Yep Another night on the rabbits!

butta9999 · July 28, 2009, 12:45 AM

Hi all been a while since i have been on the forums been flat out working.. Anyway i was able to sneak away for a spotlight a couple of weeks ago at my dads work again.

We were after foxes this time but none presented themselves, so we decided to knock a few bunnies for the pot.

Here is a couple of pics, all bunnies were shot with my Brno .22 using winchester powerpoints. Oh yeah got another feral cat too.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...1&d=1248759734

Enjoy.... My next Thread is of a nice stag i shot this weekend..

Telgriff · July 28, 2009, 12:57 AM

Looks like another good night out hunting.

How big was the Feral cat? Just wondering as it would have been an angry one to go down with a .22.

butta9999 · July 28, 2009, 01:04 AM

It was a big sucker but i actually shot that with my .222... Made a good job of it. Here is a pic

Doodlebugger45 · July 28, 2009, 07:49 AM

How cold is it down there this time of year?

Around here we only shoot rabbits in the winter time. We worry about diseases in rabbits and the thinking is that if they are running around in the snow, they must be healthy.

Do the rabbits down there suffer from tularemia sometimes?

JagFarlane · July 28, 2009, 10:49 AM

Its wintertime in Australia when its summertime up here.

Looks like a good night out and plenty of good eating ahead of ya

Doodlebugger45 · July 28, 2009, 10:58 AM

Yeah, I knew it was winter down there. I was just curious as to whether their winter was more like Arizona winter or North Dakota winter.

hogdogs · July 28, 2009, 11:08 AM

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more like Arizona winter or North Dakota winter.

While they have their variety, I understand it to be more like a midwest winter.
Brent

SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 · July 28, 2009, 04:20 PM

G'day. I live in the tropics, about 20 degrees south of the Equator. In this region we have wet and dry seasons.
Butta9999 lives about 37 degrees south. Some years in the foothils in his area they might get a light fall of snow. Snow usually falls down to about 900 meters, not good coverage though. Frost is verry common that far south.

Foxrr · July 28, 2009, 08:33 PM

Nice work butta, very nice work.

My trigger finger itch is driving me nuts after seeing that. Got to wait for my fractured budget to repair tho before I can get out there again.

butta9999 · July 29, 2009, 01:25 AM

It was actually quite mild that night about 11 degrees. It was very windy that night though, and i have to fix a mistake. I said i used powerpoints when in fact i used subsonics...

Skulls pretty much told how it is with the weather where i live..

Well im coming to the US in less than i week now so nice warm weather for me...

I shoot rabbits in summer and winter, the only problem in summer is keeping the meat fresh when out bush.. Not so much diseases.

Doodlebugger45 · July 29, 2009, 01:51 AM

Cool. Thanks for the report. Sounds kinda like Oklahoma to me weather-wise. Whatcha gonna do in the US?

butta9999 · July 29, 2009, 05:30 AM

Got my sister in laws 30th birthday. Sight seeing and the rest of it.. Actually got a day at the shooting range with a friend of the families, ex marine now a shooting instructer.... Cant wait..

July 28, 2009, 01:04 AM	#3
butta9999 Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 692	It was a big sucker but i actually shot that with my .222... Made a good job of it. Here is a pic __________________ Knowledge is Power!

July 28, 2009, 10:49 AM	#5
JagFarlane Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2008 Posts: 282	Its wintertime in Australia when its summertime up here. Looks like a good night out and plenty of good eating ahead of ya __________________ Too many to list...enjoy em all!

July 28, 2009, 04:20 PM	#8
SKULLANDCROSSBONES65 Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2008 Location: Far Nth Wst QLD Australia Posts: 992	G'day. I live in the tropics, about 20 degrees south of the Equator. In this region we have wet and dry seasons. Butta9999 lives about 37 degrees south. Some years in the foothils in his area they might get a light fall of snow. Snow usually falls down to about 900 meters, not good coverage though. Frost is verry common that far south. __________________ If you're not confused, you're not trying hard enough! When you're confused, I'll try to use smaller words!!!

July 29, 2009, 01:25 AM	#10
butta9999 Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 692	It was actually quite mild that night about 11 degrees. It was very windy that night though, and i have to fix a mistake. I said i used powerpoints when in fact i used subsonics... Skulls pretty much told how it is with the weather where i live.. Well im coming to the US in less than i week now so nice warm weather for me... I shoot rabbits in summer and winter, the only problem in summer is keeping the meat fresh when out bush.. Not so much diseases. __________________ Knowledge is Power!

July 29, 2009, 05:30 AM	#12
butta9999 Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 692	Got my sister in laws 30th birthday. Sight seeing and the rest of it.. Actually got a day at the shooting range with a friend of the families, ex marine now a shooting instructer.... Cant wait.. __________________ Knowledge is Power!

July 28, 2009, 12:57 AM	#2
Telgriff Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2008 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 261	Looks like another good night out hunting. How big was the Feral cat? Just wondering as it would have been an angry one to go down with a .22.

July 28, 2009, 07:49 AM	#4
Doodlebugger45 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,717	How cold is it down there this time of year? Around here we only shoot rabbits in the winter time. We worry about diseases in rabbits and the thinking is that if they are running around in the snow, they must be healthy. Do the rabbits down there suffer from tularemia sometimes?

July 28, 2009, 10:58 AM	#6
Doodlebugger45 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,717	Yeah, I knew it was winter down there. I was just curious as to whether their winter was more like Arizona winter or North Dakota winter.

July 28, 2009, 08:33 PM	#9
Foxrr Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Western Australia Posts: 48	Nice work butta, very nice work. My trigger finger itch is driving me nuts after seeing that. Got to wait for my fractured budget to repair tho before I can get out there again.

July 29, 2009, 01:51 AM	#11
Doodlebugger45 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,717	Cool. Thanks for the report. Sounds kinda like Oklahoma to me weather-wise. Whatcha gonna do in the US?