GarryN 5 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 When ferreting at the weekend we caught a squeaker I would think about 3 weeks old, has anybody else caught a one at this time of year? We were on the Dunes in Northumberland 30 yards from the North Sea. I now have it lodged in a cage by my Lady friend and her Daughter... Don't ask :icon_redface: Quote Link to post
doddsy1970 9 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I havent even seen any rabbits in kit yet. They do breed all year now apparently Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Its unusual to see leverets at this time of year, but not rare, if rabbits have food they will breed. Quote Link to post
olliedakennard 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 when ferreting on saturday i caught a 4 week old rabbit and when gutting a doe i found she had 7 embryos inside her. Quote Link to post
scotty04 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 a guy i know from the same street as me found a rabbit weeks old on the farm that he visits it was caught up in a fight and the rest of them were dead apart from this one it did have a cut to its side and head but funny thing was he kept it for his kids and the things is now a pretty big rabbit and very friendly Quote Link to post
col g 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 i had a couple this time lat year while out ferreting.i bolted them and the dog brought them back live to hand.i got the ferret out,removed the nets and never bothered going back out .i let the squeakers go for sport later that season which is unusual for me Quote Link to post
thebolt 4 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 done a bit of ferreting today and bolted a little un it was so small it didnt even disturb the net. then when gutting at end of day there was 2 doe's with good size young inside Quote Link to post
8shot 192 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 lets just hope this really cold weather will put them off a bit dont want to hang my nets up just yet Quote Link to post
Kye 77 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Ive had pregnant does, kits, young rabbits at every month of the year when ferreting...we usualy started late september, and finished end of Febuary same as most of our hunting...mainly pest control. Kye.. Quote Link to post
whippetmike 3 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 yeah we had three 1/4 grown and when guttin had one with young in that was on the 3rd of jan in shropshire Quote Link to post
biffa 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 i had a milky doe at the start of the season seemed abit sttrange realy Quote Link to post
auld salmon 28 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Its unusual to see leverets at this time of year, but not rare, if rabbits have food they will breed. [/quote i might be wrong but is a levret not a young hare Quote Link to post
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