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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Down the bunnie trail |
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We'll backstrap 'em and that's it. Only in winter or springish. They get ticky when it warms up. Then all bets are off. I'll give 'em up or toss 'em in a grinder for fertilzer at an ag farm around there. I won't leve 'em lay cuz the predators love them, more of them means yotes and stuff means less quail.
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Vince Site Admin
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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: Down the bunnie trail |
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Field report- with BOMBS!!!
Usual morning in the hi-dez, chasing wabbits, missed the first one all of 6 feet away, could has used a bat. I bracketed that bunny with 10, 36gr HP and still didnt hit it!!! So anyways...off to another patch, the Jacks are not holding, they are bumping WAY out there, way to far for a clean shot- note to self: bring 308 next time. So I'm on my second patch of alnd when BOOOOOOOM! Every living thing out there either took off flying, running or jumping. It was like someone dropped the world and it stopped all of a sudden. I actually ducked, then spun around with my rifle trying to suss the direction diving behind a pucker bush. I mean it was THAT LOUD. I pick myself up, dust off some, look for smoke, white-flash, mushroom cloud- nada. It came from a ways off and it still knocked the snot outa me. Back to hunting, 2 mins later, same thing, birds fly, quail call, doves darting, Jacks bailing and I'm on the ground again. Thankfully that was the last one. No clue what or where it came from but brrrrother someone was testing the mother of all bombs. It was pretty cool.
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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Down the bunnie trail |
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Part Deux:
So anywho....it's HOT. Jacks are not holding at all and I can't get near them and it's WAY to warm to be chasing them down. I'm hopscotching patches on foot and in the truck, trying to corral these things and get a hop-shot buuuut...nope. They aint having none of it. I bail into town for some lucch, learn Yotes are outa control in the area- so, guess I need a new 223 , maybe that's why the bunnies are so skiddish, that or the bombs. I've only gotten one real bite at the apple as described in the first post. It's looking grim and I'm on my way to getting skunked. Skip ahead 3 hours and I bump one 50y out, I do my best hawk, wounded something whistle and he stops after a short blast. I mount the rifle, his body is alsmot covered by the dot so I'm guess at least 80y, he stands up to look and I left fly the little pill- wif! too high, hold down some mister! 2nd one gets some with that gratifying "thunk". But he bolts. What? Oh great, foot race in the heat. 200y later I coup de grace him. Yay! On the board. Not getting skunked!
Then a big black cloud parks right over the top of me- no kidding. It rumbles, I stuff bunny in pack and haul it back to the truck as it's starting to rain, this a one crazy day people! So it does it thing and we actually had some mud for 2mins and 17 secs ,then the sun came out and it was oven like again...joy. Truck got sort of a bath so I aint complaing.
Back to as before, suckers won't old, I get one more bite at the apple, a nice left corsser- perfect meatball, if itwasnt 60y out. But I go for it anyways and missed with all 10 shots. Yes, I know, LAME.
IT was windy too. So there.
By then I'd drunk 2 gals. of water and eaten a hole in my hat, it was time to go...another fun day in the pans. Here's some pics.
Happy Hunting!
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:19 pm Post subject: Re: Down the bunnie trail |
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well at least you got something for your time out.
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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:59 am Post subject: Re: Down the bunnie trail |
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Yup! This stuff can humble me when I'm off. Still good times. #4 lead works very well. #3 steel works in thickish stuff, it's going so fast that if it's close enough I can smash through pucker bushes with it.
Still trying to figure out what all that bombing practice was about, it was LOUD. Wish you guys could have seen the wildlife, sparrows, wrens, crows, dove, quail, jacks, proly even ants, it all either jumped and ran or flew off it was like God putting his foot down. Awesome. No clue where it was but it was a heavy.
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Down the bunnie trail |
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stovepipe wrote: |
perfect meatball, if itwasnt 60y out. But I go for it anyways and missed with all 10 shots. Yes, I know, LAME.
IT was windy too. So there. |
Was that from the shoulder or the hip?
Just think, if you were in another state you would have missed with all 25 shots. Where was your second magazine? Haven't you been practicing your quick loads?
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:31 am Post subject: Re: Down the bunnie trail |
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LOL, love to hear about your hunting adventures, stovey!
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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:36 am Post subject: Re: Down the bunnie trail |
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Weeee! Wish you guys were along for the ride.
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 3:29 am Post subject: Re: Down the bunnie trail |
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taking the young fella for a walk tomorrow with 2 really good mates, we should see loads of bunnies maybe a wallaby or 2 and maybe just maybe a fallow deer . If the gods are smiling I will have time to give the young fella the .223 or if its up close he should be able to grab the buckshot Ive loaded up for his .410 and hand it its needings. I will let youall know how we get on when I return.
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