Pure pest control

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

Had a look out tonight to a farm that has a few rabbits. Well I was surprised there was loads munching on a new crop. So its war on them now taking no prisoners , they must go as the farmer hates them.

[Stavross 13,828]

That’s a cracking evening out, there seems to be quite a few about at the minute

[FLATTOP 3,684]

Top job there mate I haven’t seen that many in ages. 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

£32 that would of got me a few years ago.

Sometimes just has to be done.

[villaman 9,980]

About £60 worth now 

[David.evans 5,323]

That’s a proper outing 

I haven’t seen them numbers for a long time

[Dervburner 2,548]

Good shooting Mark

[philpot 4,933]

Very nice result there FH, .22lr or .17 ruger

Phil

[BenBhoy 4,706]

Good going. I was out last night on them too, half a dozen of them which will go through our farm shop. 

[shovel leaner 7,648]

Good going , I haven’t been able to take numbers like that around here for a few years . 
          I used to be able to go around on the quad and just keep shooting. If someone wanted 20 rabbits , I could go and shoot them no problem. I think if I did that now , I would wipe them out and they would be gone from the estate. I wouldn’t want to see the ground with no rabbits. 
       I think it’s myxomatosis and VHD . 

[philpot 4,933]

Generally we are getting quite a few numbers building up now after mixi last year but I don't have anyone who eats them so we shoot to keep numbers down and fox bait, shame really but none of my family or my shooting partners family like rabbit  

Phil

[Stavross 13,828]

25 minutes ago, philpot said:

Generally we are getting quite a few numbers building up now after mixi last year but I don't have anyone who eats them so we shoot to keep numbers down and fox bait, shame really but none of my family or my shooting partners family like rabbit  

Phil

I’ve got that problem with everything I shoot, game has definitely fallen out of fashion and is only something most people eat in restaurants now, people used to ring me to ask what I could get hold of, every now and then someone will ask for a couple of rabbits or a pheasant in winter now, my shooting now is 90% pest control

[BenBhoy 4,706]

10 minutes ago, Stavross said:

I’ve got that problem with everything I shoot, game has definitely fallen out of fashion and is only something most people eat in restaurants now, people used to ring me to ask what I could get hold of, every now and then someone will ask for a couple of rabbits or a pheasant in winter now, my shooting now is 90% pest control

It amazing ,as where I work we have own farm shop all our meat goes through & we can't get enough wild rabbit, both domestic and restaurants people always asking for it

[Sausagedog 7,381]

13 minutes ago, Stavross said:

I’ve got that problem with everything I shoot, game has definitely fallen out of fashion and is only something most people eat in restaurants now, people used to ring me to ask what I could get hold of, every now and then someone will ask for a couple of rabbits or a pheasant in winter now, my shooting now is 90% pest control

It's the same for me mate. My local game dealer moved and then folded!

My Mrs worked at a farm shop every Saturday for seven years.

I supplied them about ten oven ready jointed rabbits most weeks year round.

Then she quit

[goldfinger 135]

Good numbers showing up here in Notts been hammering young sugar beet crop,unfortunately there migrating in from surrounding fields which is not my perm, went out with thermal and estimated  around 70 rabbits over three ajoining areas, good to see numbers but not good for some farmers, doing my bit to get numbers hammering sugerbeet.

Edited June 7, 2020 by goldfinger