gandalf 0 Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 (edited) hi all just been told today by an older gentleman who used to hunt in years gone by that the best way to remember when not to shoot rabbit is all the months in the year with an 'R' in it has anyone heard of this before ,is there any truth or sense to it or is he having a laugh at my expense Edited February 4, 2008 by gandalf Quote Link to post
Deker 3,453 Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 hi all just been told today by an older gentleman who used to hunt in years gone by that the best way to remember when not to shoot rabbit is all the months in the year with an 'R' in it has anyone heard of this before ,is there any truth or sense to it or is he having a laugh at my expense :11: Did you ask him what reason there was not to shoot rabbits for 8months of the year? Quote Link to post
gandalf 0 Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 hi all just been told today by an older gentleman who used to hunt in years gone by that the best way to remember when not to shoot rabbit is all the months in the year with an 'R' in it has anyone heard of this before ,is there any truth or sense to it or is he having a laugh at my expense :11: Did you ask him what reason there was not to shoot rabbits for 8months of the year? hi yes i think he was trying to imply most rabbits are milky then and i would be spoiling my future sport by shooting them Quote Link to post
borderboy 80 Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 surely he meant that months with an "r" in them where the times to shoot rabbits, being that this means autumn winter and spring...? the normal rabbiting season? Quote Link to post
Deker 3,453 Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 hi all just been told today by an older gentleman who used to hunt in years gone by that the best way to remember when not to shoot rabbit is all the months in the year with an 'R' in it has anyone heard of this before ,is there any truth or sense to it or is he having a laugh at my expense :11: Did you ask him what reason there was not to shoot rabbits for 8months of the year? hi yes i think he was trying to imply most rabbits are milky then and i would be spoiling my future sport by shooting them He is pulling your plonker or has been on too many of the happy pills. Rabbits breed from Feb to October (on the whole) November December January all have R's in. They are all seriously "milky" in May, June, July and August when apparently he says it's ok to shoot them! Give him another bottle and go shoot some rabbits..if you run out find some more land! Cheers Quote Link to post
Coney 3 Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Thats a new one to me can anyone elaborate? Quote Link to post
keeper 51 78 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Thats a new one to me can anyone elaborate? Coney the reason behind this closed season was to protect rabbit stocks i was also given this advice when i first started shooting rabbits 40+years ago by a game keeper of 40years standing if you do the sums this takes us back to 1928 at a time of the depression when fresh food was live food and rabbits were the staple diet of the people and needed to be protected fridges and chicken ding had not arrived on the seen and we still had all 4 seasons at this time rabbits were less inclined during the winter period however this as we all know is no longer the case and the bunnies are going at it like rabbits throught the year lucky rabbits Quote Link to post
keeper 51 78 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Thats a new one to me can anyone elaborate? Coney the reason behind this closed season was to protect rabbit stocks i was also given this advice when i first started shooting rabbits 40+years ago by a game keeper of 40years standing if you do the sums this takes us back to 1928 at a time of the depression when fresh food was live food and rabbits were the staple diet of the people and needed to be protected fridges and chicken ding had not arrived on the seen and we still had all 4 seasons at this time rabbits were less inclined during the winter period however this as we all know is no longer the case and the bunnies are going at it like rabbits throught the year lucky rabbits Quote Link to post
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