First couple of bunnies!

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First couple of bunnies!

Post by FuzzyM » 20 Oct 2014, 9:28 pm

Finally got my first couple of rabbits yesterday.
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Bunny 1
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Bunny 2
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Pretty happy.
Have had a few near misses, but finally starting to get my shakiness under control and get the job done :)
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by Combat_Wombat » 20 Oct 2014, 9:30 pm

It's a good feeling that first time you really get an adrenaline kick out of spotting them well done mate
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by FuzzyM » 20 Oct 2014, 9:33 pm

Thanks!
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Post by FuzzyM » 20 Oct 2014, 9:33 pm

Now to track down some of those pesky foxes that ate a couple of my Grandfather's chooks!
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by Westy » 20 Oct 2014, 9:42 pm

Get into them and rip them a new one for Grandad?!!!!!
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Post by North East » 20 Oct 2014, 9:50 pm

Did you cook them up? It might be only a rabbit but if it's your first it's a trophy.
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Post by bigfellascott » 21 Oct 2014, 6:19 am

Well done mate, the ol "Buck Fever" can be annoying at times but with more hunting under your belt it will settle right down.
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Post by Westy » 21 Oct 2014, 7:15 am

As the drug dealer says here's your first little try for free ,next thing your hooked and in 40yrs the buzz will still be there.LOL
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Post by Lorgar » 21 Oct 2014, 3:01 pm

Westy wrote:As the drug dealer says here's your first little try for free ,next thing your hooked and in 40yrs the buzz will still be there.LOL


I've hooked a mate on the weekend just gone by.

We went out for rabbits and he had some reservations about doing it. That evaporated the second he shot his first one :lol:
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Post by tom604 » 21 Oct 2014, 3:11 pm

well done, 2 down , 2548,0000 to go 8-) i love my bunny shooting, even when i miss :oops: get back out there and get some more :D
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by FuzzyM » 21 Oct 2014, 5:11 pm

North East wrote:Did you cook them up? It might be only a rabbit but if it's your first it's a trophy.


Should have, I was tempted to keep them, but they were covered in fleas so I didn't really want to handle them too much.
Probably just being a bit of a skirt. :roll:
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Post by FuzzyM » 21 Oct 2014, 5:15 pm

Westy wrote:Get into them and rip them a new one for Grandad?!!!!!


Sure will. It's funny, they were literally just running around the paddocks in the middle of the day until I got my firearms license.
Now they have gone back to being sneaky. :lol:
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by VICHunter » 22 Oct 2014, 1:34 pm

FuzzyM wrote:Should have, I was tempted to keep them, but they were covered in fleas so I didn't really want to handle them too much.
Probably just being a bit of a skirt. :roll:


Nah, it's fair enough. Getting edible rabbits is a bit of pot luck.

You could get clean, healthy ones and manky, sickly ones at the same place all the time.

Best not make yourself sick.
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by Norton » 22 Oct 2014, 1:34 pm

Good stuff :)
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Post by howtow » 21 Nov 2014, 7:55 am

I tried searching but I must be reading it wrong, what's the brand of cheek plate on the wrap on there?
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Post by FuzzyM » 21 Nov 2014, 9:17 pm

howtow wrote:I tried searching but I must be reading it wrong, what's the brand of cheek plate on the wrap on there?


Bistoli. Bought it online from Western Firearms.

It has three different sized blocks to raise the height of the stock as I was having trouble getting a good sight picture.
The stock is more of a height for iron sights.
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by Combat_Wombat » 21 Nov 2014, 9:19 pm

I'm looking at the savage fv-sr and people have the same problem with no cheek weld
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by sbd3927 » 21 Nov 2014, 10:30 pm

FuzzyM wrote:
North East wrote:Did you cook them up? It might be only a rabbit but if it's your first it's a trophy.


Should have, I was tempted to keep them, but they were covered in fleas so I didn't really want to handle them too much.
Probably just being a bit of a skirt. :roll:



Toss bunny in a plastic shopping bag, squirt a spray of fly spray in there, or on both sides, and close the bag. 20min later skin a nice scented bunny pelt :)

The fleas don't really bother me, but I don't want them dropping off around the house where they'll jump onto the dogs (who are due for their summer Revolution anti tick treatments)
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by Bennybigbores » 21 Nov 2014, 10:51 pm

Give them foxes heaps, practice and miss on bunnies all day, just don't miss them cunning red jacketed chook murdering barstarrrrds!

Ps I don't like foxes much
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by Bennybigbores » 21 Nov 2014, 10:53 pm

And no a fox didn't steal my baby
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Re: First couple of bunnies!

Post by howtow » 23 Nov 2014, 6:43 pm

FuzzyM wrote:Bistoli. Bought it online from Western Firearms.


Cheers Fuzzy.
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