Air Arms Owners Club

It's been a while since I walked a permission with my gun, and on Wednesday night after the rain had stopped I made my way around the fields at the back of my house. Initially I planned a couple of hours out. All this changed as I started seeing rabbits within minutes of leaving home. I managed to bag 7 rabbits in about 40 minutes then encountered a pair of foxes walking the hedgerow. For the next 15 to 20 minutes I never saw another rabbit so decided to go home and will try again over Christmas sometime.
The foxes were only about 40 yards off and disappeared as soon as they knew I was about. I would never have tried a shot at them with a sub 12 ft/lb gun but if I'd had a rifle or shotgun we would have been 2 less foxes on the permission.
The permission owner is over the moon that I am getting back into it, as he says the rabbits are causing a real problem but he will not let anybody he does not know shoot his land. A mate of his has just had permission off to shoot the foxes so hopefully we will see less of them over the coming months.
Looking forward to my next foray already

OH BY THE WAY
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY
I post this now As I will be offline for A couple of days

I’m glad someone is getting out. It’s been too long for me.

BBF

Good on you kev

I have Definitely got the bug again, and willl be venturing out again shortly.

Outandabout wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 22, 2018 9:28 am

I have Definitely got the bug again, and willl be venturing out again shortly.

think i'm gettin it as well kev
i've only been out a couple of times since my operation, although i've kept my eye in, and had a fair few rats here by franks boat. its very comfortable sitting bench rested at the patio table
picked a new shoot up about 3 months ago, and had 3 rabbits when i gave it the once over. one of my brothers has booked me in for some squirrels and my favourite magpies on some land he owns in the new year
the best bit is i can get hidden in his barn to save me walking round and tiring meself out

never lost the hunting bug ,
just need more rats as they are in short supply on my permission .
glad to see you are getting about steve .

143granville wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:20 pm

never lost the hunting bug ,
just need more rats as they are in short supply on my permission .
glad to see you are getting about steve .

aye up paul, hows things mate ?
could do with a few more rats meself by the boats
they get wary when you get the numbers down, but i must admit i enjoy the challenge when they play hard to get.
they certainly learn by the mistakes of their mates

poguemahone wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 29, 2018 10:18 pm

143granville wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:20 pm

never lost the hunting bug ,
just need more rats as they are in short supply on my permission .
glad to see you are getting about steve .

aye up paul, hows things mate ?
could do with a few more rats meself by the boats
they get wary when you get the numbers down, but i must admit i enjoy the challenge when they play hard to get.
they certainly learn by the mistakes of their mates

things not too bad at the moment Steve hope you are recovering well mate .
yes the rats soon learn when to stay in ,
I was at cattle farm the other night shot biggest rat of the year only got 4 they are

jumpy there now .
the night vision is the way i find and on rabbits shot 118 rabbits this year .
not counted the rats .