lurcher330 2,297 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) i have notice a few white hares around this year all in all about 6 or 7 and before this year i've only ever seen 1 before is this down to the amount of snow we've had this winter and i never sliped me dog on any of them because years ago my grandfather told me it was bad luck to kill a white hare .Just wondering has anyone else noticed a few about Edited April 4, 2011 by lurcher330 Quote Link to post
Guest valley2010 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 no mate i havnt seen a white hare but i have seen a jet black one with white under his tail and thy r suppost to be well rare Quote Link to post
lurcher330 2,297 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 no mate i havnt seen a white hare but i have seen a jet black one with white under his tail and thy r suppost to be well rare i'd like to come across him he would have to be mounted if he was caught Quote Link to post
black recking it 730 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 i have notice a few white hares around this year all in all about 6 or 7 and before this year i've only ever seen 1 before is this down to the amount of snow we've had this winter and i never sliped me dog on any of them because years ago my grandfather told me it was bad luck to kill a white hare .Just wondering has anyone else noticed a few about i if there is a lot of snow they will come down from the hill,s for easier feeding ect 1 Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 no mate i havnt seen a white hare but i have seen a jet black one with white under his tail and thy r suppost to be well rare i'd like to come across him he would have to be mounted if he was caught Oh matron!! Quote Link to post
bendrover 556 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 i have notice a few white hares around this year all in all about 6 or 7 and before this year i've only ever seen 1 before is this down to the amount of snow we've had this winter and i never sliped me dog on any of them because years ago my grandfather told me it was bad luck to kill a white hare .Just wondering has anyone else noticed a few about its roughly 10 year cycles pal.they peak,then slowly decline in numbers.atb ,B Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 no mate i havnt seen a white hare but i have seen a jet black one with white under his tail and thy r suppost to be well rare i'd like to come across him he would have to be mounted if he was caught Oh matron!! Quote Link to post
toby1066 413 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 think he means white irish hares? could be the cold winter mate some of them do go lighter or full white Quote Link to post
Penda 3,228 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Never been far enough up the north to see one,one day maybe Quote Link to post
lurcher330 2,297 Posted April 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Never been far enough up the north to see one,one day maybe i've seen them around county dublin and county west meath Quote Link to post
moonlighter 1,160 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 There is a white hare near me and I live in the fens!! Its actually a white brown hare and not a mountain hare. Must be some sort of genetic through back or something! Nice to see though. Quote Link to post
Fat-Ferret 857 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I was watching one through the binos while Beagling this season, and as myself and another lad moved to walk further up to get a better view, another got up no less than 20 yards in front of us and sat for a few seconds before moving on. A nice sight which I havent saw in a while Quote Link to post
paddy o neil 6 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 SAW PLENTY OF WHITE HARES IN MEATH, WESTMEATH,DUBLIN AND CO LOUTH THIS YEAR.BUT ONLY AFTER THE HEAVY SNOWFALLS IN DECEMBER. OFTEN CAUGHT PARTIALLY WHITE HARES BEFORE, BUT THIS YEAR SOME WHERE COMPLETELY WHITE. COULD BE A REGURLAR THING IF OUR WINTERS ARE TO BE SEVERE Quote Link to post
iceman001979 1,316 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Caught few this year have photo off 5 wee got and have another off big white buck hare cracker try get them up later Quote Link to post
Blue one 89 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Got 1 this year and seen a few more, its the hard winter id say, seen a few last year as well, when we had all that hard weather then. Quote Link to post
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