Thursday, 7 June 2012

A bit of hunting...

Just lately the freezer has been running low on rabbits, so i decided it was about time i got myself out and filled it back up again. I have been out a few times lately and have a handful of "stories" to tell but i will do them one at a time rather than all at once. 

The first of the bunch was a 3/4 grown rabbit I took with the Logun Solo (12ft.lb) at about 35 yards. 

I stepped outside for a wander around the grounds with the Logun fully charged with air and 10 pellets in the mag. Around my place 10 shots is wayyy more than I need in 1 outing as i generally just have a short wander around and take opportunities that crop up and then go back into the house and let the quarry settle down and come back out again. Due to not having a silencer on the Logun (soon to be rectified) one shot will usually clear most of the quarry for a good 10-20 minutes. 

So, back to the story... I stepped out of the house and headed down the drive to see if there were any rabbits out in the field or on the drive itself. Just as I got down the drive, past the holly bush I saw a white tail running bouncing along, moving towards the hedge, stopping just at the entrance to its escape. My first instinct was to want to quickly draw the rifle up to my shoulder and rush the shot before it made it to safety through the hedge. Luckily sense prevailed and I SLOWLY raised the rifle to my shoulder as I dropped to one knee, with the rifle rested on my shooting sticks. I was 99% certain that the rabbit was in the bag before I even took the shot thanks to the shooting sticks giving me such a solid rest. 

As predicted the rabbit went down thanks to a shot just behind the eye and didn't even give a twitch or a kick. I paced out the distance to the rabbit as usual (always like to check my rangefinding assumptions) and carried it up towards the incinerator. 

I thumbed the rabbit down and set to work skinning, gutting and preparing the rabbit for the freezer. Most of my kills are used as food for the dog with the odd one being eaten by me or friends and family.

 

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