Another Trio Of Tree Rats For The Stoeger X20 !

[deanothehunter 34]

Got these 3 this morning, woodland permission is great and litterally full of the little blighters, amongst other things......all got from just mooching around the wood spotting them getting in range and waiting them out as they always look to see if your still there which was their downfall....

 

Cheers,

 

Deano

[The one 8,593]

Nice shooting mate get them tree rats

[porkybella 284]

Nice headshot mate

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

good shooting mate,

ive almost wiped them from my permission, now im lucky if i see one, nevermind get a shot off

[Mawders 595]

Cracking shots deano, where abouts are you based?

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Some nice shooting, now make a pie! :laugh: :laugh:

[j j m 6,626]

good shooting bud

[deanothehunter 34]

They all seem to favour my part of the woods as its private and very quiet and gets no walkers etc, in 12 years of shooting here I never gone home without one ever, I love them in pies or stews, it took a long time to get the courage to eat one as they are nearly always covered in fleas so used to leave them in an old outdoor freezer to kill the fleas then bung them to my ferrets but now I skin them in the woods after each session launch the left overs in the scrub for foxes to pick up that way nice fresh meat placed in freezer bags ready for freezer when I get home, I do the same with woodies, just taking the breasts out and rabbits if I only get one or 2 it really saves the mess at home, although if I get a fair few I take them home as they are but always gut them up there.

 

I once used to go with a friend who took rabbits home whole he never p***ed them or gutted them until he needed them that rotten gut smell makes the meat taste like s*** I like to do em whilst still warm minutes after shooting where possible that way no smell, this mate did slit them open once one cold winters day in snow whilst ferreting as his hands had frozen solid he placed a hand inside each amongst the intestines etc to warm them up but after about 10 seconds he pulled hands out screaming as they started stinging big time, as putting cold hands under warm tap it hurts like hell so best to use cold as it doe's the job better.........I can still picture his face to this very day some 10 yrs or so on, not seen him since.

 

His ferret grabbed one near entrance same day so I thrust my hand in to grab it just got a good leg hold and his ferret latched onto my thumb I yelped in pain and pulled the bugger out he was on full lockjaw flicking his nose did'nt work trying to prize his jaw open did'nt work either in the end I was in so much pain I litterally pulled the bugger off breaking through the skin and opening the end of my thumb right up leaving him chewing on the part that come off, it bought tears to my eyes I could of stamped on the bloody thing so we both had great pain that day............

 

Deano