rabbiting should stop at the end of febuary,gives them a chance for breeding a few more before the season starts again in september,but these days everyone with a lurcher or gun seems to be a summertime pest controller f**k knows what they do in the winter,even this lamping competition being run in march sets a bad example and that is just so someone can say my dog is better than yours,so with this type of behavier from grown men things are looking a bit grim for the rabbit population.