Knockin over those pesky rabbits
Submitted by Rob H on Wed, 2014-09-24 06:59
Took a quick spin to a mates farm to plug a few rabbits and they were out in force last night.
Got about 25, all but about 3 on foot.
Those 3 from the car window.
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scano
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25 rabbits in one night is a damn good haul
Do you normally keep them for the roasting pot? Or is there some mixamatosis amongst some of them?
i love a good fresh fees of rabbit, been a while since I had some too. Might have to get out into some rural paddocks to see what's about.
scano
Rob H
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na I dont eat them these
na I dont eat them these days, used to but not nowadays.
Just a pastime Ive enjoyed since about 12 years old, rabbits and possums in NZ and foxes here.
Getting out in the open, almost always by myself.
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Devo1965
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Nice Shooting.
Hard to tell but in the last photo the rabbit apears to be in good condition. My mates and I use to shoot a few many years ago over Vic and it was always on the menu at my folks house, actually everyone i know used to eat them, now living in the west and I hardly ever hear of them being a source of food. Maybe because of deseases or baiting and deciding if there fit for consumption has put a few people off, or maybe its the Perth Metro life and im out of touch.
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Rob H
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yeah the top one in first pic
yeah the top one in first pic was quite fat as well, this is only a small property, 100 acres and I mostly shoot over the mirror and out to 60-70 meters.
But the grass is longer now so on foot is the go, can get up close, too close sometimes, under 10 meters with a 4x scope can be hard in long grass
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petermac
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rabbits
the butcher shop in rockingham city sells fresh local rabbits
Willy
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Bunnies
Thats a good haul there mate. The properties we visit, we are lucky to see 10 or so, although I haven't been for a about a month, they may have bred up
As for eating them, I grew up on them and refuse to eat them now. A mate knocks them off, cleans them and sells them for $25 each, he can't keep up!!!
Willy
sunshine
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Yum - slow casserole of bunny ,
Now that brings back mouth watering memories .
caughtup
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nothin wrong with kentucky
nothin wrong with kentucky fried rabbit
chop it up into peices and crumb em, few special spices and what not and ther ya go
The_Wanderer
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Nice Haul- I went out few
Nice Haul- I went out few weeks a go and only saw one bloody fox!
uncle
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yumo underground mutton
slow cooked, beautifull
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
DUNGA
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Good Work
Sounds like yous had a bit of fun
There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
darren monks
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good shooting and good to see
good shooting and good to see a few patches of bunnies.
on properties I visit calici virus seems to knock 'em for 6 as soon as get a bit populous.
all French recipes can substitute chicken for rabbit and goes well white wine, thyme, garlic etc
outdoinit
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Miss the Ol Rabbit shooting
good stuff.. Kids would love that for a change..
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
carnarvonite
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Underground mutton
Nothing wrong with a bit of underground mutton, son Jeff does a magic sweet and sour rabbit dish that is nearly to die for.
Get the air rifle out now and then to knock a few over for a bit of sport and mainly for a feed.