Rabbit numbers finally on the incline?

[Blue Dog 14]

How’s everyone doing? Back 15-20 years ago I had multiple accounts on here. Was very friendly with a few names. Met life long friends and had some cracking sport with the dogs. 
 

I haven’t been on here for a while, I presumed with fabeook etc this site kind of fizzled out. 
 

I’m just a law abiding rabbiting man nowadays. Bad time to choose so, with rabbit numbers being on their arse nationwide pretty much. 
 

But the past 2 years I’m starting to notice them again in places they’ve been nonexistent in for 10+ years. I’m my opinion, they are starting to make a return. At least they are around my neck of the woods. 
 

What’s everyone else’s thoughts? Is the humble rabbit making a return? 
 

attached a picture of my 11 month old pup. He’s collie whippet. So far making a prefect rabbit chaser. 

[Franks dad 1,132]

Only rabbits I’ve seen lately are at pets at home … nice looking dog btw .. 

[fred90 3,328]

lovely pup mate, hope numbers are getting better but certainly not from what I have seen in last 7 years it's gradually got worse. 

[terryd 8,755]

Nice dog indeed. As for numbers it’s same old story. They build up over 4 or 5 years then bang get knocked back to nothing again. 

[WataWalloper 1,660]

What was your last names so we can tell if your full a shite or not haha 

[Black neck 16,492]

2 minutes ago, WataWalloper said:

What was your last names so we can tell if your full a shite or not haha 

Our team

[Moochersways 222]

Yeah not been bad here last few years enough to keep the dog and ferrets busy all season, picked up a couple new permissions as well this year with decent numbers......they always bounce back look at mixi whipped out huge numbers but they came back from that

[Moochersways 222]

Is that lil dog from Mooching mutts?

[shaaark 11,000]

On 07/04/2025 at 15:37, Blue Dog said:

How’s everyone doing? Back 15-20 years ago I had multiple accounts on here. Was very friendly with a few names. Met life long friends and had some cracking sport with the dogs. 
 

I haven’t been on here for a while, I presumed with fabeook etc this site kind of fizzled out. 
 

I’m just a law abiding rabbiting man nowadays. Bad time to choose so, with rabbit numbers being on their arse nationwide pretty much. 
 

But the past 2 years I’m starting to notice them again in places they’ve been nonexistent in for 10+ years. I’m my opinion, they are starting to make a return. At least they are around my neck of the woods. 
 

What’s everyone else’s thoughts? Is the humble rabbit making a return? 
 

attached a picture of my 11 month old pup. He’s collie whippet. So far making a prefect rabbit chaser. 

Nice dog.

21" tts and 36lb weight?

[poxon 5,826]

Nice looking pup been a big decline in numbers by me for about 15 or so yrs got worse an worse to the point were I jacked in the end running dogs the last season I worked my bitch I ended the season on 96 lamped rabbits all season I put in the graft I’d walk miles an miles for runs most outings was normally 1 or 2 rabbits in the bag a few blank nights then the following season become my last I started the season with all the enthusiasm in the world I was pulling all nighters looking for runs with little to no return it was like Barron land I come to a conclusion after all these years of running dogs that it is time it is time waisted that I’d never get back and that I could spend the time with my misses and kids instead.still a crazy feeling in season when the night looks right not being out for a shine but who knows if numbers make a return I might make a sabbatical return on the lamp but don’t look like it’ll be any time soon as there’s little to no activity round here of rabbits 

[leegreen 2,222]

5 hours ago, Franks dad said:

Only rabbits I’ve seen lately are at pets at home … nice looking dog btw .. 

Do you remember how much they were?

[fred90 3,328]

you know how bad things really are when you can travel miles in many parts of the country and don't see any roadkill rabbits. 

[mC HULL 14,290]

38 minutes ago, fred90 said:

you know how bad things really are when you can travel miles in many parts of the country and don't see any roadkill rabbits. 

were you live lol 

[Franks dad 1,132]

4 hours ago, leegreen said:

Do you remember how much they were?

No sorry ,didn’t look at the price 

[fred90 3,328]

2 hours ago, mC HULL said:

were you live lol 

Derbyshire mate, but travelling to coast through Lincolnshire there is nothing, that was unknown years ago, last week went up A1m  to Berwick-upon-Tweed saw 1 rabbiti. on side of the road 

Edited April 10 by fred90