Spring is here and a man's heart turns to.................well........shooting rabbits. Last year I purchased a Gammo Whisper pellet rifle with a scope. Last fall.i struggled with the scope and just could not get the scope dialed in. As a result, my backyard bunnies have been mocking and taunting me all winter. Shot after shot missed. Today after work I spied one of the plump herd members sitting in the backyard. I took aim through the scope out of the cracked open patio door and missed. The rabbit did not move. I decided it was time to loose the scope so off came the questionable glass in favor of the factory adjustable sights. Cocked and loaded, bunny still working the back yard, I slid the patio door open. Thinking there was little chance those sights would be on, I thought I'd take the shot anyway. Aimed for the eye on a classic broadside sitting shot
The shot was true to its target and dropped the rabbit where it sat with a shot through the eye into the brain.
My garden may have a chance this year if I can continue to thin the herd. Another resident of my sheds "basement " hopped out briefly but was too slow to get off a shot. Just as well, I don't know if I earned a double kill on my first open sight"hunt" of the spring. Wish me luck, theses things multiply like , well, rabbits.