I don't believe it!!!!

[Phantom 631]

Hey guy's, gal's and the others

 

Went for an hour's bunny boppin again this evening. Feck this is addictive aint it

 

I'm beggining to think that place is producing zombie wabbits

 

Got there, checked my zero, first pellet went into the 8 ring

Other 4 pellets all in the 10 and the bull

No wind at all and it was getting very cold , bring back summer

 

No sign of anything other than a few blackbirds hopping around (nah, not the kind that are on the GL) and the regular Robin that likes to sit and keep an eye on me from atop of a headstone.

 

I had taken some fresh chopped lettice and celery and carrots and set that out at the entrance to two of the big warrens at the rear of the cemy. Hoping that some bunny would come to investigate the pong from the chopped veg (sadly a no show with that, but will check tomorrow)

 

The wind picked up to a very light almost none existant breeze and it was blowing back down the cemy.

Got to the far end and looked back across the land and saw a rather nice size bunny sat sniffing the air (could it smell the shootmore from yesterday? I could still smell it, so maybe it could. Bonus, if that is the case )

Walked across to the side and used a monument as a rest.

Because I was now facing the end of the cemy that has a footpath behind the railings and a road, I had no choice but to take the shot standing and aiming down, so if I missed it would go into the ground and not leave the boundry.

 

I guessed the shot to be about 40-45 yards' but using the monument was as stable as shooting from the pod.

Placed the crosshair a touch above the head and squeezed off the round. Bunny dropped like a lead balloon just keeled over and a few twitches of its back leg and its 'good night Vienna'

I get a real kick out of pulling these long ones off.

I dont usually risk them unless I am absolutely sure I can pull it off.

If the monument hadn't been there; I would have had to get within 30 yards before trying to take a standing shot. Anyways enough of the waffle; I wandered over counting the paces (44 longish), got to the bunny and noticed two things:-

• The pellet drilled exactly where I had 'Imagined' it to land and
  
• The bunny was a buck and it had 3 balls!! (two of the usual, and a huge Golf Ball on its left side infront of the hind leg almost on its back.
  

 

And you though I was being kinky

Check out these pix:

The 1st gives you an Idea of the size of him. Look close and you can see the pellet impact point and at his rear you can see the lump.

 

 

This one shows the lump better.

 

I didn't open the bunny up, but I did want to know if it was a solid mass tumor or a something else, this is what I found under the skin.

 

This is what was inside, a load of fluid and these spots almost like eggs?

 

 

I am thinking Tapeworm Although I have never heard of Tapeworm growing on the outside of the muscle?

 

Your opinion please guys

 

Phantom

[ferretville 69]

Good shot phantom look like eggs them little white things .

[davyt63 1,845]

hi tony

nice shooting and post & pics

i have seen this before,i hope you opened it with your teeth. in true hunter style

well done buddy

happy hunting

 

davy

[bedrock 16]

Yes mate it is a tape worm cyst :sick: There not the most healthiest of rabbits in that cemetery are they Good Wright up mate. The hybrid s200 has done it again. lol atb John

[stealthy1 3,964]

Shot Phantom, they do look like tapeworm cyst eggs, YUK!

[BEARINATOR 2,923]

Good write up mate, shame about the tape worm

[The one 8,592]

aye shame its on the back leg the best eating you throw the rabbit away

[Phantom 631]

Cheers guy's

 

I had thought it was Tapeworm from information I had gathered from you guys over the last year

 

I didn't even bother to gut the animal, just placed it in a bag and dropped it in the bin. I'm rappidly going off wabbit

 

Phantom

Edited October 2, 2009 by Phantom

[Catcher 1 639]

Cheers guy's

 

I had thought it was Tapeworm from information I had gathered from you guys over the last year

 

I didn't even bother to gut the animal, just placed it in a bag and dropped it in the bin. I'm rappidly going off wabbit

 

Phantom

 

 

Not only a good shooter.You allways give a good read.Catcher

[zini 1,939]

Yet again Phantom another good write up mate.

 

Ive never seen that before on a bunny so thanks guys for the info. it does look horrible.

 

Si

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

Good write up mate, and ive never seen tape worm egg's either