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Bunnies; Dead ones running
Topic Started: 18th June 2006 - 09:25 PM (685 Views)
James@Scarborough
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When you shoot a rabbit, and it runs when it's dead as they sometimes do, if it makes it down a hole,

a ) The other occupants of the warren drag it out?

b ) The other rabbits move to another warren?

c ) The others just stop using that hole?

Just curious, answers on a post card.......... :D

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This depends on where it dies, if in the main part of the burrow they will be pushed aside, this can cause problems with the ferrets as it is a free meal. :( However if they are close to an entrance I have known them to be pushed out of the hole but in my experience this is rare.
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I had this 2 times, and the day after they where booth digged out by a fox.
I try to put headshots on them, and most of the time I use H&N silverpoints at -20 yards (for rabbits only).
I think bunny's not using the den's for a week or so, after that, the bunny is eaten by flies and dried out. (I think :unsure: )
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My guess is that it gets left aside and the others must tend to live around it.
Sometimes a ferret may kill young rabbits down the warren and we may never retrieve them, and the warren still gets used after its been ferreted.
Interesting, never really thought of it before :unsure:

A head shot often sends the rabbit jumping and bouncing around, but a shot to the heart tends to stop them instantly in there tracks.

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Jun 18 2006, 10:17 PM
My guess is that it gets left aside and the others must tend to live around it.
Sometimes a ferret may kill young rabbits down the warren and we may never retrieve them, and the warren still gets used after its been ferreted.
Interesting, never really thought of it before :unsure:

A head shot often sends the rabbit jumping and bouncing around, but a shot to the heart tends to stop them instantly in there tracks.

Absolute no jumping with silverpoints! not in the head, not in the hart.
think the silverpoint is the heaviest .177?? A ballistic expert(policeman) told me its because of the shape of this pellet, it give a high shock by impact.
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I shot a couple of rabbits.. stone dead.. sitting half in/out which ever way you want to look at it... in the warrens...

I left them there to see what would happen and noticed that they were still there several days later.

I thought they would have been pushed aside. or something.. but nothing.

rabbits just seemed to go over them/around them to do there normal thing...

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I would have thought a rabbit seeing other rabbit carcusses lying about would desert the warren and look for new pastures, i recently did some rabbit shooting and thoroughly enjoyed it, but i wouldnt leave a shot rabbit, id take it home make a nice meal of it. :)
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I would give them away.. as I dont like rabbits... I do it as a pest control.. I give them to all sorts .. ie friends with feretts and some friends who enojoy the odd bunny


i just hate the smell of them cooking...

but to be honest... they dont bother... shoot some in a field.... and after a bit they will dance around play and not notice or care that there is a dead rabbit just inches from them... strange..
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Don't know the answer to that one but an alternative is
"WACK DEM WASCALY WABBITS WIV A WUGER"
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wow nice shooting bud... never seen those pics before.


anyway off to sleep... meds finally starting to work.
see you sunday... I will call you Sat.... just to confirm... maybe even drop by at yours for a cuppa...... and meet the scary wife.
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dont tell her I said that.



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jonrms
Jan 26 2007, 02:11 AM
wow nice shooting bud... never seen those pics before.


anyway off to sleep... meds finally starting to work.
see you sunday... I will call you Sat.... just to confirm... maybe even drop by at yours for a cuppa...... and meet the scary wife.
lol
dont tell her I said that.

No but if Sutty bring her to the meet on the 11th i will tell her what you said B) B) :wacko: *aaaa* *aaaa* *dielaugh* *dielaugh*
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you just keep trying bud... you wont manage to get me into trouble.. I am as clean as a whilstle.
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Jan 26 2007, 05:31 PM
you just keep trying bud... you wont manage to get me into trouble.. I am as clean as a whilstle.

Dont bet on it :D :D :D
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hmmmm I could win this easily....




you know I dont want to take your money bud!!! *cheers*
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Not really built like a horse,more like a large Pony
She's just seen it,
and said if you turn up she's going to turn you into a FROG ***crylaugh***
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Jan 26 2007, 11:01 PM
She's just seen it,
and said if you turn up she's going to turn you into a FROG ***crylaugh***

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You are comming alone tommorow morning right???? :blink:


I will be at the ready *QQQ* but even bullets wont stop her... she is super woman..... and i am dead meat....


Infact I think I am a dead bunny walking myself!!!!!!

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"WACK DEM WASCALY WABBITS WIV A WUGER"


PRO's WUGER


dont know what happened here he actually hit some thing


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There's a few there, good shooting guys! **bravo**

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I didn't miss anything that day and I only snicked one rabbit's guts when we paunched them - 25 shot wasn't it ?

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Yes about that it was a good night and we were back home quite early... *QQQ* *QQQ* *QQQ* *QQQ* -Eat Lead- **sniper**
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jonrms
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nice one.. I am still using my anchultz bolt action.. I wanted a ruger but couldnt find one for a good price at the time.. so ended up with my anchultz.


oh well

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Pro's gun is bolt action semi autos are not allowed in my car because they throw the shells all over the dash and they drop into the air vents.........not good.. :angry: :angry: :angry: :blink: :D
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Not really built like a horse,more like a large Pony
I'm banned from my mates car,the same night as the pic was taken.
First shot and the case went straight down the back of his shirt collar :o
he jumped out and gave it two minutes of *dance* untill every bunskin in the field disapeared, luckily, as you can see we found another good spot .

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ROLF


Sutty thanks for the heads up.... I will remember that when were out.
if you gonna shoot that.. we are taking your car... so the shells go out your window and not at me!


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I have designed something that fits on to my mates 10/22 ruger and the empty cases just go straight down now.... ***wist*** ***wist*** :D :D
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in my time shooting rabbits (many years and many many hundreds of em)
i have never ever seen a dead rabbit running not once, not ever

what a strange question mate :wacko:


dead rabbits running how strange

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in my time shooting rabbits (many years and many many hundreds of em)
i have never ever seen a dead rabbit running not once, not ever

what a strange question mate :wacko:


dead rabbits running how strange

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I've had head-shot bunnies run a fair distance when shot at less than 30yds with an air rifle. They don't with the rimfire though ;) .

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