panto cow

[engineer]

iknow this sounds like april fool but on one of our shoots there is a large area of grazed land with about 150 milking cows (friesians) a mate of mine and his mate recon that they stalked the rabbits using a panto cow outfit with great sucses anyone else heard of any more unusual tricks

engineer

[SWAT Strachan]

Oh no they didn't .

[shootist]

What was the bloke at the back using as a rifle rest, I wonder?

[kev hughes]

Originally posted by SWAT Strachan
Oh no they didn't .

Oh yes they did!
Kev

[krazy_horse]

Funny as it may seem, i have thought of this as well, and i have also wondered if you could ride a horse and stalk.
You could cover up in clothes the same colour as the horse and then you should be able to get up close and pick them off, any budding cowboys out there?

JB

[Enzo]

there was a guy on here a day ago - posting about a willow arbour he's using as a garden hide.

I just keep seeing images from "Dads Army" - and the episode with the tree

ATB Gordon

[billyboyp]

used one years ago to get closer to geese and it worked.

[robinghewitt]

Behind you !!!

[speedi]

booo!, Hissssss!
i have to disuguise as a tuft of grass. Nothing else in the fields i shoot in! It works tho.

[mick denton]

HI just keep your eye's skined for the Bull, or don't fit in the back half
mick "D"

[I. J.]

I find its best to call them in making the noise like a carrot!

[Matt C.]

YES,

I know it sounds funny..but I have actually done it. We did not wear anything special we were out in usual como kit. It works an absolute treat.We got so close we could hardly shoot for laughing at he simplicity of it. The front guy justs bends forward a bit, drops his head forward and holds his gun by his side, the back guy hold his waist and bends forward with gun tucked in facing backwards as the back half. You need to get completely out of step (as a quadraped) you can make as much noise as you like with your feet. As you get close, the front chap quietly raises the gun and bingo dead rabbit. We were told about this and thought it was absolute B****ks so out of scientific interest we tried it and yes it works. WE seemed to become invisible.
As for stalking on horseback..I have never tried to shoot from a horse, I would have to practice with a very sound horse, I do know when I am out riding the bunnies just ignore you...

Best mornings shooting we have had for years.

Take care, Voldemort (I did post details of this on the old BBS, I dont know if we can access the post now)

[CalorGaz]

There is no real cover on my rabbit shoot and no cows. There are sheep in there, but i'm not dressing up as one... there are too many welsh people about

CG

[Bicycle Repair Man.]

i have also wondered if you could ride a horse and stalk.

Would this be a stalking horse then ?

[ninedarter]

LOL makes me think of the cow scene in the film top secret!!!!!!!!


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