VHD set to decimate our rabbit population!

[Councilestatekid 1,644]

I was up on the outer hebrides not long ago in Ness as I've family there and when I was wondering about didnt see a single rabbit I got told there's ment to be out and about on the moors but I never saw any 

[fred90 3,089]

1 minute ago, Councilestatekid said:

I was up on the outer hebrides not long ago in Ness as I've family there and when I was wondering about didnt see a single rabbit I got told there's ment to be out and about on the moors but I never saw any 

same in lakedistrict was there in September didn't see any out walking. didn't see a single 1 knocked over or sat on grass verges while travelling either. 

[Councilestatekid 1,644]

30 minutes ago, fred90 said:

same in lakedistrict was there in September didn't see any out walking. didn't see a single 1 knocked over or sat on grass verges while travelling either. 

Same Fred I'm a regular visitor to the lakes as I do a lot of hill walking i and have only seen a handful out and about in years Ive only been up 4 times this year and didn't see 1 now you mention it 

[Deker 3,450]

3 hours ago, Born Hunter said:

Nothing but pockets of rabbits round here now compared to 10 years ago. Disease has utterly f****d them. Bloody shame really but at least I had some good rabbiting before it all went.

Not sure they will ever recover. When myxi was introduced it knocked the population back permanently. It should be expected that RHD will have a similar effect.

??????

It was reported a few years ago there were more rabbits in the UK than when myxomatosis was introduced.

[Blackbriar 8,568]

1 hour ago, CushtyJook said:

Rabbits and hunting for them is pointless around here and has been for a few years 

I haven't seen a single rabbit, since I moved back to the county a year ago ! Not one !

I've got permissions in North Bucks, too - same story !

[Gav 1,708]

2 hours ago, Councilestatekid said:

I was up on the outer hebrides not long ago in Ness as I've family there and when I was wondering about didnt see a single rabbit I got told there's ment to be out and about on the moors but I never saw any 

I was doing galson to europie and taking upto 100 a week until around two weeks ago, they were a massive problem and a good earner for me at 50p a tail. I won't be going out for rabbit any more until I see if there's a good recovery.

[Councilestatekid 1,644]

4 minutes ago, Gav said:

I was doing galson to europie and taking upto 100 a week until around two weeks ago, they were a massive problem and a good earner for me at 50p a tail. I won't be going out for rabbit any more until I see if there's a good recovery.

 

[Councilestatekid 1,644]

I's this europie top near port of Ness and galson is that where the big estate is pal

[Gav 1,708]

We ways wanted that house overlooking Port Beach, its a cracker, see the mainland from there

[Gav 1,708]

2 minutes ago, Councilestatekid said:

I's this europie top near port of Ness and galson is that where the big estate is pal

That's port of ness, europie is other side of ness where playpark is. Galson is between melbost and dell, the estate is galson estate and covers 56,000 acres ness to Barvas.

[Councilestatekid 1,644]

Yea I remember where Barvas was I remember seeing a lot of warrens on way upto the is it the butte of Ness sorry if wtong where the lighthouse is

[Councilestatekid 1,644]

[Gav 1,708]

Aye just before the butt of lewis, it's a massive beach down there.

[Councilestatekid 1,644]

Was told the local vet likes his lurchers

[Gav 1,708]

Just now, Councilestatekid said:

Was told the local vet likes his lurchers

Aye Hector, he used to get his rabbits for his lurchers up at europie. Small world, even here