Country Joe 1,411 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Was walking down a country road today with my 7 month Pup, he stopped and gave a positive mark, he then dived into thick cover, coming out with a full grown rabbit, was really pleased, then noticed there was no life in the rabbit it was stone dead. There was no sign of injury, no sign of myxi, was slightly stiff and not warm, Thought it maybe had been hit by car and crawled into cover, but it was as clean as a whistle, and as I said, not a mark on it. I gutted it for ferrets, and inerds were fine. Strange one. Quote Link to post
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Through my life, I've come across this a fair bit, Joe. Sometimes you'll find a .22 slug inside them. Often as not? They just appear to have tucked up under a bramble bush and died. I imagine the simple truth is that rabbits are mortal creatures and do die, some time. It is though enough to give one pause to wonder how many of the f**king things are sat there, perfectly healthy, beneath clumps of brambles! 1 Quote Link to post
The one 8,467 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Maybe old age then unless something scared it too death Quote Link to post
Country Joe 1,411 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Maybe old age then unless something scared it too death Must have seen me coming down the road. 1 Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,426 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Maybe old age then unless something scared it too death I've seen them drop dead running Quote Link to post
strongbow1 257 Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Maybe died of shock Quote Link to post
dogger 100 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 maybe poisoned Quote Link to post
chook1 184 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Probably been shot, i've had some given to me that were shot and have spent ages trying to find out where the dam things had been shot, only to find nothing. Quote Link to post
Country Joe 1,411 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 maybe poisoned dont think so, fed it to the ferts, and they are fine. Quote Link to post
bullx100% 681 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 probably just kicked the bucket pal...could possibly be a car hit it tho.my mate hit a rabbit with his car the thing just sat in the middle of the road sitting up he stopped and i went get it as we wernt going that fast it had a little blood on end of its nose and when i skinned it of the only bruising was on its head were the bumper ad hit it. Quote Link to post
hubbs 178 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 I've heard of it happening with hares all the time and dogs picking them up and bringing them back lol Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 probably just kicked the bucket pal...could possibly be a car hit it tho.my mate hit a rabbit with his car the thing just sat in the middle of the road sitting up he stopped and i went get it as we wernt going that fast it had a little blood on end of its nose and when i skinned it of the only bruising was on its head were the bumper ad hit it. Wouldn't it's foot be damaged if it kicked the bucket? 1 Quote Link to post
bullx100% 681 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Someones on the port again lol Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 I wasn't. But I am now Quote Link to post
bunnys 1,228 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 probably the virus . atb bunnys. Quote Link to post
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