baw 4,360 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 There is a white hare near me and I live in the fens!! Its actually a white brown hare and not a mountain hare. Must be some sort of genetic through back or something! Nice to see though. It's obvious what's caused that.......... it heard Toby was coming with his dogs, turned white over night 1 Quote Link to post
Ayrshirelamper 1 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 My cousin was a game keeper up in west Scotland 8 Years ago his hills were littered with White hares, now there is not 1! Bags of 7 or 8 a day were not uncommon for years. No one seen a single White h for two years. Think the fact that birds of prey are protected there now has resulted in the buzzards etc wiping out the population! There are dozens flying around now. They are nice to watch but at the same time parasites for us dog men.We can't be certain but that seems to be the only logical reason as bad weather wouldn't wipe out every hare.... Quote Link to post
moonlighter 1,165 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 It's obvious what's caused that.......... it heard Toby was coming with his dogs, turned white over night who?? Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 It's obvious what's caused that.......... it heard Toby was coming with his dogs, turned white over night who?? Your from the fens and you've never heard of Toby? Quote Link to post
Guest bezza Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I regularly travel on the A93 up to Aberdeen. Through Glenshee there's always plenty of white hare road kills. There must be a hell of a density of white hares there. Incidentally they were very, very easy to catch with a running dog pre -ban. Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I regularly travel on the A93 up to Aberdeen. Through Glenshee there's always plenty of white hare road kills. There must be a hell of a density of white hares there. Incidentally they were very, very easy to catch with a running dog pre -ban. Not all of them were very, very easy to catch. Quote Link to post
moonlighter 1,165 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 [ who?? Your from the fens and you've never heard of Toby? no...but it does cover quite a large area! Maybe he was the other side of the field. Quote Link to post
Country Joe 1,411 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I was invited out with Keepers years ago, I was running a Whippet X Greyhound I found them an easy quarry in the end, I leashed the dog. Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 [ who?? Your from the fens and you've never heard of Toby? no...but it does cover quite a large area! Maybe he was the other side of the field. Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I was invited out with Keepers years ago, I was running a Whippet X Greyhound I found them an easy quarry in the end, I leashed the dog. You do get easy ones just like all quarry but you also got ones that took the piss. I've seen dogs straight lined by a white hare. Quote Link to post
Blue one 89 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 The scottish hare, is far more easy to catch, then the Irish hare, that's for sure. Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 The scottish hare, is far more easy to catch, then the Irish hare, that's for sure. I've never done the irish hare mate so I take your word for it. Are you talking white or brown? Quote Link to post
Blue one 89 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 The scottish hare, is far more easy to catch, then the Irish hare, that's for sure. I've never done the irish hare mate so I take your word for it. Are you talking white or brown? I am talking Irish, they are a different species. They sometimes reach the same size and weight as the brown and can at times run just as strong as the brown, but, the brown hare, is the strongest out the lot. Quote Link to post
chartpolski 25,981 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I ran BROWN hares in Ireland last year; and they were every bit as good as English brown hares. Wasn't lucky enough to see any Irish Hares. Cheers. Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I ran BROWN hares in Ireland last year; and they were every bit as good as English brown hares. Wasn't lucky enough to see any Irish Hares. Cheers. They'll be the same as the Scottish brown hare too then Quote Link to post
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