Hearing bangs on the field

[mollykins]

The other day when I was biking to school over the field at the back of my house, I saw a 4x4 pull up in the distance, someone get out, and a bang. This would have been between 8.15 and 8.25, and the car was parked next to a small area of trees. The person got back in and drove off.

Now this morning, sitting in the dining room at the back of the house I keep hearing similar bangs.

Can anyone offer a sensible explanation? Could it be a gun?

I'm only posting in CB because I don't know what topic to put it in and lots of people look at CB threads so only sensible things please.

[ChuckFickens]

Yes, probably a shotgun.

[jackthehat]

Unless the bangs are in very quick succession in which case it could be either an Uzi or an AK47......

[mollykins]

The other day I only heard one, which could have been something to do with the engine.

Today i've now heard between 5 and 10 with a couple of minute between each. It's quite a low pitched noise for a gun (not an ak47). I onbviously can't see it not, but even last week, I was too far away to see.

But there'd be nothing anyone would want to shoot at. It's rare to see deer, there're rabbits but I've only ever seen them in a completely different field. There's no pheasants nearby.

[redcrx]

could be bird scarers.

[jackthehat]

Possibly an SA80, then..........

[mollykins]

But why would they have a gun on a field?

[LoftyLottie]

Bird Scarers perhaps, although unusual at this time of year. More likely to be someone shooting in the area of the trees. The gamekeepers have been shooting rabbits in the wood behind us quite a lot in the last few weeks.

[naomi24]

Just because you've only seen rabbits in a different field doesn't mean there are none in that field. It's most likely to be someone out shooting them.

[RATTER15]

Rabbits, its dark now at that time, they are probably shooting rabbits with a lamp. there will be many more rabbits in the field after dark.

[mollykins]

It's not like a forest lofty. It's a small area of bushed with no more than 10 large trees i'd say. You can see through it, it's not that dense. And i didn't see the person go inside them. Infact as I remember it, the car was parked parallel to the trees and the person stood infront on the car, so they were barely level with the trees.

[naomi24]

So, what do you think it could be Molly?

[mollykins]

This was over a week ago maybe even two, it wasn't dark. My mum would rather give me bus fare than let me bike over the field when it's dark. And since i've heard them today (still keep hearing them) it's been light.

[naomi24]

So it's light. People shoot when it's light.

[mollykins]

A canon!!! ???? There were no canons about at it sounded like it came from either the 4x4 or the person. But if it was the 4x4 backfiring why would it happen once the other day and several times now/

[HabDabs]

A 4x4 parked near a field will be someone letting off fireworks safely.

[berniecuddles]

have you thought of going over and asking them??

[jackthehat]

They are probably trying out a new generation of RPGs.