hare loss

[redrobin 6]

what would you blame for the decline in hares theres land devoid of hares that once held decent numbers.i think the increase in buzzards and other birds of prey has played a significant part 20 years ago you never seen a buzzard now there as common as dog shit.lamping has also played its part as theres dogs taking hare on the lamp that would struggle daytime.

[jedandlevo 8]

what would you blame for the decline in hares theres land devoid of hares that once held decent numbers.i think the increase in buzzards and other birds of prey has played a significant part 20 years ago you never seen a buzzard now there as common as dog shit.lamping has also played its part as theres dogs taking hare on the lamp that would struggle daytime.

 

around our area i would blame the amout of youngens with dogs they slip x amount of dogs on any thing that moves

[lurcherman 28]

yes lamping has defo played its part and as you say some dogs that take hare's on the lamp couldent take the same number of daytime hares if any,

[mossyh07 64]

I know in Ireland lads netting hares and not returning them has played a huge part, at the end of the day if most people see 3 hares and kill one they are doing well, if a lad out with nets and a lamp sees 5 he's more than likely going to get 5 if he's anygood.

[#1poacher 8]

hi a still believe that they move on to safer ground there is no hares in fields next to roads anymore because of lamping. years ago i could drive round the same bits and see 15 hares now theres none even on early mornings same old story

[Guest stewie]

what would you blame for the decline in hares theres land devoid of hares that once held decent numbers.i think the increase in buzzards and other birds of prey has played a significant part 20 years ago you never seen a buzzard now there as common as dog shit.lamping has also played its part as theres dogs taking hare on the lamp that would struggle daytime.

buzzards wont have a great deal to do with it mate they wont even take a leveret the only BOP that could bother hares in uk is the goshawk and golden eagle and even then not enough to hit numbers in any area be dickheads shooting them thats your problem

[breeze 1,308]

buzzards wont have a great deal to do with it mate they wont even take a leveret

 

 

Oh yes they will Stewie, A farm manager I know has seen them take young hare's and then drop them from a height like a stone

[Simoman 110]

Modern farming practice has a huge part to play in decimation of hare populations......

[Hannah4181 260]

As do high numbers of Badgers.

[artic 595]

I've not seen no decline what so ever.

[Guest filthy animal]

Shooters everytime. A gun doesn't know the difference between a strong or weak hare... a dog does. How many shooters do you know that aren't in it for the numbers?

[graham4877 1,181]

Shooters everytime. A gun doesn't know the difference between a strong or weak hare... a dog does. How many shooters do you know that aren't in it for the numbers?

yep mate its all down to them fat shooters!!!

Edited December 7, 2010 by graham4877

[PeakOil 352]

We get told to shoot them if possible to stop dickheads driving across fields, through fences, gates, crops and hedges to chase the hares in 4x4's. I thought the dog was supposed to chase the hare, not the jeep.

[Guest filthy animal]

We get told to shoot them if possible to stop dickheads driving across fields, through fences, gates, crops and hedges to chase the hares in 4x4's. I thought the dog was supposed to chase the hare, not the jeep.

 

Aye, shameful if it actully happens....cant see it myself, sounds like an excuse to me.

["Earth!" 503]

Modern farming practice has a huge part to play in decimation of hare populations......

 

liver flu is wiping them out..

yet another disease bought about to control rabbit numbers but the hare also picks it up.