Malt 379 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 The Romans introduced new breeds of farm animals, such as the prized white cattle. Archaeological evidence suggests that guinea fowl, chickens and rabbits were probably introduced as farmyard animals. The rabbits, which they introduced, were a Spanish variety that would not have survived for long in the wild as the British winters were too cold. The Romans also brought new species of game into Britain including the brown hare and pheasants. Samian bowls, which were popular at the Romano-British dining table, often depicted scenes of dogs hunting hare or deer. Wild boar and oxen were native animals that were also hunted. Food finds from archaeological excavations confirm that a wide range of meats contributed to the diet of some Romano-British people. The rabbits we have now are descended from ones the Normans brought from Normandy, not the Spanish ones the Romans brought over. Google confirms this! but were talking about the hares that they brought here purely for sport, so its in the same category as a pheasant as they brought them here for the same reason So hare coursers were the original fat lard arses who thought they owned the land? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,878 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Look you are both wrong the rabbits were here way before the Normans and the variety we have is the IBERIAN Rabbit Unless they fuuckers here are the twins of British rabbits because they look the bloody same Hares are native the hare well the ones that ermine anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Look you are both wrong the rabbits were here way before the Normans and the variety we have is the IBERIAN Rabbit Unless they fuuckers here are the twins of British rabbits because they look the bloody same Hares are native the hare well the ones that ermine anyway It's down to genetics, the ones on Lundy are possibly from the stock the Romans brought over but all the other ones can be traced back to Northern France.. You tend to learn what the Normans did and didn't bring with them when you grow up in an area surrounded by the castles and settlements they built here to keep us in our place. Not that things have changed here all that much since those days! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Look you are both wrong the rabbits were here way before the Normans and the variety we have is the IBERIAN Rabbit Unless they fuuckers here are the twins of British rabbits because they look the bloody same Hares are native the hare well the ones that ermine anyway the whole thread is re the brown hare so don't change it just to cover your lack of knowledge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Look you are both wrong the rabbits were here way before the Normans and the variety we have is the IBERIAN Rabbit Unless they fuuckers here are the twins of British rabbits because they look the bloody same Hares are native the hare well the ones that ermine anyway the whole thread is re the brown hare so don't change it just to cover your lack of knowledge Think that last line of his was a dead giveaway - he didn't know we had two species of hare here.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Look you are both wrong the rabbits were here way before the Normans and the variety we have is the IBERIAN Rabbit Unless they fuuckers here are the twins of British rabbits because they look the bloody same Hares are native the hare well the ones that ermine anyway the whole thread is re the brown hare so don't change it just to cover your lack of knowledge Think that last line of his was a dead giveaway - he didn't know we had two species of hare here.. what do expect even the Spanish rabbit couldn't live here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,878 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 On ya feckin bike the pair of ya Two types of hare and one rabbit I should have figured them Welsh rabbits had be different to the rest of the Rabbit population :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PIL 7 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 i dont agree with shooting hares but at the end of the day there is huge numbers getting shot year after year and the numbers dont seem to be reducing now 1 of the previous posts stated a hare eats the same as 1 sheep if the hare drives didnt happen it seems like they could start causing a real problem now what options would that leave the farmers/land owners ????3 hare`s consume the same amount of pasture as 1 sheep shoot the sheep then that's why theres no hares in Wales says who? Me. There were some, but I shot them when i was in Wales last weekend. I don't believe that you can't fooking shoot straight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Look you are both wrong the rabbits were here way before the Normans and the variety we have is the IBERIAN Rabbit Unless they fuuckers here are the twins of British rabbits because they look the bloody same Hares are native the hare well the ones that ermine anyway It's down to genetics, the ones on Lundy are possibly from the stock the Romans brought over but all the other ones can be traced back to Northern France.. You tend to learn what the Normans did and didn't bring with them when you grow up in an area surrounded by the castles and settlements they built here to keep us in our place. Not that things have changed here all that much since those days! Rabbits were introduced to Lundy in the thirteenth century (Linn, 1997) Wild mammals of Lundy. In R.A. Irving, A.J. Schofield & C.J. Webster. (eds), Island Studies, 107-115. Bideford: Lundy Field Society. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 it is also believed rabbits were introduced to Lundy by the de Marisco family in the 12th century Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 it is also believed rabbits were introduced to Lundy by the de Marisco family in the 12th century The castle was built by Henry III in 1244, paid for from the sale of rabbits, so they may have been there around the turn of the century? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Lundy rabbits are different to the rest of the rabbits in the british isles. TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,126 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 On ya feckin bike the pair of ya Two types of hare and one rabbit I should have figured them Welsh rabbits had be different to the rest of the Rabbit population :laugh: Welsh rabbit = cheese on toast lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clipo 871 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 gotta laugh at people googling it........ ffs even it was Normans who introduced the hare we have still had a fair seasons to hunt it.......... its general talk on a hunting forum, theres gonna be for and against on each side!! the only way to kill a hare is the way your conscience lets you.........if you can live with blasting a 12bore at the ultimate running athlete then so be it......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Welsh rabbit = cheese on toast lol It's not rabbit it's rarebit like a Cardiff or Swansea virgin. TC 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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