CarraghsGem 92 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 ive a new mystery to add to this topic, found a cleanly decapitated rabbit head on my permission today, few days dead + was starting to smell a bit, dog picked it up + brought it to me of all the delights :sick: anyone have any ideas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 ive a new mystery to add to this topic, found a cleanly decapitated rabbit head on my permission today, few days dead + was starting to smell a bit, dog picked it up + brought it to me of all the delights :sick: anyone have any ideas? Someone snaring? Fox takes the body and leaves the head, head gets moved on by something - you find head? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 ive a new mystery to add to this topic, found a cleanly decapitated rabbit head on my permission today, few days dead + was starting to smell a bit, dog picked it up + brought it to me of all the delights :sick: anyone have any ideas? Someone snaring? Fox takes the body and leaves the head, head gets moved on by something - you find head? ive put snares along the fenceline, was a bit late checking them one day and one of the snares was askew, thought rabbit may have managed to slip it somehow, was bit of fur next to snare, hadnt thought of fox taking it, only started useing snares recently! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BLACKBOB 9 Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 A predator would be spooked off by the quad leaving it's prey behind. A rabbit especially young ones will sit very tight in long grass, the old i can't see you so you can't see me trick Also if you were between a rabbit and it's burrow it will sit till you go past. I suspect you are worrying about nothing. Ok fair point about rabbit in long grass as im not sure where burrows are at the moment as its so overgrown and not been here long. But the dead rabbit was dead longer than i thought as on skinning the smell was quite rank and the guts was green through the flesh. It was stone cold so not a fresh kill. Also theres the case of the second find of the half grown rabbit again not touched. There are plenty of preditors here so the dead are quickley wiped up. The two carcases were bone by the next day and totally gone by yesterday morning. Cheers Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 ive a new mystery to add to this topic, found a cleanly decapitated rabbit head on my permission today, few days dead + was starting to smell a bit, dog picked it up + brought it to me of all the delights :sick: anyone have any ideas? Someone snaring? Fox takes the body and leaves the head, head gets moved on by something - you find head? ive put snares along the fenceline, was a bit late checking them one day and one of the snares was askew, thought rabbit may have managed to slip it somehow, was bit of fur next to snare, hadnt thought of fox taking it, only started useing snares recently! That will be it - the fuckers pull the heads off and take the body and once they know where you snare they will keep coming back. Might be worth having a wander by your snares at night with the dog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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