rabbit shot with shotgun

cubbyleader

Back from a walk with the shotgun
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deeksofdoom

Excellent photo and a nice write up:D

dodderangler

I always preferred shooting rabbits with the shotgun especially on land that theyre easily spooked and run or if grass is too high
Good shooting mate

cubbyleader

Thanks lads I got a crow and hit a pigeon too the crow was about 60 yards straight up but a no.4 through full choke soon sorted that out

dodderangler

cubbyleader wrote: »

Thanks lads I got a crow and hit a pigeon too the crow was about 60 yards straight up but a no.4 through full choke soon sorted that out

Sssshhhhh
Ya don't mention crows and pigeons mate wood pigeon have seasons unless they are a problem up your way on your permission
It's cool tho I got a pidgy yesterday myself and a maggie

snipe02

only way to shoot rabbits in my eyes is with shotgun over the dog (unless its to lower numbers ) im as happy shooting rabbits as with pheasents or anything for that matter, love em thanks for the pic

kildare.17hmr

Got a couple out this evening with the mossberg and the pointer, great shootin

cubbyleader

dodderangler wrote:

Sssshhhhh
Ya don't mention crows and pigeons mate wood pigeon have seasons unless they are a problem up your way on your permission
It's cool tho I got a pidgy yesterday myself and a maggie

Well they are feeding on the corn and turnips so I'm safe enough I wish I could get a few maggpies tho there's alot of them around here but I'd say the heap of buzzards around here do more damage than them and there completely protected

dodderangler

cubbyleader wrote: »

Well they are feeding on the corn and turnips so I'm safe enough I wish I could get a few maggpies tho there's alot of them around here but I'd say the heap of buzzards around here do more damage than them and there completely protected

Nope a maggie will do a lot more damage
The theory of buzzards doing damage is a big myth
They are scavengers more so than hunters and will take rabbits at ease ( younger rabbits or sick rabbits) as for pheasant they'd be doing f all damage as pheasants are too quick and smart
Buzzards are great at rodent control tho
I'm a falconer I know bit bout buzzards
Whatever you do don't point gun at a buzzard they do no harm

cubbyleader

I value my shotgun license more than that but I do beleave they take young pheasant poults

Birdnuts

cubbyleader wrote: »

I value my shotgun license more than that but I do beleave they take young pheasant poults

They might take the odd one but nothing like ground based predators such as foxes, mink etc. - the wet summer is likely to have wiped out more wild poults than any other factor this year:(

dodderangler

cubbyleader wrote: »

I value my shotgun license more than that but I do beleave they take young pheasant poults

Not really man maybe odd one or two but believe it or not most birds of prey from heavier weights like my Harris hawk or buzzards are not great bird hunters and will prefer a rabbit or rat to birds

blackstairsboy

dodderangler wrote: »

Nope a maggie will do a lot more damage
The theory of buzzards doing damage is a big myth
They are scavengers more so than hunters and will take rabbits at ease ( younger rabbits or sick rabbits) as for pheasant they'd be doing f all damage as pheasants are too quick and smart
Buzzards are great at rodent control tho
I'm a falconer I know bit bout buzzards
Whatever you do don't point gun at a buzzard they do no harm

No doubt about it that they take pheasant poults. I have seen it with my own two eyes. Numbers of buzzards around me is ridiculous though so maybe they are adapting due to competition.

cubbyleader

That's just what I beleave but I know that foxes and other predators take a lot more

kildare.17hmr

Iv about 4 or 5 buzzards round my place now, think there are young with them this year! Iv no doubt they take young phesents but i dont really care there will still be enough for me and the odd lad i bring out with me. Dog lifted 6 the other day when out for a walk, 4 hens tho!

cubbyleader

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

Iv about 4 or 5 buzzards round my place now, think there are young with them this year! Iv no doubt they take young phesents but i dont really care there will still be enough for me and the odd lad i bring out with me. Dog lifted 6 the other day when out for a walk, 4 hens tho!

I walk the dog twice every day and in the last 4 or 5 weeks I've came across only two or three pheasants

terminator2

got a phone call the other day about pigeons hitting a local farmers wheat , went down to build hide and walked nearly on top of a hen phesant with about 14 young poults , great to see them and hope the combine doesnt get them

kildare.17hmr

terminator2 wrote: »

got a phone call the other day about pigeons hitting a local farmers wheat , went down to build hide and walked nearly on top of a hen phesant with about 14 young poults , great to see them and hope the combine doesnt get them

How many pigeons ya get??

Stevegeraghty

Birdnuts wrote: »

They might take the odd one but nothing like ground based predators such as foxes, mink etc. - the wet summer is likely to have wiped out more wild poults than any other factor this year:(

I've shot alot of rain this summer, real problem up here!!! :D

Birdnuts

Stevegeraghty wrote: »

I've shot alot of rain this summer, real problem up here!!! :D

Well ya did well cos today was a cracker:D;)