Overnight rabbits

gelandangan · Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 4:17 pm Post subject: Overnight rabbits

Just came back from an overnight rabbit shooting with a disabled mate (he did not have any feet due to an accident in the past.
Albert is an optometrist that has a shop behind mine when I have my camera store.
He is a great fellow that gives more than most I know and he has a great zest in life, he serviced remote location tribes of native Aboriginal Australians voluntarily, he had circumnavigated Australia in a sailing boat and participated in a few Sydney to Hobart yacht races. He even extra-ed on the last MadMax movie (the first ten seconds or so on this scene www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8JWSaqVi5A )
I have encouraged him to take a shooting license for years and when he finally did last month, we decided to have an introductory "hunting" trip where he can shoot from the car (drive-by shooting Rolling Eyes

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We have quite a good success considering that we only have a couple of hours in between the rain to shoot.

Vince · Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:31 pm Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

Now that is a good night’s bunny bashing mate...I’m jealous as all get out. I’m really hoping to be able to get away very early in the new year.

PaulS · Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:02 pm Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

Gelandangan,
Tell your friend he has my respect!
You both got a bunch of bunnies but you have a lot more wealth in your friendship. Blessings to you both.

English Mike · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

Can't beat a bit o' bunny bashing.

Unfortunately, it's been so wet here of late, the rabbits have all swum off...

gelandangan · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

PaulS wrote:

Gelandangan,
Tell your friend he has my respect!
You both got a bunch of bunnies but you have a lot more wealth in your friendship. Blessings to you both.

Thank Paul, the message conveyed.
He thanked you also for the compliment, it is his first rabbit shooting and processing, he is happy to be able to do it.

@Vince and @English Mike
Anytime you guys come about here, I could arrange for a short trip to get some rascally rabbits Smile

English Mike · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

What are you using on them Gelan?

My set-up is a CZ452 in .22lr with a Leupold 3-9x33 & a Swift Stumpy suppressor.
Ammunition's Eley subsonics, which makes it quieter than a suppressed air rifle.

pete4d · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

gelandangan ,,, Tell your friend Albert , We here on the NUT welcome him ...... He can pull up a stump any time ... pete Cheers

gelandangan · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 11:03 pm Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

English Mike wrote:

What are you using on them Gelan?

My set-up is a CZ452 in .22lr with a Leupold 3-9x33 & a Swift Stumpy suppressor.
Ammunition's Eley subsonics, which makes it quieter than a suppressed air rifle.

On this trip I use my Ruger M77/22 and Albert is using my Winchester 320 since he has yet to purchase his rifles.

@pete4d
I have asked him to join but he is reluctant at this moment, maybe later once he is more confident with hunting then he would join.

Elvis · Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 11:57 pm Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

thats a great start to long happy hunting life.... if you want to skin your bunnies quickly,try a cut across back,kidney area and simply pull both ways,works really well when just shot...you can trim feet and head off at same time and remove the poohs n wees next...

Vince · Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

Elvis wrote:

thats a great start to long happy hunting life.... if you want to skin your bunnies quickly,try a cut across back,kidney area and simply pull both ways,works really well when just shot...you can trim feet and head off at same time and remove the poohs n wees next...

That’s the way I do them mate...but if you want to keep the skins for whatever reason, then it’s the old harder way. Knife around the knees, then up the inside of the legs from the belly, peel down the legs then pull the skin off like a glove. Then you remove the internals, finishing with the freckle. I open the belly then holding the head and back legs, give it a solid flick in a “safe” direction (don’t want the internals all over my legs etc)...a couple of nicks with the knife and the freckle is out too. Then a quick wash out and into a plastic freezer bag and into the fridge/freezer...nothing worse than fly blown meat.

gelandangan · Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

Elvis wrote:

thats a great start to long happy hunting life.... if you want to skin your bunnies quickly,try a cut across back,kidney area and simply pull both ways,works really well when just shot...you can trim feet and head off at same time and remove the poohs n wees next...

This is how I usually did it.
youtu.be/lfDyQfkU7cQ

Pumpkinslinger · Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Overnight rabbits

Nice video! Thanks!