast.

If mum has covered the burrow too well then I don't see them and the water flushes them to the surface.

Scooping them up I put them out in the grass to dry out

Here he's shivering a bit while his brother looks on in the background
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I give him a lil pat which prompted some weird noises
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Here he's probably thinking " WTF is that, if I shut my eyes and shiver a bit hopefully it will go away "
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They are drying out quickly, I will scoop them up soon and put them in the shelterbelt once they dry.

Its great to have them around the place.

Ya big softy :D

Looks like mums been busy tidying up the apartment and tucked the kids in for the day...
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Some nice respect for the quarry there @7mmsaum

@GWH