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Anyone? Anyone?
armed and humorous:
bradkoll:
Actually, your method is probably the only way to get the bunny in the brush pile. When you have dogs, there is no sneaking up on them. They will be deep inside long before you get near them. I used to hunt rabbits by stalking, or even just sitting down by a tree in a good spot along a creek and waiting for them to start moving around. That worked pretty well. Nowadays, however, I like to take the dogs and hunt for pheasant and quail, taking rabbits and squirrels if the opportunity presents itself. About the only rabbits I ever see are moving at blinding speeds with a dog on their ass, so even trying to get a shot off in the one or two seconds they're visible is pretty hard and risky (to the dogs).
SemperFiGuy:
The established rabbit-rousing procedure is to take a couple of young boys--say, 11-12 years old--from the family along with you. Grandkids work great. Nephews. Whatever. Even their buddies, with the parent's permission. [Preferably in writing.]
They are not quite ready to be shooters, so they will not have guns.
Have them get up on top of the brush piles and jump up and down. Make noise, which Young Boys do quite naturally. Get ready. Rabbits come flying out. Shoot the rabbits. [Not the Beagles.]
The boys will be up on top of the brush piles, out of the way. No problem.
Important: Have the boys carry the rabbits.
Great Fun. Great Training. Keeps the Boys out of the Clutches of PETA-Think.
sfg
bk09:
--- Quote from: SemperFiGuy on January 18, 2012, 08:48:12 AM ---The established rabbit-rousing procedure is to take a couple of young boys--say, 11-12 years old--from the family along with you. Grandkids work great. Nephews. Whatever. Even their buddies, with the parent's permission. [Preferably in writing.]
They are not quite ready to be shooters, so they will not have guns.
Have them get up on top of the brush piles and jump up and down. Make noise, which Young Boys do quite naturally. Get ready. Rabbits come flying out. Shoot the rabbits. [Not the Beagles.]
The boys will be up on top of the brush piles, out of the way. No problem.
Important: Have the boys carry the rabbits.
Great Fun. Great Training. Keeps the Boys out of the Clutches of PETA-Think.
sfg
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Haha reminds me of the first time I went rabbit hunting. I read about rustling up brush piles and found one I could get on and kicked around branches. A few seconds later 2 bunnies rushed out and I went to shoot and couldn't get my glove into the trigger guard, when I did the safety was still on, and then I fell backwards after I realized the rabbits were gone... Glad I practice muzzle awareness and using safety, because looking back I don't think jumping on a pile of sticks with a shotgun in hand is a good idea. ::)
armed and humorous:
Yeah, the kids on top jumping up and down would probably work! Unfortunately, I don't have any of the right age. When I was a kid, the right age was much younger, and we had our BB guns with us. My brother and I were my dad's "bird dogs" starting at about age 6 or 7. We walked down the middle of the hedge rows and learned to duck quickly when we heard the sound of rapidly beating wings!
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