Totaly wiped out

[jetro 5,349]

[jetro 5,349]

[jetro 5,349]

Was out today mooching, and nothing around anywhere. These places were heaving with rabbits, for as long as I can remember. Dug plenty of foxes as well in the area, now scarce. 

Is it like this for many others. Not looking for the future. 

Atb j 

[Elchapo 3,172]

16 minutes ago, jetro said:

Was out today mooching, and nothing around anywhere. These places were heaving with rabbits, for as long as I can remember. Dug plenty of foxes as well in the area, now scarce. 

Is it like this for many others. Not looking for the future. 

Atb j 

It’s pretty shit everywhere just lately rabbits bin proper thin on ground my way for while , got some new permissions with hares on  and they seem to have that new disease all puss coming from there eyes 

[jetro 5,349]

3 minutes ago, Elchapo said:

It’s pretty shit everywhere just lately rabbits bin proper thin on ground my way for while , got some new permissions with hares on  and they seem to have that new disease all puss coming from there eyes 

That's not good to hear. Will it affect the hares, like it did the rabbits do you think.

I drove 50 odd miles this ebring to a mates place, and he had the same story, very few rabbits around his place either this year. Plenty of other game though .

Atb j 

[Penda 3,368]

Shame that but it's the way it is some times I'm pretty lucky round here yeah there are bunnies around like lightning though some places where there were a lot of bunnies doesn't seem to be as many got a lot of places where hs2 have pounded the ground ie built on it and dug it up and stuff but It could be a lot worse I suppose there's other stuff moving closer aswell that's good to me cause if I can't get on to a bunny there's other options on the table and hopefully a meal on the table

[ollieollie 766]

They’re few and far between here, small pockets dotted about, I’m sure they’ll recover given time, I’ve increased my summer snaring because the good numbers I’m seeing during summer are gone come winter

 

[ryaldinhio 5,188]

Numbers were picking up around me then the floods happened. There's still a few about concentrated on higher ground. Hopefully others have the sense to leave em be while they recover but I'm not holding my breath. The dickheads round here will see it as some sort of advantage that they are concentrated on smaller ground. Fools.

[Elchapo 3,172]

8 hours ago, Elchapo said:

It’s pretty shit everywhere just lately rabbits bin proper thin on ground my way for while , got some new permissions with hares on  and they seem to have that new disease all puss coming from there eyes 

Looks to be the case , gutted really as was chuffed with getting it and looks like in couple month will probably be nothing on there 

[C.green 3,260]

18 minutes ago, Elchapo said:

Looks to be the case , gutted really as was chuffed with getting it and looks like in couple month will probably be nothing on there 

Put a pic up of these hares. Got loads on my doorstep see some most days not seen what your talking about.

Edited January 5, 2020 by C.green

[Elchapo 3,172]

43 minutes ago, C.green said:

Put a pic up of these hares. Got loads on my doorstep see some most days not seen what your talking about.

I’ll get one when I’m next on there , it’s like a yellow puss from there eyes like mixy but without bald patch round there eyes a lad as got farm couple mile away seen couple on there same over the years recons it’s from when the farmers spray crops but farms around it are dairy farmers so can’t see them spraying , I googled it too see what it was and seems to be few reported cases of it in England but there saying it’s rvd 

[jetro 5,349]

6 hours ago, W. Katchum said:

Is that your place jetro? Lucky man if it is, looks a lovely place to live, get some rabbits back on that ground, I would

It is W.k.. 

The beach is just across the road, it

With hills behind the house. It's very nice here, no rush, traffic ect ect.

We dropped around 25 to 30 rabbits in thoes small fields a few years back, but they never held, I know a few others tried it as well. 

[jetro 5,349]

1 hour ago, ryaldinhio said:

Numbers were picking up around me then the floods happened. There's still a few about concentrated on higher ground. Hopefully others have the sense to leave em be while they recover but I'm not holding my breath. The dickheads round here will see it as some sort of advantage that they are concentrated on smaller ground. Fools.

You will never get anything like that here, even if it rained the full year non stop.

Atb j 

[Penda 3,368]

2 hours ago, ollieollie said:

They’re few and far between here, small pockets dotted about, I’m sure they’ll recover given time, I’ve increased my summer snaring because the good numbers I’m seeing during summer are gone come winter

 

Not having a dig here mate but if your increasing the sharing in the summer isn't that going to be 1 of the factors why there not in the winter

[ollieollie 766]

2 minutes ago, Penda said:

Not having a dig here mate but if your increasing the sharing in the summer isn't that going to be 1 of the factors why there not in the winter

No worries, I know what you are saying but the trend Keeps repeating itself, come autumn they have died off anyway. If I thought a small number were overwintering I would leave off. 
 

also it’s a golf course so I need to be seen to be doing a bit so I don’t lose it to someone else. I don’t snare any other perms