rabbits

[Guest valley2010]

i have neva seen a year like last year rabbits have disapperd i use to get 10 - 20 rabbits a night but not no more the last time i went out was january and i must of counted about 15 rabbits on my 2 farms its crap down here does any body els think the same were they live or is it good

[Baghdadnights 150]

Same here in Northamptonshire bud. Numbers are right down, and the ones I do see are skittish as hell.

Maybe the severe cold spell we had end of last year as killed them of.

Unless someone on here as any other ideas.

Atb Kev

[northantscourser 118]

Same here in Northamptonshire bud. Numbers are right down, and the ones I do see are skittish as hell.

Maybe the severe cold spell we had end of last year as killed them of.

Unless someone on here as any other ideas.

Atb Kev

all on my land the numbers are been down this season

[bigoy19706 276]

there a good number of rabbits where i am it just cant get any good slips as soon as we step foot on the field there all off thers a lot of lads going on the same fields as us we allway see lamp in over feels when we are out

[hullhunter 219]

there is more than ever were i go and they has been all year pluss there is hundreds of babys about all ready so its looking like they will be even more next season. if you are taking 10/20 rabbits every time you go out then is there any wonder they are thin on the ground look at it this way you go out one time a week and take 10 rabbits each time then thats 520 rabbits a year. so think how much that figure will go up if you are going out more than one time a week witch most do.

[bradaz2009 9]

myxi that got a habit of wiping places out round here but the cold weather, more people hunting allsorts of reasons really

[Guest valley2010]

i know [bANNED TEXT] that does make sence i didnt always get 10 most time i use to get 5-2

[toby1066 413]

numbers down in a lot of places mate its the worse ive seen it

[baw 4,360]

numbers down in a lot of places mate its the worse ive seen it

 

It must be bad.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Baghdadnights 150]

One of my permissions I haven't shot or lamped for near on 6 months, thought the numbers would be right up but nothing.

Not seen any mixy. Other thing that's unexplainable is how easily the ones we are seeing get spooked.

Atb Kev

[baw 4,360]

One of my permissions I haven't shot or lamped for near on 6 months, thought the numbers would be right up but nothing.

Not seen any mixy. Other thing that's unexplainable is how easily the ones we are seeing get spooked.

Atb Kev

 

 

rabbits down...... lamp shy.........wonder what it could be..... nope, unexplainable right enough

[rolysmate 49]

Over the years I"ve found that rabbit stocks on a particular piece of land can vary from year to year, a piece of land that one year can be your best spot the following season can be dead.

Generally I would suspect that myxie would be a big factor in this and also this year the extremely bad weather we had in nov/dec will have been an extra factor.

[Baghdadnights 150]

I did think someone might be poaching but the perm I've not been on for six months is a cricket club that had security issues. They installed cameras my bro had to watch all the vids. No one has been there.

Atb Kev

[baw 4,360]

I did think someone might be poaching but the perm I've not been on for six months is a cricket club that had security issues. They installed cameras my bro had to watch all the vids. No one has been there.

Atb Kev

 

Right........ How come you never done it mate if you don't mind me asking? I'd have thought a cricket club would want the rabbits kept down. I don't know any cricket clubs mind you.... did it hold many rabbits?

[Baghdadnights 150]

Couldn't because of the security issue police were watching the grounds as well as cameras recording. I'd literally had the perm for about 3 weeks rabbits everywhere took 20 on each visit. Then the issue which has now been lifted been back over five times seen 4 or 5 rabbits at prob 300 yds then they bolt.

Atb Kev