ryangolding 4 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Has anybody else noticed the number of rabbits have halfed this season???? 1 Quote Link to post
archiekale 427 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 due to bad weather last season Quote Link to post
ryangolding 4 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I know that, but it was like it before the bad weather hit. Quote Link to post
kevin from bristol 95 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 look like more here than last season ,loads of foxs about but not many deer Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Combination of factors but it is a nationwide problem apart from 1 or 2 areas where there are actually MORE rabbits than previous years. Looking at our catch records the numbers have been in decline for a few years. You really surprised? What about the countryside isn't f****d up these days? Quote Link to post
web22 27 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 we seem to be gettin the same amount on our few permissions but we never really take big numbers anyway,just enough to keep the rabbits down and the freezer stocked! Quote Link to post
NEWKID 27,130 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Definately seem to be holding in pockets this year, lamped some permission thats normally pickled early in the season didn't see one, farmer said there had been a load of mixy there, 20 minutes down the road we've had some nice bags ferreting this year. Went to a bit, lamping tues night ( ideal to get the pup going small fields loads of rabbits) not many about at all, there were loads there last year so had been waiting for the right night to get up there with the pup. I reckon there's a lot of factors but alot of mixy about last summer and the last couple of harsh winters can't of helped from what I've seen down here. Quote Link to post
superfurryanimal 91 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 a lot of my farms were hit by mixy a year or 2 ago and have never recovered, what i do see is one or two black rabbits that never seem to be affected by mixy ? why is this do you think they're immune and are they "carriers" of the disease ? anyone else noticed this ? Quote Link to post
IanB 0 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Numbers are the same around me, weather or myxy hasn't affected them.... I've notice a lot more fat on the rabbits and deer when gutting them this winter than normal though... All nice big and healthy. Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I hunt similair areas to you Ian and i would say the numbers are unaffected and in some areas even denser than previous years i havent seen many myxied rabbits this year at all and the ones i have seen have been recovering!! Quote Link to post
lamperman 12 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 iv found my lowland farms have good numbers of rabbits on but my hill farms have tacken a battering with the weather been so hard Quote Link to post
The one 8,467 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Numbers are good they seem to be holding there own up here Quote Link to post
Guest hairybush Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Numbers are good they seem to be holding there own up here hiya mate, how far up are you? Went to my permission earlier in the season, about 60 mile over the borderand back tgo the borders and never saw a rabbit. Quote Link to post
The one 8,467 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 You got a pm Quote Link to post
2bob 9 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 a lot of my farms were hit by mixy a year or 2 ago and have never recovered, what i do see is one or two black rabbits that never seem to be affected by mixy ? why is this do you think they're immune and are they "carriers" of the disease ? anyone else noticed this ? we've had our fair share this season. an there's a lot of black rabbit's down my ways have'nt been hit with the mixy this season here. ferreted tewksbury early november it was riddled with mixy Quote Link to post
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