A small but long awaited milestone.

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A small but long awaited milestone.

#1 Post by UPTHETOP » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:52 pm

Well after all these endless years of bowhunting, I have finally taken an long awaited trophy in my traditional bowhunting journey. On a recent deer hunt in the cold cold south of NSW after many a shot at the ninja leaping feral introduced species, I have finally taken my first rabbit. Now it might not seem to be a great milestone in some eyes but to me it was another step towards taking game with stick and string.

Cheers Wayno
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#2 Post by Gringa Bows » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:59 pm

Congrats Wayno,i've had a couple of goes at thoser little buggers but with no luck,i've got a hare with the longbow but not a wabbit.......

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#3 Post by kerry » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:07 pm

good job Wayne, pound for pound rabbits would be one of the most frustrating animals to get with a trad bow. well done mate
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#4 Post by longbowinfected » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:15 pm

I reckon rabbits and cats can be the hardest.

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#5 Post by longbow steve » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:39 am

Well done Wayno, Yes I have to agree they are tough. Congrats

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#6 Post by Nephew » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:05 am

Awesome achievement, rabbits are tough hunting! Well done!
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#7 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:06 am

Congrats Wayno!!! It also took me many years to take one of those wascally wabbits. :biggrin:

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#8 Post by morganp » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:44 am

Hmmm. Care must be taken with species identification.
Wayne seems to have killed a rabbit.
'Rabbits' are soft and cuddly and eat cabbages and taste nice in roasts and stews
'Wabbits' are a nasty subspecies that always go for the throat, identified (usually too late for the unfortunate wictim) by sharp wampyre and canine teeth alongside the front pair of buck teeth. The eyes gloiw red in the dark.
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#9 Post by bigbob » Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:26 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
have taken a few with cough ,ahem, a wheely bow over the years but not with a stick bow.
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#10 Post by Flatliner » Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:05 pm

Way to go Wayno. Satisfying isn't it :biggrin: .

My first kill with a bow was a rabbit (a head shot at 27 meters),,, but having said that I did tackle a few "wabbits" :x prior to nailing that one. I'll never forget emptying my 6 arrow bow quiver all around one red eyed demon from hell that knew something was up but couldn't work out where the occasional breeze around his head was coming from.

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#11 Post by bigbob » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:03 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#12 Post by rodlonq » Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:56 am

Well done Wayno, a feat I am yet to achieve.

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#13 Post by flyne » Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:03 am

Congrats on the bunny mate
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Re: A small but long awaited milestone.

#14 Post by Guy Layton » Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:19 pm

Well Done Wayno... Great Job...!

I had a mate send me some air rifle footage of them jumping the string so to speak... They have a keen set of ears that's for sure...

Did he make it the pot...?

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#15 Post by Brett Finger » Wed May 28, 2014 7:29 am

great result mate !!!

them little beast are hard to get, Bluedog and I chased them around the farm for a number of evenings without any result !!

Gringa and I chased them and some dingos alng a mango plantation with the same result...
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Re: A small but long awaited milestone.

#16 Post by scuzz » Thu May 29, 2014 10:38 am

My best childhood hunting memories are of shooting rabbits and hares. Well done.

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Re: A small but long awaited milestone.

#17 Post by perry » Fri May 30, 2014 7:28 am

Mr Wabbit's the PM isn't he ???

Top effort Wayno, frustrating little Beggers. Rabbits are my favourite quarry, trouble is since Calicy [ spelling ] Virus was introduced numbers are way down and your lucky to see one now days

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Re: A small but long awaited milestone.

#18 Post by Axe » Sat May 31, 2014 11:27 am

Well done & congratulations, looks like the core of good feed :smile:
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Re: A small but long awaited milestone.

#19 Post by RobHunter » Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:53 pm

Nice

The ears arem't big enough for the PM.

Hope to emulate you soon - almost healed up -

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#20 Post by rooni79 » Fri Jun 13, 2014 6:44 am

That's a top effort, well done!!

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Re: A small but long awaited milestone.

#21 Post by rmcpb » Sat Jun 14, 2014 6:42 pm

Never taken them with a bow but they are one of my favourite quarry with a bang stick. Their whole body is the size of the kill zone in a pig so you have to shoot straight.......
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Re: A small but long awaited milestone.

#22 Post by CraigH » Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:07 pm

Always a good effort with the stick and string

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