bunnyboiler 1,050 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Ithink i have the best land in Leicestershire [ and a lot of it] also i have two blocks of land in Linconshire which amount to over 6 thousand acres, in the past i was limited to what i caught because i only had a market for a bout a week , this year there is almost nothing , this morning i set a few snares on the side of main rail line which is always been good for a few and was looking very good at the end August and found it had been strimmed and gassed by BR something they have never done before in this area, i have had land in the past that bordered BR and that has been gassed but always in the spring when the cover is down . A couple of shots of the line , not as good as i hoped but there is two miles of this mainly bracken and masses of blackberryall been strimmed and gassed , i used to lamp this in the 60s and it was top draw ,very fast land but if the dog knocked the rabbit off its run ,it was curtains, i was just going to snare it this season so we see what is there in the morning. Do you mean Network Rail mate BR is a thing of the past and as far as I know NR do not gas the bunnies and it looks like its been sprayed with weed killer Quote Link to post
bird 9,598 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 last 1 as your mate still got her?, and did it work out ok with sheep etc, . 1 Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Ithink i have the best land in Leicestershire [ and a lot of it] also i have two blocks of land in Linconshire which amount to over 6 thousand acres, in the past i was limited to what i caught because i only had a market for a bout a week , this year there is almost nothing , this morning i set a few snares on the side of main rail line which is always been good for a few and was looking very good at the end August and found it had been strimmed and gassed by BR something they have never done before in this area, i have had land in the past that bordered BR and that has been gassed but always in the spring when the cover is down . A couple of shots of the line , not as good as i hoped but there is two miles of this mainly bracken and masses of blackberryall been strimmed and gassed , i used to lamp this in the 60s and it was top draw ,very fast land but if the dog knocked the rabbit off its run ,it was curtains, i was just going to snare it this season so we see what is there in the morning. Do you mean Network Rail mate BR is a thing of the past and as far as I know NR do not gas the bunnies and it looks like its been sprayed with weed killer No, it has been cut and the holes have been filled and the rabbits are not there so i assume it has been gassed two years ago i cleared rabbits at Flash Farm Narborough on the Leicester to Brum line that was gassed all the way out to Croft.. Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,736 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Well, if the Operatives are using Gas,...it won't be Cymag,..and on a large warren,..the Phostoxin/Talunex tabs are an extremely expensive way of going about things. I would also question their effectiveness when used in an extensive burrow system... Let's hope you see a few holes, dug back out,...a rabbit deserves so much better than dying, choking to death, deep underground... 7 Quote Link to post
Chaff 3,414 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Same round here was looking so good back in august felt sure it was going to be a good one 3 trips out with the ferrets and we have had 6 between us. Some areas can't get to yet on account of birds on ground. Things might pick up yet, it must have been vhd no signs of myxi found a couple of dead ones in bracken that looked perfectly healthy Atb Quote Link to post
rob284 1,679 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Theres plenty if you can travel north ? Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Was on a field that always had rabbits on it, Rodinated. Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,028 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Theres plenty if you can travel north Shropshire is the place it's moving with rabbits 1 Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,012 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 There's always a few left somewhere, no matter what happens. It may take a couple of years but they will be back. rabbits are tough little critters.I hope your right mate. Quote Link to post
morton 5,367 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 not long back, I could go in there, and come out with a bunny or 2. but now empty warrens, my dog and ferrets I feel sorry for Kill em when they breed and there is seldom much left,not having a pop mucker but if we hunt all season,as you do,something as to give. 1 Quote Link to post
Bobtheferret 1,224 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Went out today and whilst there were still quite a few about mixi was everywhere. Half of what i caught was infected, I reckon a month ago I would have caught double and it's not finished yet. Mixi has been lighter round me for last few years but it's back with a vengeance. Quote Link to post
morton 5,367 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Went out today and whilst there were still quite a few about mixi was everywhere. Half of what i caught was infected, I reckon a month ago I would have caught double and it's not finished yet. Mixi has been lighter round me for last few years but it's back with a vengeance. A few weeks ago,in my immediate vicinity,there was at least 100 rabbits within 70 acres,this weekend there is about 2 aided by the rabbit pox.Ive certainly influenced the local bunny populace and the 20 or 30 ive nailed this summer with the terriers certainly lends itself to the fact that if id left them alone,even after the influence of the pox,ill warrant id be seeing 5 or 6 now. Quote Link to post
terryd 8,102 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 You do have to manage your spots a bit even though your at the mercy of mixi. I had a little perm and when my dog was 2 I could go there with the lamp and knock 3 or 4 over nearly every time. Easy access and perm so i could go early it was just to easy to get lazy and instead of walking the dog just wait till dark and have a run or two. The place is empty now so lesson learnt there. They all count Quote Link to post
Bobtheferret 1,224 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 You do have to manage your spots a bit even though your at the mercy of mixi. I had a little perm and when my dog was 2 I could go there with the lamp and knock 3 or 4 over nearly every time. Easy access and perm so i could go early it was just to easy to get lazy and instead of walking the dog just wait till dark and have a run or two. The place is empty now so lesson learnt there. They all count That's what really f****ed me off today, I had been really sensible with this place. Loads of rabbits but never went overboard and just shot a few in the summer to show my face then mixi rolls in and ruins my careful 'gamekeeping'. Still nothing than can be done, they will come back but will have to be careful this season not to take to many and leave as many as possible for breeding next year. Quote Link to post
Neal 1,795 Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Almost the only rabbits I see around my way now are on roundabouts! I've probably seen less than half a dozen on my shrinking permission during the last few years and, as a result, I didn't even bother to replace my last two ferrets when they died about four years ago. Still walking/working the dogs though and I've got a pup booked for next summer...a walk's not the same without a dog to share it with. We still get the occasional squirrel or pigeon...and two holidays per year in Devon to remind them what a rabbit smells like. 1 Quote Link to post
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