Rabbits Bolting While Tilling Nets

[Arry 25,821]

Lads just wondered if your getting rabbits bolting before the ferret are put to ground, it seems to be happening more often. Before two years ago I had only had it happen a few times, but this year we have had it about six or seven times, tilling a hedge few days ago one bolted into a net right next to me five minutes later my mate had the same. Carried on put the ferrets to ground got few more , no weasel or stoat. Its puzzling us and we have a fare few years behind us now.

 

Cheers Arry

[The one 8,598]

Mostly in shallow burrows seems there nerves go and they bolt , might be your to noisy on top ?.

[Arry 25,821]

Did have to cut in bloody black thorn when two bolted the other day, but seems to happening more and more over the last couple of years. As for noise I know what you mean I use to get a slap round my ear from father if I even talked.

 

Cheers Arry

[rabbit demon 302]

Iv had rabbits bolt quite often when doing the burrows on the sand dunes. No funny when your laying 30 odd nets and they all decide to do a bolt out the last couple of holes you havent got round to netting. These burrows are deep but its soft compact sand, maybe its caving underneath inside parts of the burrows causing them to bolt or they can smell the ferret even in the box. One reason i got the dog was to keep them in or catch them when they do bolt.