The difference is, hunting licenses pay for upkeep of the land and all attendant public costs. Poaching is stealing. It's not a matter of having the proper government permit or not, but paying for the upkeep of what you do.
Also, an airgun is a small caliber for a rabbit. While I don't think a .223 is necessary, an airgun may well not kill the rabbit. You really need a .22.
It bears repeating, unfortunately, that you should hunt LEGALLY and join a club or whatever and go with someone who's hunted before.
Crazed Rabbits also shoot back!
As it happens, I was looking at one of these yesterday: http://www.eotech-inc.com/product.php?id=29&cat=2
Seems like it'd be a useful sight for hunting.
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