[Regia-NA] OT- Cooking squirrels & hunting rabbits

[Wulfhere se Treowryhta]

> As for hunting rabbits, I use just a standard .22 air rifle with 
> silencer
> and 'scope. You need to get within 50 yards and be a good shot, and 
> accept
> that some you hit will still escape down the burrow. Go for head shots 
> every
> time, or through the back edge of the foreleg into the heart and lungs 
> as a
> last resort if the angle's wrong.
>
> Dawn and dusk are usually the best hunting times. Be down wind, blend 
> in and
> move quietly - they've got quite phenomenal hearing.
>
> Being in the states, and firearms being easier as I understand it, go 
> for a
> .22 rifle with silencer and a good 'scope, but only if you've got a 
> good
> large safe area to shoot. One advantage of a mere air rifle - ricochets
> don't go very far.
>


In that respect, perhaps the bow and arrow are better. Tough to get 
down a burrow with a 30" cedar shaft through your head. For me it was 
more a decision of blunts or points. Besides, I hate guns. Granted they 
are very practical, effective weapons. If I was ever hunting for 
subsistence I would certainly use guns, bait and traps. I'll try the 
bow, that'll require either a tremendous accuracy at 20 yards, or 
really good stalking. Although, most animals in our area are so used to 
humans I don't think getting close represents a suitable challenge.