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Shooting rabbits with a shotgun

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  • #52
    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    The hard weather is not conducive to shooting bunnies. was out the other day and only shot two, the only two I saw, so they're sitting tight underground. By all means take the dog and the gun and have a ramble, but if you're going out looking to kill rabbits rather than enjoy the walk, I don't see you getting too many. Of course, I could be completely wrong, in which case, good luck and have fun. :)


  • #53
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    its still very early to be shooting rabbits crops are just in the ground ,i like to leave them for another month or two for any serious hunting .
    summer eve s stalking bunnys ,will we ever grow up .


  • #54
    marlin vs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭marlin vs


    pullandbang wrote: »
    Watership Down.
    You've read the book.
    You've seen the film.
    Now eat the cast!


    I was thinking of going out in the morning to shoot a few, now i'm definatly going out.Break a leg.


  • #55
    Dusty87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭Dusty87


    Ah yea, do often just go around the fields with the dog. Actually two weeks ago was out just for a walk. He rose 3 pheasants. If it had only been in season:D. Left after that as i didn want him to disturb any hens. Sometimes its just as good going for the walks.


  • #56
    Dusty87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭Dusty87


    jwshooter wrote: »
    its still very early to be shooting rabbits crops are just in the ground ,i like to leave them for another month or two for any serious hunting .
    summer eve s stalking bunnys ,will we ever grow up .
    The shoots of the corn or barley, whatever it is, are out of the ground. Thought they might be at them. Yea looking forward to when the weather gets finer:D.


  • #57
    me_right_one
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭me_right_one


    Hi all. Please excuse my ignorance, I'm new to shooting, but when is the official season for rabbits? When is the season for anything for that matter?


  • #58
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    only sowing around my house now ,i have a deal with most of the local lads the will not poison them if i can keep them shot .
    i live next door to one of the biggest cereal growers in ireland so pigeons and rabbits are a plenty .
    long eves next week roll on the summer if we have one this year


  • #59
    Dusty87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭Dusty87


    http://homepage.eircom.net/~jamesanthonyryan/new_page_3.htm

    Everything you need to know is there. good site


  • #60
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    me_right_one wrote: »
    Hi all. Please excuse my ignorance, I'm new to shooting, but when is the official season for rabbits? When is the season for anything for that matter?

    ignorance can never be excused,

    rabbits have no season as there classed as vermin ,but for many including me they are the back bone of hunting in ireland .
    i would give them total respect as a quarry .
    where needs be i would shoot them hard .
    but i would have 4-6 in on the lawn every morning and enjoy looking at them over a coffee .


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  • #61
    me_right_one
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭me_right_one


    Thank you both kindly Dusty and JW


  • #62
    bunny shooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭bunny shooter


    jwshooter wrote: »
    .....................

    rabbits have no season as there classed as vermin ,but for many including me they are the back bone of hunting in ireland .
    i would give them total respect as a quarry .
    where needs be i would shoot them hard .
    but i would have 4-6 in on the lawn every morning and enjoy looking at them over a coffee .

    +1


  • #63
    Dusty87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,920 ✭✭✭Dusty87


    Went out this morning but the clock change messed me up a bit.
    Parked up the car at the entrance to the field and got geared up. I was nervous about the dog as this would have been his first time out after bunnys. He seemed eager, sniffing every bolt hole as we walked down the lane. When we got to the opening i could see a rabbit in the distance. The wind was a slight breeze coming towards us. After about 5 mins he flushed a rabbit but it went back into the ditch before i could raise the gun. It caught me by surprize. We kept walking the ditches and within another 5 mins he had another one out. I was ready and droppped him. After two laps of the field the rain was on its way. The dog did flush out 4 more but shots were to dangerous to take( into ditch, towards road etc). I know i had the chance to get more but i enjoyed the morning and was happy to have bagged the one. I think if i did get the other 4 i would have enjoyed it the same as just one. It was nice to see the dog working well and nice to get out on a fresh morning.


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