chartpolski 25,283 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Was out for a wander with the dogs this morning, and the crocus and daffs are all coming out and the birds are pairing up, even though we've had two days of frost !! So spring is here ! This working season has been cut short a bit by the heavy snows we had, and I was getting rabbits carrying young in January, and lets face it, we're seeing leverets virtualy all year round ! We seem to be getting less and less time to work our dogs; so what is the answer ? Start earlier ? Finish later ? Or just accept shorter working seasons ? Fishing starts on Saturday, so I'll have pleanty to do, and I usualy take the dogs with me, what's other peoples oppinions ? Cheers. Quote Link to post
ruby jet 184 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 i know what your saying seen the first young rabbits over a month ago now and my pup picked one up just this morning but thats the whole problem ive had with the winter we have just had the fact that i had a 10 month old pup to enter and to be fair its was a strugle to get her going how i wanted with only being able to run her maby every two weeks due to the ground so i feel as if ive got no choice but to keep going for a while yet just to get her to a point where i can pick it back up come aug/sep but i think its a case of needs must Quote Link to post
Teddd 84 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Was out for a wander with the dogs this morning, and the crocus and daffs are all coming out and the birds are pairing up, even though we've had two days of frost !! So spring is here ! This working season has been cut short a bit by the heavy snows we had, and I was getting rabbits carrying young in January, and lets face it, we're seeing leverets virtualy all year round ! We seem to be getting less and less time to work our dogs; so what is the answer ? Start earlier ? Finish later ? Or just accept shorter working seasons ? Fishing starts on Saturday, so I'll have pleanty to do, and I usualy take the dogs with me, what's other peoples oppinions ? Cheers. just dont stop :thumbs: :thumbs: Quote Link to post
graham4877 1,181 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Was out for a wander with the dogs this morning, and the crocus and daffs are all coming out and the birds are pairing up, even though we've had two days of frost !! So spring is here ! This working season has been cut short a bit by the heavy snows we had, and I was getting rabbits carrying young in January, and lets face it, we're seeing leverets virtualy all year round ! We seem to be getting less and less time to work our dogs; so what is the answer ? Start earlier ? Finish later ? Or just accept shorter working seasons ? Fishing starts on Saturday, so I'll have pleanty to do, and I usualy take the dogs with me, what's other peoples oppinions ? Cheers. get out as many nights a week as you can!! done 6 nights last week and will be doing 5 this week! Quote Link to post
TOMO 27,190 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 feck it just keep going i wont stop till the end of march,,, and i always start in aug,, but even then i get a few rabbit jobs come in through the summer . Quote Link to post
Catcher 1 639 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Was out for a wander with the dogs this morning, and the crocus and daffs are all coming out and the birds are pairing up, even though we've had two days of frost !! So spring is here ! This working season has been cut short a bit by the heavy snows we had, and I was getting rabbits carrying young in January, and lets face it, we're seeing leverets virtualy all year round ! We seem to be getting less and less time to work our dogs; so what is the answer ? Start earlier ? Finish later ? Or just accept shorter working seasons ? Fishing starts on Saturday, so I'll have pleanty to do, and I usualy take the dogs with me, what's other peoples oppinions ? Cheers. Been walking over the local ground myself the last few days.Its looking gloom no sign of the trout yet.The tree are still bare not a bud to be seen.Only thing i did see the bird pairing up. Quote Link to post
black recking it 730 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 DOWN SOUTH WITH IT BEING MORE MILD WEATHER DOWN THERE WILL THE STUFF NOT PAIR UP MUCH EARLYER AS EVEN IN SCOTLAND THING,S PAIR MUCH SOONER THAN THEY DID BEFORE SO LET,S SAY THE HARE,S ARE MENT TO BE AT THERE BEST JAN / FEB SO THEY WILL BE GOING BACK THEY WAY THEN WONT THEY LOL Quote Link to post
Catcher 1 639 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Even the undergrowth here is non existent. Quote Link to post
matt32 44 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I was planning on packing in the end of march,due to a couple of injurys my dog picked up and the weather i havent been able to finish the season as i wanted,im just hopingto wind the season down gently and hopefully put some meat in the freezer,this has been the first full season with my dog and its got me well and truly hooked on working my dog think were both going to be very bored until the season starts again,need to find something else to do to keep me busy not sure what though yet atb matt ps when i was out with the dog the other night noticed the frogs are spawning am i right in thinking there early? Quote Link to post
dougall 98 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Was out for a wander with the dogs this morning, and the crocus and daffs are all coming out and the birds are pairing up, even though we've had two days of frost !! So spring is here ! This working season has been cut short a bit by the heavy snows we had, and I was getting rabbits carrying young in January, and lets face it, we're seeing leverets virtualy all year round ! We seem to be getting less and less time to work our dogs; so what is the answer ? Start earlier ? Finish later ? Or just accept shorter working seasons ? Fishing starts on Saturday, so I'll have pleanty to do, and I usualy take the dogs with me, what's other peoples oppinions ? Cheers. Been walking over the local ground myself the last few days.Its looking gloom no sign of the trout yet.The tree are still bare not a bud to be seen.Only thing i did see the bird pairing up. you must stay a way up north catcher plenty buds aboot here and daffies been getting young a month now Quote Link to post
chartpolski 25,283 Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 I was planning on packing in the end of march,due to a couple of injurys my dog picked up and the weather i havent been able to finish the season as i wanted,im just hopingto wind the season down gently and hopefully put some meat in the freezer,this has been the first full season with my dog and its got me well and truly hooked on working my dog think were both going to be very bored until the season starts again,need to find something else to do to keep me busy not sure what though yet atb matt ps when i was out with the dog the other night noticed the frogs are spawning am i right in thinking there early? No spawn in my pond yet, but the frogs are getting active; shouldn't be long now. The trees and hedges are in bud now around here, and the bluetits are in and out of the nest boxes, so I reckon it's spring ! Cheers. Quote Link to post
Catcher 1 639 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Was out for a wander with the dogs this morning, and the crocus and daffs are all coming out and the birds are pairing up, even though we've had two days of frost !! So spring is here ! This working season has been cut short a bit by the heavy snows we had, and I was getting rabbits carrying young in January, and lets face it, we're seeing leverets virtualy all year round ! We seem to be getting less and less time to work our dogs; so what is the answer ? Start earlier ? Finish later ? Or just accept shorter working seasons ? Fishing starts on Saturday, so I'll have pleanty to do, and I usualy take the dogs with me, what's other peoples oppinions ? Cheers. Been walking over the local ground myself the last few days.Its looking gloom no sign of the trout yet.The tree are still bare not a bud to be seen.Only thing i did see the bird pairing up. you must stay a way up north catcher plenty buds aboot here and daffies been getting young a month now No mate about seven miles from Glasgow.Had eight or nine weeks of snow on the ground this year.Now its heavy wind and rain. Quote Link to post
dougall 98 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 no far from glasgow myself 14 miles to the west Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Its been all over the shop for the last few years and this year is particularly bad. There were catkins and buds on the trees in december. Half the squirrals didn't hybinate. Stuff started to pair up and mate really early and by mid-end of feb it was spring here. Now we got daffs, new nettles, baby bunnies, song birds, and in an hour walk yesterday i saw 15 rabbits sat out feeding in the warm eve. Spring is here folks, and it sucks, but at least there is fishing, and mink and squirrel hunting you can do with a clear consciouss Quote Link to post
iceman001979 1,316 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Well that me finish for hares,and foxes till next year but will be hunting rabbits right though on few new farms with the pups and my older bitch till show pups the ropes. Quote Link to post
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