To Damp To Lamp... Bad Weather

[Sirius 1,391]

This wet weather is killing the lamping at moment is anyone else finding this? The rabbits just don't seem to be sitting out in these wet fields, and I don't blame them. Had to walk some miles squelching through water logged fields last night for barely double figures!

Just hope it dries up soon

[nothernlite 18,090]

weathers shocking mate im lucky my ground mostly hills bottom fields are a no go area was down yesterday for a couple hours water was running of the hills like burns just day time stuff for me

[paulus 26]

its just about finished off the rabbits here all local warrens have been flooded out. even the hares have gone to wood and the munties have followed suit too

[whippet 99 2,613]

have too agree there , ive been out knowing theres rabbits there and the perfect conditions and there is hardly any out.......and the ones that are out struggle too run in the water logged fields which is easy for the mutt too pick up..... the squelching is annoying , had to resort too more ferreting , seem to get more where the cover is now in the roots whats drying the ground up as the open buries are getting saturated,.....speaking too a mate last night in the fire brigade and today hes delivering supplies too a village what has been cut off due too floods,......families are living upstairs and shite in the water down stairs as the sewers are all fooked,..........15 miles from where I live, im glad im on a hill side

[Sirius 1,391]

Never known it so bad, the land last night was clay, and had maybe a inch of water just laying on top!

[Sirius 1,391]

Whippet I think I know the village you mean it had a rough time last year too!

 

I must admit the ferreting hasn't been too bad this year, but lamping been kak.

[s.e.s.k.u 1,893]

Soggy everywhere around here. ..not much about either

[bird 10,013]

  On 26/01/2014 at 08:45, whippet 99 said:

have too agree there , ive been out knowing theres rabbits there and the perfect conditions and there is hardly any out.......and the ones that are out struggle too run in the water logged fields which is easy for the mutt too pick up..... the squelching is annoying , had to resort too more ferreting , seem to get more where the cover is now in the roots whats drying the ground up as the open buries are getting saturated,.....speaking too a mate last night in the fire brigade and today hes delivering supplies too a village what has been cut off due too floods,......families are living upstairs and shite in the water down stairs as the sewers are all fooked,..........15 miles from where I live, im glad im on a hill side

feel real sorry for the people there,if its the same place was on the box about the area last week , they were going round in boats to give them supplies . it supposed to rain today none stop, maybe get your dogs out mid week see what the grounds like then?

[steve2507 522]

Mainly stuck to day walking the forest and scrub up the hills this season ,all my lamping ground is washed out, its been a bad year for fetching the young dog on the lamp . Now forecast snow tomorrow

[tjones3862 3,423]

Hits makeing hit more time consuming,, The rabbits are still about but you have to work that bit harder for them friday night i got 44,, in 7 hours of lamping,,,on a normal dry night, hit wud of took a round 3/4 hours,,,, you will allways get a small number what will sit out in hit ,,,,

And hits pissing down again has im writeing this,,,,

SIRIUS you said the ferretings bin good so that means the rabbits are there. so why has the lamping bin shit...

Edited January 26, 2014 by tjones3862

[Sirius 1,391]

  On 26/01/2014 at 10:39, tjones3862 said:

Hits makeing hit more time consuming,, The rabbits are still about but you have to work that bit harder for them friday night i got 44,, in 7 hours of lamping,,,on a normal dry night, hit wud of took a round 3/4 hours,,,, you will allways get a small number what will sit out in hit ,,,,

And hits pissing down again has im writeing this,,,,

SIRIUS you said the ferretings bin good so that means the rabbits are there. so why has the lamping bin shit...

Yeah the rabbits have been there if you know where to look. The lamping has been poor due to the amount of water laying on the fields for weeks, not much sitting out.

[tjones3862 3,423]

i will agree with that the rain this last 3 week have topped hit up,,,,But from september till till xmas, hits bin the best winter,s for lamping in many years,,,

Edited January 26, 2014 by tjones3862

[stabba 10,745]

Its pathetic. I've a youngster here needs bringing on and i'm struggling tbh. This rain not only fcuks the wildlife up but puts a dampner on your mood aswell. Several nights we've had to cancel due to torrential rain. There's no point trying to enter a pup when you know there's gunna be sod all about. Then you have to put up with the squelching that makes noise fit to scare anything away within a 400 yard radius. That's me jacked for good now. Had enough. I'm giving serious thought to stamp collecting

[nighteyes 275]

was talking to my mate the other night about this and although it has been very wet this winter it has been very consistently windy, drizzle which makes for good lamping , the wet is a pain at times but at least it anit been still frostly, misty, nights with frozen ground where you cant do nothing with the dogs

[bird 10,013]

just got back from walking dogs, and bloody hell it was sunshining, and not pissing down for once lol. but fields were and woods were good -9in deep in parts, had to laugh at Buck, a fox crossed the lane to go into wood, and Buck went like a feckin rocket down there, and I think he was aqua gliding down the lane good job his brakes work lol