Hares Breaking Their Legs

[colliexgreyhound 119]

Was out today for a run with my bitch and ran a hare. The hare got up and was running hard and I didn't expect my bitch to make a catch as she's by no means a hare dog she turned him once and was going well until the bitch turned him a second time and when she made the ground up agin I could see that the hare wasn't looking well for making an escape and the bitch lifted him. When I got the hare of the bitch there was a bone sticking out just above where the foot joins the back leg. Has any one else come across this? It must of broke it when it turned the second time because he slowed down abit and wasn't running as hard as he was before this.

[inan 841]

Was out today for a run with my bitch and ran a hare. The hare got up and was running hard and I didn't expect my bitch to make a catch as she's by no means a hare dog she turned him once and was going well until the bitch turned him a second time and when she made the ground up agin I could see that the hare wasn't looking well for making an escape and the bitch lifted him. When I got the hare of the bitch there was a bone sticking out just above where the foot joins the back leg. Has any one else come across this? It must of broke it when it turned the second time because he slowed down abit and wasn't running as hard as he was before this.

Think you might find this is rather common now, especially in England

[colliexgreyhound 119]

What do you mean?

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Had several hares with broken legs , while lamping.....only way my dog caught em

[goldfinch2007 2,332]

had one kill itsrelf on a tree pre ban

[cheeser 306]

seen it once in over 40 years seen one breaking her two front on a gate musta been watching behind her she just tumbled into the farmyard

[moonlighter 1,164]

I see many a hare with broken legs. But that's not suprising when my big lad hits them at 30 mph! He's 12 now, so I'm talking before the ban, but I'd see 2 or 3 a season with a broke back leg, never the front after he's struck at it.