Cocker Spaniel retrieving a rabbit shot with an air rifle.

[iceflake234]

I have a springer that caught a rabbit once. As she isn't trained for that she pulled its head off and wouldn't let go. How do you get you cocker to let go of it? :)

[TheZeke1974]

Irs good to see these dogs still used as hunting dogs. They make GREAT retreivel dogs! They are not just a good house pet..

[pdxeddie1111]

awesome to see a cocker doing what they are meant to do

[lesmo9627]

hi ..glad to here its very consinstent (i have a 30ftlb huntsman ordered) daystate have told me that the POI will move only millimeters ... is this the case with your huntsman ????? thanks again

[lesmo9627]

hi love the vid . nice to se a dog working like that.. how do you find the daystate huntsman ?? is it FAC ?.. is your POI moveing much from first shot to last ??? thanks

[mikeygasbag]

@lesmo9627 Hi, sorry for the late reply. My Huntsman is sub 12ft/lb and shows incredible consinstency throughout the fill. Buster loves his work, it would be fair to say that he almost lives for it. He becomes a totally different dof when we are out with an air rifle. Mike.

[Peroni1973]

Great dog! Fantastic to see a happy dog working...

[0Emmaa0]

oh how cute! what a good boy :)

[perrytimesthree]

cracking dog, nice to see them a) with a longer tail and b) retrieving so well! I only use my cocker for picking up and have had a few 'they're made for the beating line/she wouldn't be able to carry something big LIKE A RABBIT' comments from ignorant old bastards in the pub- maybe I should refer them to this video!

[fortsmith1]

I had a Cocker that was great at pheasant hunting.

[Sarabazzar]

Dontyou think well....Killing an animal is like killing yourself?? .............

[Tekrae]

@Sarabazzar It's just pest control, rabbits cause a lot of damage to crops etc and breed like crazy.

[productionoperation]

haha sweet my cocker spaniel is a buster as well. funny goofy awesome dog!

[sk8rkid321]

ive wanted to see buster in action, i read your article in air gunner all the time, what a great dog

ive got a jack russel who does the same.

she chases them down the hole aswell.

[mikeygasbag]

@sk8rkid321 Thanks for that. I'm pleased that you are enjoying my articles. Buster really is a treat to work with. He may not be the fastest retriever in the world but he is steady and reliable. Mike.

[blingers321]

i killed a rabbit once whit my airsoft rifle caz i didnt have a bow like my granddad and my dog retrieved it

[blingers321]

cocker spaniels are awesome

[luuko656]

could anybody tell me how the bolt is cycled? i mean, does it work the same way as a mauser rifle?

[QRichTee]

is this a good rifle i want one but can't decide between this and the hw100 :-/

[mikeygasbag]

@QRichTee The Daystate Huntsman is an ideal rifle for long distance stalking, it is light and easy to carry. The HW100 is a superb piece of engineering, solid and dependable. It would be very difficult to decide between either. Mike.

[mikeygasbag]

@QRichTee The Daystate Huntsman is an ideal rifle for long distance stalking, it is light and easy to carry. The HW100 is a superb piece of engineering, solid and dependable. It would be very difficult to decide between either. Mike.

[QRichTee]

@mikeygasbag

lol i know it was difficult so i got a rapid. lol know i have superb reliability and built quality, and it weight about 7 pounds so its in the middle for weight but it litteraly the best gun i've shot.

[TreeTrappin]

What a good dog!!

My dog would of been all the way to the mason dixon line if she found that rabbit.

How old is you cocker spaniel

[luuko656]

what excatly is the "mason dixon" line? ive heard it in a song...

[TreeTrappin]

when the united states was free states vs. slave states missouri wanted to become a slave state. So to make missouri a slave state they had to make a free state. That is when they made maine. Then they made a line separating slave states from free states and this is known as the mason dixon line.

Its basically the border between the North and the South.

[luuko656]

aah i see...thanks!

[mikeygasbag]

@TreeTrappin Buster is just over 6 years old. I have been working him for almost 5 years now. He is fantastic out in the field but, better still, he is one of the family back home. Mike.

[paddy0909]

nice place bet is good for pigeons

[jackawoof]

Very good all the best for the season!

[70Mack]

Nice dog,doing what he supposed to do instead of being led around a show ring by a big fat poof looking all fancy and incapable of doing the job it was bred for.A very well done to you and your dog.

[SBURGER0304]

What a nice spaniel. Its nice to finally see a cocker doing what it has been bred to do.

[freebeez123]

Thats a good dog!

If i sent my Laborador to fetch a rabbit I had shot she would just bloody eat the dam thing!

What Calibre air rifle were you shooting with and can I ask what Scope?

[mikeygasbag]

Hi. I was shooting with a .177 calibre and the scope on my hunting rifle is a Bushnell Legend 5-15x40 with a mil-dot ret.

[freebeez123]

Thats an awesome scope you got there mine is only a 2-7 x 32 scope!

[70Mack]

Just the job for hunting that is,a good allround air rifle scope.

[JockePersson]

good boy :D

[corto12malteze]

nice,good job!

[gargle50]

What a good doooog!