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Post by Purebred Redneck on Jan 22, 2008 11:30:48 GMT -5
Jim, this is what you missed out on yesterday.
I hunted 3 hours in the blowing wind, freezing cold, and snow. I knew by the look in the parking lot, that rabbits were in abundance...and shots would be close. There was about half dozen rabbits on the ground that were blown in half and left.
At the end of 3 hours:
I jumped 14 rabbits
I fired 16 shots
I killed 4 --- as I thought, half of them had to be amputated and only the legs were saved
It was just a crazy day. Things were so thick that 10 yards was a long shot. A lot of the rabbits you couldn't even shoot at because either they were long gone or I was hung up in brush all I could do was watch him run away.
Good day though
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Post by jimh on Jan 22, 2008 12:07:32 GMT -5
did you hunt the same areas as we did the other day?
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Jan 22, 2008 12:25:27 GMT -5
No, I went a total different direction. I went up to northern missouri but I won't dare tell you where  ;D |
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Post by jimh on Jan 22, 2008 12:54:57 GMT -5
No, I went a total different direction. I went up to northern missouri but I won't dare tell you where ;D Prick!  ;D |
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Jan 22, 2008 12:57:08 GMT -5
You're lucky I showed you those spots at whetstone
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Post by deputydon on Jan 22, 2008 13:27:21 GMT -5
Gald to hear you had a good hunt Red!!!
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Post by jimh on Jan 25, 2008 14:06:29 GMT -5
you know Red with our luck with rabbits we're just gonna hafta go out together for squirells one day.  |
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Jan 25, 2008 14:56:36 GMT -5
If you think I'm going to show you my killer squirell spots, you're crazy. You better pick the spot this time |
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Jan 31, 2008 15:12:53 GMT -5
Round 2 came yesterday i jumped up close to a dozen rabbits, shot 15 times, and killed 3. They were getting up 10 yards ahead of me and in one hop they were gone. And this time Jim I'll tell you that I was at Busch yesterday (but in a nice little hidden spot others don't go to) |
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Post by deputydon on Jan 31, 2008 15:28:54 GMT -5
Round 2 came yesterday i jumped up close to a dozen rabbits, shot 15 times, and killed 3. They were getting up 10 yards ahead of me and in one hop they were gone. And this time Jim I'll tell you that I was at Busch yesterday (but in a nice little hidden spot others don't go to) That MUST be tough shooting 15 shots = 3 rabbits. |
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Jan 31, 2008 15:43:28 GMT -5
Oh it's tough hunting --- very fun and full of instictive shooting
You see him take one hop and he disappears. You don't even have time to get the gun to your shoulder and aim. Didn't help almost every single one ran to my right.
It's a matter of turn, swing, get the gun somewhat on your shoulder, and shoot all in the same motion. You hope your improved choke pattern and high brass shells nicks him. If the brush is thin enough, shoot again if you can tell the path he took. Then you get over there as fast as you can and step on his head before he gets away.
Very fun because of the fast shooting. Very frustrating with the low percent shots.
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Post by dakota on Jan 31, 2008 15:57:41 GMT -5
cotton tail hunting around here has been great also. So far, I have been using .22 lr's and I tried a 256 Win Mag with cast bullets on a couple.
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Post by deputydon on Jan 31, 2008 17:24:30 GMT -5
I think 2M's is coming over this weekend to kill them *&^% rabbits that keep eating my trees!!! If I have time I'll go to. Might take the little double .410 I got from Bill.
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