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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : shadow December 29, 2007, 05:39:45 AM
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11:30pm and the ShadowSport is loaded with a Predator and ready. I dress for the 14 degree evening and head out into the moonlite night and work my way across the snow covered field's. Ten yard's out from the grove I drop to a knee to double check my winter hunter, all is perfect as I scan the grove without the lamp on since the moonlight does the work for me. I check the time, 12:22am so I get myself up and enter the grove without a sound. 10yrd's in I spot movement about 30yrd's ahead of me so I pull up next to a tree and drop down. It's just a dark shadow against the snow but I know what it was by it's movement and he hadn't noticed me at all. Without a second thought I raised the ShadowSport, safety off and lamp on and placed the crosshair's on that shiny eye. Pressed the redDot laser to pinpoint the sweetspot and sent the Predator away. The stillness of the wee hour's of the morning was broken by the distinct sound of a solid hit followed by a moment of death dancing. With the lamp still lighting up the kill I stepped of the yard's, 26 to my harvest and with that I checked the shot placement, just a hair behind the eye, picked him up and moved to a stump to relax awhile. Sipped some java and waited for firstlight to get a pic for my fellew hunter's then cleaned and in the icebox. All this before work, now that's how we start the day hehe. Ed
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Fine looking rabbit buddy and a fine shot. Rifle looks awesome. 14 degrees,,,, now thats a cold one brrrrr :)
Jeff
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Thank's buddy, when the hunting blood is pumping it keep's me warm hehe. Ed
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Another fine account of your hunt Ed. One of these days I need to get out west and do some real winter time hunting. Hells it was 80 degrees here today great for my CO2 guns hehe.Nice job Ed and great pic.:-)
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Great hunt Ed,
And a Beautiful Camo Job on your ShadowSport ! She looks Awesome !
Looks like you have an early start on lunch, buddy. But 14 deg. is mighty cold for my old bones !
Thanks for sharing your hunt with us all !!
Bill
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Thank's Jason and Bill, all are welcome up here for a winter hunt with me and Bill we will set you up with a chair in my loft shooting range, nice and warm and you can get the varment's on my spread. Just open the window up there and get after em:). Ed
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Wow, that is one sweet camo job...did you paint it? Nice gun and good kill.
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Thank's Ivan and yes I do custom camo paint on Airgun's etc. This winter camo design is right out of "ShadowCamoDesigns" shop er my shop hehe. There are a few member's on the forum that have my camo work on their babies. Ed
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Fourteen degrees??? BRRRRRR!!!!!
That is one sweet looking rifle and a very nice account of the hunt.
I still think we should have a RECIPE GATE on this forum. Rabbits is tasty!
Ron
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Nice shooting Ed! Love that camo on her! What's that to the left of the flashlight? A laser?
I wish I had rabbits around here. Haven't seen one in at least 6-7yrs. The hawks, owls, fox and cats, have wiped them all out. The last time I saw one, it was in the neighbor's cat's mouth :(
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Thank's again guy's and Harry she's set up with a lamp and laser, no hiding from her even at night hehe. Ed
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Good write up and an nice rabbit. Cool rifle also.
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Thank's David I like her:). Ed