Hunting in the gorse.

I love gorse, why? Because rabbit love it too!
I loaded a ball on a light charge in my smooth rifle and stalked the hill side covered in gorse. Rabbits were stamping their feet, I had been busted. Then just 10 yards away was a buck watching me and about to go to ground. I threaded the barrel through a hole in the gorse and lined it all up on his head.
When the smoke cleared my rabbit was down.


On the way back I did a little plinking only to find it shoots no better on my reduced load for ball with a patch than it does with out a patch! In fact it shoots better with out it!
Don't get me wrong, it ain't no rifle but it does still bring home the bacon and of course the option to load shot is always available.

B.

What is gorse? Plant or brush?

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The part about the "vicious thorns" reminds me of the brier rabbit stories of my youth. Those are all banned now. Seems to be the way of the world to pretend the world is not what it really is...
Congrats on a successful hunt!
TX GRIZ

For a minute I thought that gorse might be the same as snew.

Griz44Mag said:

The part about the "vicious thorns" reminds me of the brier rabbit stories of my youth. Those are all banned now. Seems to be the way of the world to pretend the world is not what it really is...
Congrats on a successful hunt!
TX GRIZ

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Try to find Disneys "Song of the South" movie and see how politically correct we've gone :shake:

Nice day out shooting fer sure. My plans to target practice were twarted by 24 hrs of rain/drizzle. But we need it. May keep the forests open another 36 hrs lol

azmntman said:

Griz44Mag said:

The part about the "vicious thorns" reminds me of the brier rabbit stories of my youth. Those are all banned now

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Try to find Disneys "Song of the South" movie and see how politically correct we've gone :shake:

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Just looked it up - Movie Buffs Forever has Disney's "Song of the South" DVD - "rare, original, UNCUT theatrical release (with the) Tar Baby scene which was deleted in later versions of the movie". $11.95

That was a GOOD movie. I might buy it so my Grandkids can see it.

Richard/Grumpa

juice jaws said:

What is gorse? Plant or brush?

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Here where I live in the UK we call it Whin it is a bush with plenty of thorns if left to grow wild it can cover areas of land .It is also good not only for rabbits but foxes and brown hares take refuge in it . The cocker spaniel is the best dog for hunting this type of ground has most dogs will not face whin. In the past I owned a breed of curly coated retrievers they would hunt whin but I did have to leave them at home before the season finished because they lost most of the fur on their backs and tail which became very sore and went back to using spaniels'
Feltwad

For all of the speed readers who only picked up on head shot and then looked at the photo I'm sure that "Jess and camera shy" should be inserted somehow.

Thank you, we have something like it here, we call it a broom plant, came from overseas and is a invasive species. Oh, that's one big rabbit.

Britsmoothy said:

Then just 10 yards away was a buck watching me and about to go to ground. I threaded the barrel through a hole in the gorse and lined it all up on his head.

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That's an apt description of much of the terrain we hunt for snowshoe hare, as well as for deer.

I'm acquainted with gorse, both from visits to England and from efforts to eradicate it as an invasive species in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. But I'll match it and beat it for thorns in the devil's club we hunt in Alaska and the cholla cactus of my youth in the Southwest.

Bottom line, critters lover cover, and the stickier the better! :applause:

Grew up in New Mexico and hunted a lot through sage brush almost too thick to walk through. Move from one clearer area to another pop the bunnies that would be on the edge.
Now I go after them where the persimmons grow to thick to walk through.

Congratulations on another successful hunt. It appears that Jess doesn't care much for rabbits. At least it seems like she prefers squirrels :applause:

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Britsmoothy said:

Then just 10 yards away was a buck watching me and about to go to ground. I threaded the barrel through a hole in the gorse and lined it all up on his head.

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That's an apt description of much of the terrain we hunt for snowshoe hare, as well as for deer.

I'm acquainted with gorse, both from visits to England and from efforts to eradicate it as an invasive species in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. But I'll match it and beat it for thorns in the devil's club we hunt in Alaska and the cholla cactus of my youth in the Southwest.

Bottom line, critters lover cover, and the stickier the better! :applause:

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:thumbsup:

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Deputy Dog said:

Congratulations on another successful hunt. It appears that Jess doesn't care much for rabbits. At least it seems like she prefers squirrels :applause:

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No no. Whilst I was posing Jess was having a sneaky taste! She is mad keen on rabbits too :thumbsup:

Thanks all :hatsoff:

Brier Rabbit, I remember that. Many moon go by.