Shotgunning Rabbits

DI had a phone call from a friend and local farmer the other night with a request to take care of his rabbit problem, that according to him, was reaching the annoying stage. Which shotgun and what ammunition to use was the immediate thought that came to mind after I told Peter I would be out the following night to do what I could.

When hunting rabbits with a shotgun there are many different scenarios that the hunter can encounter, and it can be a bit of pot luck getting the right combination of shotgun and ammo. What type of terrain you will be hunting over, have the rabbits already been given a tickle up? These are just a couple of the questions you subconsciously ask yourself when deciding which combination you will end up selecting.

These days when I head off for a few days on the rabbits I take a bit of an arsenal. For spotlighting from a vehicle, I take either my CZ heavy-barreled.22