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[wharrier 39]

talking to a farmer the other day while out ferreting he rekons someone down south has got done for spreading it anyone else heard this or similar diddnt seem as many on my permission got 8 but there was one at side of the road with mixy like . long live the rabbit

[Ideation 8,216]

The whole country seems dead this year and imagine what it will be like next year after we have all hit them hard this season.

[fitchet 788]

The whole country seems dead this year and imagine what it will be like next year after we have all hit them hard this season.

they will be back as usual next year . . .

[salukimad 9]

I fecking hope so because it's really dead up my way..

Atb salukimad.

[fitchet 788]

I fecking hope so because it's really dead up my way..

Atb salukimad.

i know what you mean mate went out the other night to a real good place didnt see one rabbit . . .

[Ideation 8,216]

The whole country seems dead this year and imagine what it will be like next year after we have all hit them hard this season.

they will be back as usual next year . . .

 

I'm not saying the humble rabbit will die out totally or anything but if you have a place that has a consistent level of yearly hunting, then the population is dramaticly reduced but the same hunting pressures (and successes) are applied, surely the number of potential breeding animals will be a lot lower than previous years, and so the population will not be able re-establish itself at the same levels and so they cannot 'be back as usual next year'. It seems to have been getting worse each year.

[Guest 2outof3]

loads here and the disease has been and gone

[fitchet 788]

The whole country seems dead this year and imagine what it will be like next year after we have all hit them hard this season.

they will be back as usual next year . . .

 

I'm not saying the humble rabbit will die out totally or anything but if you have a place that has a consistent level of yearly hunting, then the population is dramaticly reduced but the same hunting pressures (and successes) are applied, surely the number of potential breeding animals will be a lot lower than previous years, and so the population will not be able re-establish itself at the same levels and so they cannot 'be back as usual next year'. It seems to have been getting worse each year.

in theory yes you are right. but ive found that when theres hardly any one year the next year there seems to be a bumper year . . . also rabbits breed pretty much all year round now so when alot of lads are leaving them alone in the summer (apart from the airgun crew ) they are breeding then when we start hunting them they will still be breeding atleast a couple of litters . . . it is bloody frustrating though

[Ideation 8,216]

The whole country seems dead this year and imagine what it will be like next year after we have all hit them hard this season.

they will be back as usual next year . . .

 

I'm not saying the humble rabbit will die out totally or anything but if you have a place that has a consistent level of yearly hunting, then the population is dramaticly reduced but the same hunting pressures (and successes) are applied, surely the number of potential breeding animals will be a lot lower than previous years, and so the population will not be able re-establish itself at the same levels and so they cannot 'be back as usual next year'. It seems to have been getting worse each year.

in theory yes you are right. but ive found that when theres hardly any one year the next year there seems to be a bumper year . . . also rabbits breed pretty much all year round now so when alot of lads are leaving them alone in the summer (apart from the airgun crew ) they are breeding then when we start hunting them they will still be breeding atleast a couple of litters . . . it is bloody frustrating though

 

Here's hoping, but from speaking to a few folk around the country this year appears to be worse than normal and the hunting pressures are certainly increasing, and being maintained during the summer, by both the gun lads and many dog folk. I'm thinking of one estate we do, we need to do regular ferreting there on the land owners request, no matter the numbers we get (there are always SOME rabbits about), this year the bags are half what would be expected and the distance traveled on the land far greater. It really feels like we are winkling out the remaning survivors and it will be interesting to see whats about by this time next year. I know they are breeding a lot more but the survival rate of infants doesnt really go up enough to make a massive difference. . . . . o well, like i said - here's hoping!

[fitchet 788]

The whole country seems dead this year and imagine what it will be like next year after we have all hit them hard this season.

they will be back as usual next year . . .

 

I'm not saying the humble rabbit will die out totally or anything but if you have a place that has a consistent level of yearly hunting, then the population is dramaticly reduced but the same hunting pressures (and successes) are applied, surely the number of potential breeding animals will be a lot lower than previous years, and so the population will not be able re-establish itself at the same levels and so they cannot 'be back as usual next year'. It seems to have been getting worse each year.

in theory yes you are right. but ive found that when theres hardly any one year the next year there seems to be a bumper year . . . also rabbits breed pretty much all year round now so when alot of lads are leaving them alone in the summer (apart from the airgun crew ) they are breeding then when we start hunting them they will still be breeding atleast a couple of litters . . . it is bloody frustrating though

 

Here's hoping, but from speaking to a few folk around the country this year appears to be worse than normal and the hunting pressures are certainly increasing, and being maintained during the summer, by both the gun lads and many dog folk. I'm thinking of one estate we do, we need to do regular ferreting there on the land owners request, no matter the numbers we get (there are always SOME rabbits about), this year the bags are half what would be expected and the distance traveled on the land far greater. It really feels like we are winkling out the remaning survivors and it will be interesting to see whats about by this time next year. I know they are breeding a lot more but the survival rate of infants doesnt really go up enough to make a massive difference. . . . . o well, like i said - here's hoping!

[chimp 299]

more round here then last year , chinese rabbit virus killed them last year , couldnt see the dead as apparantly they die underground

[fitchet 788]

more round here then last year , chinese rabbit virus killed them last year , couldnt see the dead as apparantly they die underground

surely someone must have dug to one when ferreting ?

[chimp 299]

more round here then last year , chinese rabbit virus killed them last year , couldnt see the dead as apparantly they die underground

surely someone must have dug to one when ferreting ?

 

thats what i would of thought , personaly i didnt see any . i think skycat said the same

[desertdog 149]

id take into consideration the hard winter we had, i dont think they have bred here as well, mind you with the trigger happy twats about to, its not suprising the numbers are down, but you cant expect the farmers to sit and wait while the bunnies eat their way into the crops, i generally take about 500 a year off one farm, im no where near that number off all my farms, a poor year so far.

[fitchet 788]

 

 

 

that pics a cracker . . .