Thread: Rabbit City

Have been to the Tekapo area chasing wallaby (we shot a couple of hundred), but for a change and to help the cockie we gave the bunnies a blast too.

My first go was mid morning for a couple of hours using my T-Bolt .17HMR. Bit of a safe queen and not much work but it excelled itself. Its sighted in for 100 yards and around 90-110 yards seemed to be its sweet spot. Managed one at 176 yards holding on its head but more misses than hits at that range. 'Scope is a 3-9 Z3. It was great fun. 31 for the .17

Then for the last evening when I was feeling a bit stuffed from chasing wallabies I took the .223 after rabbits. Left at about 1pm and back at 7pm. I sidled a creek and shot into the creek and up the side gullies. It was dead quiet until about 2-30pm and then they started to appear. At one spot I shot 22 without moving.

Overall with the .223 I guess the average range was about 150 yards with some out to around the 275 mark. One at 286 yards. Walking back (out of ammo) it looked like mayhem had been created - white bellies and bits of rabbit all over the show. I had shot 64. If I had had the ammo and stayed to dark I guess I would have got into the hundreds. Great fun but a bit expensive shooting 55 grain Gameking handholds. Will load a heap of cheap projectiles for next time.

This is the only pic I took but it shows that going by the damage there were a few bunnies around (and saw a few deer).