juckler123 707 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 What have you noticed about hares i love watching em ive noticed a few things while out on the land they prefer the highest bit of land when breeding [is that so they can find each other easier] i can think of a lot of places where hares gather during breeding around where i live and there always around the highest point theyve got noses like bloodhounds and ive often seen em running on the scents of their mates been lucky enough to see em get into their seat a few times which involves a lot of circling backwards and forwards followed by a leap into the seat[making it hard for a predator to pinpoint ] heard and seen em sucking [calling] their young had em run to and with the dogs when coursing [dog chasing hare with another hare chasing the dog] and running up to the dog kicking their back legs as they come[rambo hare] just wondered what you good folks have seen them up to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest houndblair Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Fantastic animals, thats why i hunt with a beagle pack to get out and we the wildlife! ( PRE BAN OF COURSE ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brokenleg 0 Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Years ago, when i was training my whippetx i used to take her to a hill nearby. There were several pairs of hares that had their territory on and around the hill. These hares got so used to my pup chasing them, that im possitive they ended playing with her. They would wait till the last minute to run, then they would run kicking their legs in the air. That didn't last long,lol. I have also witnessed a "coven". In scotland the folklore says that hares are the soul of witches. One morning i saw at least 30 hares in the one field. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldskool Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 beleive it or not i counted 14 in a field once!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Macnas Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 I've come across them in bunches of 5 to 6, when they're in a bunch like that they stay put a bit longer than what they might if they were on their own. When I'm out with the harriers, and say the dogs are down in the valley, while we're watching from the hillside, I've seen them loping up the hill, right up to us, just to get out of harms way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bondy 0 Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 i,v seen 5or6 chasing each other round a feild :thumbs-up: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juckler123 707 Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 were they in a ring Only ever seen this twice each time there were about a dozen hares all in a perfect circle and all facing inwards whats that about then anybody know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest houndblair Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Whilst beagling today, i sor 5 in one feild which is good for our area Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Great thread: I just love to watch hares going about their business: used to love running them even more! Juckler: they like higher ground as it is drier: hares don't like the wet if they can help it. On the fens we always used to find them on ground that was even an inch or two higher than the rest: I guess it helps them look out for predators as well. On the farm near us they always used to disappear to the lower ground in Winter as the farm is on a hill, and the ground got very cold in Winter. Nowadays, witht he milder Winters, they are there all year round. Nothing to find half a dozen in the same field at night: usually cos they like what's growing there, or they are sheltered from the wind. Once saw 5 dogs on a hare (accidently) and the hare stopped dead and then ran back through all the dogs' legs leaving them in a confused heap, and made its getaway before they could sort themselves out. On ground that was coursed a lot they used to run straight for the nearest rabbit hole or land drain and go to ground as quickly as a rabbit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juckler123 707 Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Where i live theres a lot of high ground but never many hares on it till they start to breed then they seem to congregate on the hills in numbers your dead right about em not liking the wet when the crops are up a lot of the hares can be found on the shortest grass fields they avoid the rape and corn like the plague they can be a real pain to avoid when running the dogs in summer. Ive seen them squatt flat many a time when being coursed and the dogs go flying by they soon seem to educate and if a hare can get away they often use the same trick again ive seen em go to ground when hard pressed but never on a regular basis it sounds like they adapt to anything they must be getting some pressure where you are one bit of land i ran the hares took to running on top of a box holly hedge had to be seen to be believed different hares had learnt to do this as the odd one was caught it used to baffle the dogs they could still see the hare as the hedge was only three feet tall.one thing has always baffled me is why they come when you squeek em up ive heard hares sucking a few times and its not loud yet when tweeting em you can be as loud as you want and they often come running in tabs up and really confident i love hares and i think they must be one of the most run and littlest known of native animals we have cheers for the replies everyone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pointer28 1 Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Beagling last Sunday in Ireland. We hunted one hare for an hour and a half. She swam across a river twice, then lay down flat in some freshly spread slurry and the hounds lost the scent, but we put her up again and she eventually got away. We hunted so hard for the solid 1 1/2 hours that 2 hounds had to be treated for cold shock after swimming that river twice and running so hard. They are improving now but needed close observation for a few days. She provided us with a fantastic days sport, and I have no problem seeing an animal that intelligent get away to live another day. I have once seen a hare turn around and run straight into a pack of beagles and jump over them and get clean away, you should have seen that! A tangle of beagles going berserk and falling over each other to turn around. I think they are the most fantastic animal to hunt, and if you haven't done so before you really should go beagling sometime. Far more involved than foxhunting on horseback. Most of our followers know most of the pack by name. Most mounted foxhound followers would hardly notice if their huntsman turned up with 15 couple of miniature poodles complete with lion trim and pink rinse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elma-fudd 0 Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 yep old long ears deserves lots of respect what a athelte.love to see them run dogs ragged. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Seen hares swiming to try and avoid chasing dogs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanB 0 Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Seen hares swiming to try and avoid chasing dogs Me too doxhope, amazing what animals do to evade capture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brock 11 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 while lamping one night we counted over 40 in two fields,i kid you not,the ground was very very stoney,fields like concrete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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