Lots of cool old memories from the good old days in this thread. My Grandpa Williams grew up on the family farm just off the Lund Highway. He remembers a winter in the 40s where school was closed down for a couple weeks because there was several feet of snow everywhere (and we think this winter is something to talk about) and he had a blast because he could go out and blast bunnies outside the house all the time. Apparently the numbers were pretty insane. My dad who was a highschool kid in the 70s said a typical outing was right around 20 rabbits per gun. Anything less than that felt like a waste of time.
We used to hunt rabbits out by Lund Highway back in the mid 70's. Along with Midvalley Road, behind Enoch, and out on Minersville Hwy.
Our best spots were where the turd whirler is now, and out on the Clark farm on Minersville Hwy north of Enoch.
All the places that are subdivisions are now

Always used .22 rifles at first. Slayed them for a long time.
I finally started taking my dad's Colt .22 pistol just for kicks. Got pretty good with that pistol. Used to piss my buddy off that I could get as many bunnies with that as he did with his .22 rifle.

When I was 19 I bought my own Colt. My girlfriend at the time was 23........so it's actually in her name.... Love that gun still. Now I have my Dad's Colt as well. Used it to quality for my conceal permit years ago.
That's why I still shoot pistols pretty well, I'm guessing. Was a lot of fun.
Don't go out like that much anymore. Have been with the grandkids a few times. But, don't see the rabbits like we used to. And we have to go a lot further out of town than we used to. Use that to teach them gun safety and about hunting with others. A couple of them are good shots already. It's still enjoyable.