mickmck 716 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 went to bewcastle last nite for a shine . me and a couple of mates that i normaly go out with , we stopped in haltwhistle and bagged 4 or 5 rabbits wich got the dogs warmed up , then drove up to bewcastle , now ive been up there a while ago and had a beltin night got 19 rabbit out of one feild . it was lifting with em , but we drove all over up that way last nite and only seen 3 or 4 rabbits and they were a bit lamp shy . just wandered if any one else has been up that way and found it a bit hard to find rabbit , we did come accross charlie so not a total waste of a night , we stopped at haltwhistle again on the way back and bagged a few more . but wasnt happy with the bunny situation up bewcastle:wallbash: Quote Link to post
Guest stewie Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 good bag mate Quote Link to post
markg 0 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 where abouts in haltwhislte were you lamping as my mate has alot around that area? Quote Link to post
mickmck 716 Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 where abouts in haltwhislte were you lamping as my mate has alot around that area? im not sure what the place is called we just park up and have a wander:whistling: Quote Link to post
Staggerz 7 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 maybe certain people are being too greedy and are killing them faster than they can reproduce? just a thought like Quote Link to post
mickmck 716 Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 maybe certain people are being too greedy and are killing them faster than they can reproduce? just a thought like i have found the same thing down in yorkshire where i got some permission , first few times down there was chocker with em and last time i went there was very few Quote Link to post
scotty2306 37 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 maybe certain people are being too greedy and are killing them faster than they can reproduce? just a thought like i have found the same thing down in yorkshire where i got some permission , first few times down there was chocker with em and last time i went there was very few ive found nothing this year i think old rabbit is about extinct Quote Link to post
mickmck 716 Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 maybe certain people are being too greedy and are killing them faster than they can reproduce? just a thought like i have found the same thing down in yorkshire where i got some permission , first few times down there was chocker with em and last time i went there was very few ive found nothing this year i think old rabbit is about extinct its very strange , where they all at ? we done 140 miles last night Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,217 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Where are they all at? The number of folk lamping now . . . .. . if they each only take ten a week. . . .. . . .. think about how many rabbits that is. . . . . . and they started on them end of July. . . . . . Quote Link to post
mickmck 716 Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Where are they all at? The number of folk lamping now . . . .. . if they each only take ten a week. . . .. . . .. think about how many rabbits that is. . . . . . and they started on them end of July. . . . . . yes i know what your sayin , but its never ben so bad in previous years and i would think there has always been as many people at it . just seems like everthing is a bit scarce Quote Link to post
hullhunter 219 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 i would not say they are up my way we have been seeing lots of everything. Quote Link to post
mickmck 716 Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 i would not say they are up my way we have been seeing lots of everything. i think it deppends on where you go , but you go where its always been good ? and the last couple of weeks has been hard to find , iv been doin some miles trying to get a good night . from yorkshire to carslile Quote Link to post
Trigger 26 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 went to a couple of hot spots myself last night and there was feck all out. asked a couple of other lads in the area who went out last night and they said they also had the same night as me brilliant weather no rabbits very strange. Quote Link to post
mickmck 716 Posted September 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 went to a couple of hot spots myself last night and there was feck all out. asked a couple of other lads in the area who went out last night and they said they also had the same night as me brilliant weather no rabbits very strange. i cant work it out mate , ill just keep trying:victory: Quote Link to post
Leeview 792 Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 were you lamping Bewcastle after all the snow had gone? or Yorkshire? rabbits got hit real bad last winter and although the ones left breed like rabbits not a lot survived could that be the answer? Y.I.S Leeview Quote Link to post
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