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#1 Post by Brett Finger » Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:37 pm

SHIFTY, FURRY, SNEAKEY,CUNNING, MOUNGREL,QUICK MASTERS OF EVASION....
end hunting report...
Bretto... :biggrin:
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#2 Post by Roadie » Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:44 pm

Yep that says it All, nice to eat though. Cheers Roadie.
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#3 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:51 pm

Gettin' a bit slow in ya old age Bretto? :razz: :lol:

Ya gotta admit it's a ton of fun huntin' them though! :lol:

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#4 Post by bigbob » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:08 pm

Brett Finger wrote:SHIFTY, FURRY, SNEAKEY,CUNNING, MOUNGREL,QUICK MASTERS OF EVASION....
end hunting report...
Bretto... :biggrin:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :mrgreen: Know that feeling, took me longer to get my first rabbit than it did a grunter!
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#5 Post by blu-dog » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:32 pm

Soooo, there was no victory dance???
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#6 Post by Brett Finger » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:37 pm

Oh its on now ! :lol: :lol:

I had almost had to go to therepy after takeing old mate Blu-Dog out years back, where we chased them damm things many times, geting outwitted by the furry little beasts, but no, i had to go back again !!~!!!

so looks like it's GAME-ON !!

I had indeed forgotten how damm fast the rotten, stinking, flea bitten fluff balls are !! :lol: :lol:

surely Old age and trechery will prevail... surley !

Bretto... :mrgreen:
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#7 Post by blu-dog » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:53 pm

Suggestion for a new rabbit hunting strategy:

a) Take lots of arrows
b) Lob them all from a position approx 80m from the warren!
c) Check for a bit of random luck... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#8 Post by Brett Finger » Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:55 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I like them odds !!
Bretto.. :mrgreen:
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#9 Post by Keith Lee » Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:15 pm

SHOTGUN.
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#10 Post by Brett Finger » Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:23 pm

Keith Lee wrote:SHOTGUN.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

SEVERAL TIMES, it has crossed my mind.... :cry:

Bretto.. :biggrin:
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#11 Post by Fanto » Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:39 pm

the first rabbit I ever saw with a bow was a bizarre event.

I was staying at a resort in the barossa valley on a corporate weekend and took a bow because thats what I do.

rocked up, unpacked, found an archery range compleat with target butts!!
did the work events for the day, about 5pm skipped the pre dinner drinks and went to throw some arras. on the walk towards the range, blow me down with a feather there is a bunny chomping away! nocked an arrow, took my shot, missed by 3 feet !!

I can only imagine that the range doesn't get much use!
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#12 Post by Gringa Bows » Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:54 pm

Wascaley Wabbits :biggrin:
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#13 Post by bigbob » Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:21 pm

Fanto wrote:the first rabbit I ever saw with a bow was a bizarre event.
Now that would be really bizarre Fancy a rabbit being armed with a bow! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink: :mrgreen:
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#14 Post by Benny Nganabbarru » Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:02 pm

Amen. Little, tricky rascals. One day my arrow will connect on one...
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#15 Post by Fanto » Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:25 pm

bigbob wrote:
Fanto wrote:the first rabbit I ever saw with a bow was a bizarre event.
Now that would be really bizarre Fancy a rabbit being armed with a bow! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink: :mrgreen:
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#16 Post by Gilly » Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:47 pm

Get a ferret!! :lol:
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#17 Post by Flatliner » Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:52 pm

I don't seem to be having the problems you guys are, I think maybe the bunnies up here are uneducated or have a high percentage of domestic stock in there genes cause they're thick as bricks.
They all live in or on the edge of town (haven't seen one out in a padock yet) so they are used to cars, people, the sounds of industry and even dogs to some degree.
I have a couple of places I'm alowed to take advantage of this situation and it's not unusual to drive into a point, step out of the car and have half a dozen targets within 50 meters to choose from.
But having said that we don't really get a twilight up here, so you only get about 20 minutes between when they come out and when it's too dark to see them or you arrow for that mater.

So this is what I did, and it worked a treat. Bought my self some "fireknocks", and a really really bright small torch. Mounted it on my bow and off I went to the spot mentioned above.
To my disapointment only spoted one rabbit disapearing into some cover as I pulled up, got out of the car and walked the 250 meters of access track I'm alowed to hunt and didn't see another one until almost back to the car. It was totaly dark by now so had my torch on and spoted him about 50 meters away. I started to walk toward him to get range down to a reasonable 20 meters, but halaluya brothers and sisters he'd seen the light and wanted to be closer to God and briskly hoped straight toward me and stoped about 6 meters away presenting the perfect shot which I gladly accepted.
One shot one rabbit, thats the way 8) .

Here's the rig. The torch is a "Sunwayman T20CS"; 658 lumens, effective range of 278meters :shock: .
If you can get close enough you can half cook them before you shoot them :razz: .
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#18 Post by hazard » Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:24 pm

Flatliner wrote:I started to walk toward him to get range down to a reasonable 20 meters, but halaluya brothers and sisters he'd seen the light and wanted to be closer to God and briskly hoped straight toward me and stoped about 6 meters away presenting the perfect shot which I gladly accepted.
One shot one rabbit, thats the way .
:lol: :lol: Love the idea 'Preacher" what about the torch holder did you make it or buy it?

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#19 Post by Flatliner » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:50 pm

After I'd seen the light my self brother, I was filled with heavenly inspiration and what I needed seemed to just apear before me like a marical. Made it from an old electric razor pouch and a piece of stuby cooler in true Aussie style, :razz: :razz: does the job nicely and it fits most of my bows.

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#20 Post by hazard » Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:42 pm

Flatliner wrote:After I'd seen the light my self brother, I was filled with heavenly inspiration and what I needed seemed to just apear before me like a marical. Made it from an old electric razor pouch and a piece of stuby cooler in true Aussie style, :razz: :razz: does the job nicely and it fits most of my bows.

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