Maybe just the winter mate, 6 months takes in all the bad months. Its not as if you've done it for years and can compare...... you know what its like mate, you walk your ground late august early September, mouth drooling at all the rabbits, waiting on the cover to die..... it dies late October/November, you go out and all those f*****g summer rabbits are no where to be seen lol. it's probably the norm