| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| niteowlpaul |
RabbitsDoes anyone have a rabbit problem and want rid of a few? |
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| tahir |
Whereabouts are you, how do you kill, and what do you do with em? | ||||
| Azura Skye |
I have a rabbit problem.
There's none around! No more dead bunnies on the side of the road for me to get for the ferrets - :/ |
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| niteowlpaul |
sorry i should have said im from debyshire. I use a FAC rated air rifle fully moderated and i eat them | ||||
| tahir |
Excellent, been doing it long? |
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| bingo |
Barefoot. |
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| niteowlpaul |
Thats my problem round here too mixy has had them | ||||
| niteowlpaul |
ive been shooting for over 24 years | ||||
| tahir |
You never know, someone here might need some help. | ||||
| niteowlpaul |
That would be good and i hope to make some good friends to along the way | ||||
| dougal |
Yep, there is always that possibility... 
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| tahir |
He's too far away 
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| whitelegg1 |
Phew 
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| dpack |
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| niteowlpaul |
as im new on here could someone explain why the smilies? | ||||
| sean |
'Cos Whitelegg is closer to Tahir and wants to shoot his bunnies for him. | ||||
| whitelegg1 |
Busted!
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| dougal |
But what's he waiting for?
It already sounds like "shooting fish in a barrel" ... |
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| tahir |
Hmm, they seem to hide when whitelegg's in town, must be scared of him |
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| whitelegg1 |
I haven't even seen the barrel!!
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| pricey |
I don't blame them, it must be the eyebrows
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| dpack |
shredded carrot will locate them
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| whitelegg1 |
In order to give my children's peers the least opportunity to laugh at ther dad.......they have been trimmed 
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P.S. Any thoughts on a January date????
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| whitelegg1 |
I found them!
They had all grown long bushy tails and climbed up the trees
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| tahir |
How were they? |
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| whitelegg1 |
In the fridge, waiting to be processed!
Have to make sure Wg2,3&4 are out of the way !! P
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| Slim |
I've been hoping to try bunnies this coming year. ooh, maybe a new year's resolution. Anyhow, is it really as easy as folks make it seem? Just pop 'em, skin 'em, gut 'em and stew 'em?
I'm going to need to borrow a gun though... my deer rifle probably wouldn't leave much bunny for me.... 
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| niteowlpaul |
do people honestly eat tree rats? squirrels? | ||||
| judith |
Some people do 
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| cab |
Very tasty they are too
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| vegplot |
pretty much! Fairly simple, same as a deer but a tad smaller. |
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| Brownbear |
Oh, I don't know - used to know a Yank who shot them with a 30-06. As long as you go for head shots it will be fine. My .17HMR takes their heads clean off, and the meat is unaffected. Just makes skinning even easier. |
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| vegplot |
I've only ever seen the tiny holes they make in paper. Such an innocent little round. |
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| niteowlpaul |
Do game dealers buy them as i have a few to get rid of but not keen on shooting them to throw under the hedge for the foxes? | ||||
| Brownbear |
Try firing a .22 hollowpoint at a molehill. Then try firing a .17HMR at a molehill. That will give you a good idea of their relative capabilities. |
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| whitelegg1 |
Suprisingly I managed to get Whitelegg2 to try squirrel the other night......
Oven roasted, then shreaded a la crispy duck. In a fajita with a tomato salsa and creme fraiche. Very nice, and they have now been added to the acceptable garden quarry list!!
Obviously this is due to the amount of damage they cause, rather than purely shooting to eat..... Those wood pigeons cause untold damage to my peas......and they have a habbit of stealing the bread I put down for the starlings at my primary zero! Pete
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| vegplot |
A youtube video idea! I'd give it a go if, a) I had a variation for expanding ammunition and b) a .17 HMR |
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| Brownbear |
Well, this is what one does to a full can of Coke:
http://www.varmintal.com/17hmr.wmv |
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| niteowlpaul |
doesnt anyone have a problem with vermin control in the derbys / notts/ south yorks area? |