BlackdogPete

Leeview, you make a very good point. The only reason we have an abundance of hares is down to first rate habitat and fox control. I'm only prepared to move hares onto ground where they stand a similar chance. Fortunately with all the agri-environment schemes that most landowners are involved in now, good habitat is much more widespread than it has historically been. If the population has been wiped out then there is nothing to regenerate from, which is where I see my little project fitting in.

Thank you all for your replies. I am very aware of the limitations of what I am proposing. Really I am just putting my toe in the water, I think it will be an interesting project, a chance to learn some new skills and the right thing to do with surplus hares. If I have any degree of success I would happily scale up, but for the moment I'm happy keeping it low key. I was thinking of catching at night, possibly using a quad, or two, to drive hares. I think I know the ground and the hare population well enough to stand a fair chance of getting a net in the right place, but I do agree that

We are fortunate enough to have a very healthy hare population. Every year I shoot a good load that are visible from the roads, just to stop unwanted attention. I am increasingly keen to try and relocate some to local estates. I've mucked around with longnets and ferrets a bit, many years ago and I have been involved in a couple of large daytime hare captures, so I have a basic understanding but am far from an expert and have a few questions. A hundred yard quickset system seems to me to be a good starting point to me, but what spec should I be looking for in a hare specific net? Mesh

I've just got myself a long wheelbase Vitara for knocking about with the dogs. Would recommend it highly, proper four wheel drive with low range is a real bonus.

As a long time, off and on lurker here I thought it was about time I said hello. I'm a keeper's son and have been a keeper myself for nearly thirty years. My main interests are gundogs, trapping, rifles and reloading but anything about the countryside fascinates me. Looking forward to chatting with you all