Strange rabbit

dodderangler

Yesterday evening I was out with a mate of mine and he was lined up with a rabbit about 60 yards. Anyway he took the shot and looked like the rabbit ducked from the bullet and he went in the hole and no more than ten seconds later the same rabbit came back out again and he didn't miss this time. As we looked the rabbit over to see the shot he had hit it in the chest but the first shot went straight thru the top of its ear.
Now when I gutted it its liver was destroyed with white spots in fact the liver was more white than dark red
My question is why did this rabbit come back out again after been hit the first time. Would its sickness made it less aware of what happened?
I've never seen a rabbit do this before so curiosity has the better of me

deeksofdoom

Its quite possible that the rabbit knew he was terminally I'll and after flinching the first time he went back out again the second time in one last desperate attempt to end his suffering.

Imagine the torment the poor little bugs was going through.:(

4gun

What ever about his liver, He died of lead poisoning in the end

were there any herbicides or pesticides sprayed recently

dodderangler

4gun wrote: »

What ever about his liver, He died of lead poisoning in the end

were there any herbicides or pesticides sprayed recently

No
The land it's on has no crops or anything on it. the farmer doesnt spray anything about. its just below the mountainside and I shot one up there last week that had same liver problem absolutely riddled with it. Maybe something coming from the stream up there causing them to have this with their liver so maybe another farmer up further is spraying I don't know.
I don't know what you mean by lead poisoning either

lb1981

deeksofdoom wrote: »

Its quite possible that the rabbit knew he was terminally I'll and after flinching the first time he went back out again the second time in one last desperate attempt to end his suffering.

Imagine the torment the poor little bugs was going through.:(

Classic:D:D

Hunterbiker

dodderangler wrote: »

No

I don't know what you mean by lead poisoning either

At a guess I'd say the .22 round that hit it...

lb1981

4gun wrote: »

What ever about his liver, He died of lead poisoning in the end

were there any herbicides or pesticides sprayed recently

Lead poisoning is not funny moss, its a serious matter thousands of birds ,foxes and rabbits die of this every year.
Suicidal rabbits all over over motorways up and down the countries as well .

deerhunter1

lb1981 wrote: »

Lead poisoning is not funny moss, its a serious matter thousands of birds ,foxes and rabbits die of this every year.
Suicidal rabbits all over over motorways up and down the countries as well .

Did they leave a note:rolleyes:

lb1981

deerhunter1 wrote: »

Did they leave a note:rolleyes:

Na rabbits can't write