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Thread: How many rabbts/ hares that one man can harvest in a day?

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    How many rabbts/ hares that one man can harvest in a day?

    Public land in south; Wellington area, or private land with access and fit tools and transport? Thank you.
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    Not really sure what your asking but I have shot 500 rabbits in one day

    The last rabbit on one memorable day was totally black in colour and it was 9.20 pm on a hot January 21st

    I still shoot the same farm and there still breeding
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    Highest this year so far is 48 rabbits off one orchid while night shooting.

    On DoC land locally, you're only limited by the amount you're willing to spend on ammunition. With correct small game permits naturally.
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    On one of my orchards three years ago I shot 377 rabbits in two weekends
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    crew of three 1400 in one night.
    2 of us 480 RECOVERED in single night.
    would regularly shoot and recover30-50 a day then night shoot...
    dont know how many are around wellington but half dozen to a dozen shouldnt be too hard on even half decent land.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmsaum View Post
    Not really sure what your asking but I have shot 500 rabbits in one day

    The last rabbit on one memorable day was totally black in colour and it was 9.20 pm on a hot January 21st

    I still shoot the same farm and there still breeding
    Thank you. I forgot to mention Hawkes Bay, sorry. What is the number you think on average that one man can do if go for a year round?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe_90 View Post
    Highest this year so far is 48 rabbits off one orchid while night shooting.

    On DoC land locally, you're only limited by the amount you're willing to spend on ammunition. With correct small game permits naturally.
    Thank you. ammo is easy bro. Just like to know in nowadays, how many one man can do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    crew of three 1400 in one night.
    2 of us 480 RECOVERED in single night.
    would regularly shoot and recover30-50 a day then night shoot...
    dont know how many are around wellington but half dozen to a dozen shouldnt be too hard on even half decent land.
    Thank you, your numbers is something in my mind.
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    Not many round here as Calysi went around again at the start of winter. Have seen no rabbits and only one hare on our property over winter and very, very few over the Clarence
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    More in spring and summer than winter around here.The sub zeros n snow knock them back a bit.Shot another in the back of the neighbors lawn few mornings ago.Seen one on the front lawn about 5am 2 mornings ago.
    Pest food contractor (top shooter)on a good weather night by himself on the right property might get 300 to 400 max.But they are all head,sholder shot and gutted.Lot of hard smelly work,you might get 2 nights of good weather,then it turns to shit,windy and rainey nights,rabbits and hunter dont like.
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    Try gutting 300 plus rabbits at 1 every 30 seconds,hard on the back and hands.You standing in the one spot trying to keep warm.Its not a easy life for a self employed contractor out there.After youv shot up one property for 2 nights,the rabbits get very gun shy,so you gota move to another property.You gota know the lay of the land,some guys fall of their quad bike or get their trucks stuck.Its a long way to walk for help out there.

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    For those that are shooting 100+ rabbits a day, what do you do with the carcasses? Skin and gut 'em and chuck in the freezer? Throw in the bin? Dog food?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trout View Post
    More in spring and summer than winter around here.The sub zeros n snow knock them back a bit.Shot another in the back of the neighbors lawn few mornings ago.Seen one on the front lawn about 5am 2 mornings ago.
    Pest food contractor (top shooter)on a good weather night by himself on the right property might get 300 to 400 max.But they are all head,sholder shot and gutted.Lot of hard smelly work,you might get 2 nights of good weather,then it turns to shit,windy and rainey nights,rabbits and hunter dont like.
    Thank you. but, wild rabbits only for pet food to me is a kinda of waste.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tall kiwi View Post
    For those that are shooting 100+ rabbits a day, what do you do with the carcasses? Skin and gut 'em and chuck in the freezer? Throw in the bin? Dog food?
    Maybe to you guys wild rabbits are low value meat, but to others may be quite different.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tall kiwi View Post
    For those that are shooting 100+ rabbits a day, what do you do with the carcasses? Skin and gut 'em and chuck in the freezer? Throw in the bin? Dog food?
    Leave them where they lay, the hawks sort a few out
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