A reduction in rabbit numbers...

**Blackbird** · 11th April 2009, 19:15

Sitting there eating my tea with brain at half mast watching the news item about the Alexandra annual rabbit shoot. Saw a figure in the background for all of 2 or 3 seconds doing a kill count but I swear it looked like Malcolm. Still, all the residents of those southern towns have striking similarities, don't they mate

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Thought you'd be out on the 'strom chasing the little buggers over the hills!

**Kemet** · 11th April 2009, 22:43

He's there a couple of times. First time walking through shot in background screen-right to screen-left. Second time as you said - counting up the wascally wabbits. Distinctive in blue cap and blue jeans. Nice coordination there, Mal!!

Link here

PS wanted to embed but couldn't... *shrug*

**FJRider** · 11th April 2009, 22:44

over the weekend, a sudden reduction in rabbit numbers was noticed. Lead poisoning is suspected as the cause. But a similar sudden decrease in rabbit numbers has been noticed at this time each year. In Central Otago anyway.

**Jantar** · 11th April 2009, 22:54

Yeah Geoff, that was me.

The row of rabbits they showed me counting was ManDownUnder's team kill. As a member of the orginising commitee I wasn't eligible to enter.

Then Nasty was on with her piece as well. So tonight was a real KB TV night.

**The Duck 01** · 11th April 2009, 23:03

Shit it's nearly Duck shooting season

Bugger the rabbits, I'm out of here.

Or better still duck for cover.

Maybe back to OZ for that month.
Slippery Oz has a bike in Perth that needs to get back to Sydney ummmm???

**rainman** · 12th April 2009, 08:19

Originally Posted by FJRider

over the weekend, a sudden reduction in rabbit numbers was noticed. Lead poisoning is suspected as the cause. But a similar sudden decrease in rabbit numbers has been noticed at this time each year. In Central Otago anyway.

So what do you do with all the meat?

**Jantar** · 12th April 2009, 08:37

The rabbits are just dumped. The way that they end up after a shotgum blast there's not much left thats edible.

**XF650** · 12th April 2009, 08:49

Originally Posted by Jantar

The rabbits are just dumped. The way that they end up after a shotgum blast there's not much left thats edible.

Still would be fine for Jimmy's Pies.

**McJim** · 12th April 2009, 08:56

Originally Posted by Jantar

The rabbits are just dumped. The way that they end up after a shotgum blast there's not much left thats edible.

Why not use rifles then? What with it being Easter and all I thought a rabbit omelette would be the way to go.

**wickle** · 12th April 2009, 09:17

Originally Posted by McJim

Why not use rifles then? What with it being Easter and all I thought a rabbit omelette would be the way to go.

what about rabbit stew?

**scumdog** · 12th April 2009, 09:22

Originally Posted by McJim

Why not use rifles then? What with it being Easter and all I thought a rabbit omelette would be the way to go.

Too hard to hit moving rabbits with any regularity with a rifle.

**McJim** · 12th April 2009, 09:23

Originally Posted by wickle

what about rabbit stew?

It's easter - you have to combine it with an egg somehow. Eggs and stew just sounds weird.

**McJim** · 12th April 2009, 09:24

Originally Posted by scumdog

Too hard to hit moving rabbits with any regularity with a rifle.

Not if you hold it by the barrel and crack the wee bastards over the head with the butt!

.......FORE!...

**Smokin** · 12th April 2009, 13:33

We shot 510 Rabbits, 20 odd short of a guaranteed spot in next years event, so it's back to the ballot system for us.
MDU, Speedy girl and myself braved the elements and did the hard yards, but my hat goes off to MDU for managing to go a whole 24 hours and never once asked who had the portable espresso machine.