Rabbits On The Fens....

[bird 9,968]

do you get many there, as in most places where you have hares, you dont get many rabbits in the same place. ive have seen both in the fields,but on average you dont get many rabbits where there are hares same place.?

[tjones3862 3,423]

SOME OF THEM DYKES ARE FULL OF RABBITS SOME YEARS BACK WENT WAINFLEET,,A SPIN IN THE MID OF NO WERE WAS FULL OF THEM,,

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

Is there many rabbits on the fens? Always wondered that, if guys running rabbits on the fens get a pull anyone know?

It all depends which fen your on. I've been in Ireland over 20 years now but I used to do some rabbiting on the fens a lot of years ago with various people, some of them on here.

In case you've never been to the fens, it's low lying land drained by canal-like drains of various widths and depths. Many of these have raised earth banks on both sides and that's where hares can escape into cover and where pockets of rabbits sometimes get well dug in. Obviously you can ferret or lamp but the banks are good for a daytime mooch too. You need to take a stout stick and lightly fill in the holes as you go along the bank. When your dogs push out rabbits, any bolting back are much easier to catch. It was great sport but it's easy to wipe out these pockets of rabbits and mixy can do it too if you over hunt.

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

SOME OF THEM DYKES ARE FULL OF RABBITS SOME YEARS BACK WENT WAINFLEET,,A SPIN IN THE MID OF NO WERE WAS FULL OF THEM,,

Spot on, you posted while I was typing.

[low plains drifter 10,678]

 

Is there many rabbits on the fens? Always wondered that, if guys running rabbits on the fens get a pull anyone know?

It all depends which fen your on. I've been in Ireland over 20 years now but I used to do some rabbiting on the fens a lot of years ago with various people, some of them on here.

In case you've never been to the fens, it's low lying land drained by canal-like drains of various widths and depths. Many of these have raised earth banks on both sides and that's where hares can escape into cover and where pockets of rabbits sometimes get well dug in. Obviously you can ferret or lamp but the banks are good for a daytime mooch too. You need to take a stout stick and lightly fill in the holes as you go along the bank. When your dogs push out rabbits, any bolting back are much easier to catch. It was great sport but it's easy to wipe out these pockets of rabbits and mixy can do it too if you over hunt.

 

You're on the wrong forum M F,this place is for the pale faced keyboard coursers,not the knowledgeable types