NID 0 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I think the biggest enemy of a healthy hare population are foxes. ATB Michael Spot on Michael,foxes decimate leverets,atb NID. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MickyB Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Good numbers here, stable or increasing populations in most of my areas, but I do know several places I cover, where hares are no longer present... with differing reasons for each. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
border lad 1,047 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 this area were I live, was were the Scottish national coursing, was held, the hares, have almost dissapeared, there was always abundance of hares here, there is a lot of silage cutting, here and with the modern day equipment, I am sure it is taken a heavy toll, 2(( buzzards, and other birds of prey are taken the Leverts,3 (( shooting, and Lamping hares at night, with second rate dogs, ((((( this little brown warrior, give us the best of sport for over 50 years, it is sad that this fellow is disappearing at a rapid rate, when I said fellows Lamping hares, here at night ((( that is up here, I saw so called good dogs barely able to put a bend in these hares, (((( there was No slagging dogs in those days put your dog out on the field and let us see what they can do, that was were it was proven, not behind computer screens, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
artic 595 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Same here, a good number of them, infact there has been a incline in numbers over the last 2 years. There are many Buzzards. A nice bright sunny day will produce plenty of thermals to see these birds soar effortlessly into the sky. Wonderful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferretess 230 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Went out for the day with my son got him a camera so went for a wonder sitting having an ice cream looking accross some fields when noticed these running about there was 3 more but they took of when we got to close Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buntinbee 0 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Thirty odd years ago when I was a youngster, it didn't matter where my dad took me fishing, there were always hares to be seen in the big fields (Aberdeenshire). I can't remember the last time I saw a hare round about here now, other than up beside Braemar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,467 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I think the biggest enemy of a healthy hare population are foxes. ATB Michael Spot on Michael,foxes decimate leverets,atb NID. I've found more hare carcases round cubbing earths than rabbits round here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Anybody know much about hare conservation? What things can be done to help local populationsn etc. Round my way we are not short of them but in some areas there are very few. Obvious things like, predator control and different farm management practices, but what else? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martync1967 64 Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 havent seen any hares around barrow area for years although there are a lot of fox in and around the area Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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