Airgunforum.co.uk - Hunting http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/ en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:39:40 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Airgunforum.co.uk - Hunting http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/ Advice well my first night lamping did not go well http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95165-well-my-first-night-lamping-did-not-go-well.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:59:50 GMT Last night i went lamping with a friend at my local permission, its a rugby club with several large open fields and very few hedge rows making it a challenge to stalk during the day, so with this in mind i thought lamping would be a little easier. I was prepared for the added difficulty of judgeing... Last night i went lamping with a friend at my local permission, its a rugby club with several large open fields and very few hedge rows making it a challenge to stalk during the day, so with this in mind i thought lamping would be a little easier. I was prepared for the added difficulty of judgeing distances in the dark, however i know the shoot very well so this helped a little. Last night was a very clear night no cloud cover at all and it seemed quite bright for 10 oclock at night. we did see pleanty of rabbits in the fields, and we were being very quiet no talking watching our footing, staying down wind etc. but we could not get within a 100yrds of any rabbits.

ok so my question is what weather conditions do you find best for lamping, i suspect the bunnies could see us coming a mile away and kept there distance before we even turned the torch on. although i havent been lamping before so im not sure if there is something wrong with our technique.

any help would be most welcome. ]]> Hunting Axle http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95165-well-my-first-night-lamping-did-not-go-well.html Good news Join the club .22 owners only:) http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95159-join-club-22-owners-only.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:38:10 GMT :):):):up::up:Well as you probably know, Duggy has made a fan club of .177s. Who could be a fan of them:p:p This club is for harcore .22 fans only and if you post a comment you will be award with a lifetime membership to the club and not 1 but 2 free pellets of your choice. Must be in .22 caliber... :):):):up::up:Well as you probably know, Duggy has made a fan club of .177s. Who could be a fan of them:p:p
This club is for harcore .22 fans only and if you post a comment you will be award with a lifetime membership to the club and not 1 but 2 free pellets of your choice. Must be in .22 caliber ov course.;);)
Dont let .177 owners rule this website with their club, Let the real men and their real guns take over and stay in control.:cool::cool::cool: ]]> Hunting garlicbreadboy http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95159-join-club-22-owners-only.html Pay to go hunting on farmers land http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95138-pay-go-hunting-farmers-land.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:46:36 GMT Does anybody know if there are farmers willing to except payment to hunt quarry on their land in the Birmingham and surrounding area? Does anybody know if there are farmers willing to except payment to hunt quarry on their land in the Birmingham and surrounding area? ]]> Hunting dude http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95138-pay-go-hunting-farmers-land.html Anyone hunting in the Birmingham area? http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95137-anyone-hunting-birmingham-area.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:44:57 GMT Anybody interested in teaching a novice hunting in the Birmingham or surrounding area? I'm struggling to get permission to hunt on owned land and get some experience. ]]> Hunting dude http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95137-anyone-hunting-birmingham-area.html Resurected Grey Squirel!!! http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95135-resurected-grey-squirel.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:47:42 GMT Hi Folks,
Can't believe this, but there I was out for a early morning stroll on one of my permissions, when I spy a grey squirrel, line it up, pop, perfect head shot, in the right eye, out the left ear (along with some grey matter) it drops to the ground, twitches a little then off to the great acorn in the sky........or not!
I continue on my permission then return about 3 hours later only to find, it's still alive!!!! And trying to walk off, but obviously brain damaged! WTH!!! I quickly apply another AA fields to the skull n job done.
Has anyone ever heard of or seen anything like this? It was a text book head shot, I can't see how it survived?
has anyone experienced this before? ]]> Hunting Plod http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95135-resurected-grey-squirel.html WANTED: Permission to shoot in Kent http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95117-wanted-permission-shoot-kent.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:27:37 GMT Afternoon all,

I've got an air rifle with silencer and insurance to shoot but having real problems finding land to shoot on.

Does anyone live in Kent or nearby Sevenoaks (Within travelling distance) and have any vermin problems or require a second shooter?

Happy to split haul with you, sign disclaimers and abide by your rules etc.

Best wishes

David ]]> Hunting templd http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95117-wanted-permission-shoot-kent.html lamping tips http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95100-lamping-tips.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:22:57 GMT went out last night shot a rabbit but all the others ran on sight of the light or they were to far away , i have a amber filter so tryed with and without , are there any tips or advice to help me . cheers went out last night shot a rabbit but all the others ran on sight of the light or they were to far away , i have a amber filter so tryed with and without , are there any tips or advice to help me . cheers ]]> Hunting coxy1981 http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95100-lamping-tips.html hello, i live in ashford is there anyone who needs vermin control http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95077-hello-i-live-ashford-there-anyone-who-needs-vermin-control.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:54:42 GMT the above ^^^^, i'm in Ashford and is just wondering if anyones needs to get rid of some errr animals, ect. rabbits, pigeons, crows ++++ ]]> Hunting i-dont-know http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95077-hello-i-live-ashford-there-anyone-who-needs-vermin-control.html Question this may sound like a daft question http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95055-may-sound-like-daft-question.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:18:18 GMT Is there a difference between wood pigeons and feral pigeons, I did a quick google search and they both look the same to me. I have never shot wood pigeon, but I have seen a recipe for pan fried pigeon breast and im desperate to try it. Any help would be appreciated. Is there a difference between wood pigeons and feral pigeons, I did a quick google search and they both look the same to me. I have never shot wood pigeon, but I have seen a recipe for pan fried pigeon breast and im desperate to try it. Any help would be appreciated. ]]> Hunting Axle http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95055-may-sound-like-daft-question.html Flip Side of Hunting http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95045-flip-side-hunting.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:32:34 GMT Well all, went out for a dusk shoot, as i stated earlier, and what a major let down. The heavens absolutely opened enroute to the permission in question. Downer. A brief stalk about confirmed all the rabbit we'd came for had gone to ground to avoid the abismal weather. Not wanting to admit defeat we figured we'd take in the surrounding woodland on the shoot to take out some woodies at roost. Would you know it, more let down. Because of that dark low overhanging cloud we couldnt make out which were woodies and which were doves and besides that they were all spooking so damn easy that they just kept taking of clattering about for a few seconds and then settling, before going through the whole dance again. After around an hour and a half of waiting and stalking about me and my mate finally called it a day. Went out about 7 PM and returned around 2 hours after this...soaking wet from water running down the collar of my gortex jacket, bedraggled and dissapointed not to have bagged anything.

I guess this really is the flip side to what we do. The occasional let down. However i seriously doubt it'd ever stop me heading out at the next earliest opportunity :D.

Anyone else had a decent days shooting recently? care to share? ]]> Hunting Mortimer657 http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95045-flip-side-hunting.html Question Pellets/Calibre... http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95041-pellets-calibre.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:56:20 GMT Hey there.

I've been doing some thinking (very dangerous) and have a couple of questions on pellets and calibres for hunting.

From what i understand there are 3 main pellet types, 'pointed', 'domed', and 'wadcutters'. From what i hear, the pointed are to be avoided as they are quite inaccurate (heard this is due to complicated manufacturing process) and can suffer 'over-penetration'.

The 'wadcutter' is highly accurate due to its shape but doesn't penetrate for hunting.

The domed pellet is what almost all of you use for hunting as it is a bit of both giving you accuracy and penetration.

Now, my question is;
If using the .177 calibre, which many of you say suffers from over-penetration and doesn't impart all its energy in the quarry, could you use the 'wadcutters'?

Assuming that its shape will prevent it from over-penetrating causing all its energy to be transmitted to the killzone.

I don't know if it makes sense or if i'm being a rambling fool, just a thought i had.

opinions please.

Tery ]]> Hunting TeryB http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95041-pellets-calibre.html .22 pellets http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95039-22-pellets.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:10:04 GMT Again I'm sure this has been covered, however at the moment I'm using .22 air arms fields, a lovely pellet indeed, but at 18 grains it's a little heavy. Am I right in thinking that if I lower the grains to around 13.6, and change from domed to pointed I'll improve my velocity and in turn result in a greater distance covered & faster harder kill? ]]> Hunting Plod http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95039-22-pellets.html Magpies http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95033-magpies.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:13:41 GMT Right guys. I'm getting ready for a big magpie shoot come next weekend. And I want to be prepared for the b*ggers. Apparently the landowners saw nine in one field the other day!

So I want a plan of action and was hoping for input.

Now sometimes I go for the owl decoy. Sometimes the rabbit. Would having an owl on a fencpost with the dead rabbit at the bottom work? Or should they be seperate? Or just only choose one.

Ed ]]> Hunting Ed J http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/95033-magpies.html Camo used? http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/94995-camo-used.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:24:40 GMT Just interested what different camo you all favour? Any hints tips for a good hunt? Just interested what different camo you all favour? Any hints tips for a good hunt? ]]> Hunting Plod http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/94995-camo-used.html <![CDATA[Good news join "DUGGYS .177 CLUB" ENROLL NOW?]]> http://www.airgunforum.co.uk/forums/hunting/94988-join-duggys-177-club-enroll-now.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:05:46 GMT Here we go,everyone who wants to join the 177 club put your name in the reply box,and state why you joined,perks of the club include free membership,1 free .177 pellet every month if you send a self addressed envelope with a stamp on and as many questions as you want answered, sent to "tadpole" who is now the secretary of the club. Welcome all......:):):):):):):)

put your pics on of your 177 riflres or pistols..
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