Meeks 153 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Are there much of you's boys coming across any young yet?i had young on my perm just after new year last year but none this year so far.....'touch wood'.weather been freezing up here the last few weeks so hoping that knocks them back even longer. 1 Quote Link to post
The one 8,522 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 We normally get three weeks to a month after some of the southern lads have stopped ferreting but as its just January i would expect to be ferreting till late April up here and with the night temp sitting minus 5 /8 and day time rarely getting above freezing i reckon the rabbits will be reabsorbing there young and we will be ferreting for a while yet 1 Quote Link to post
mad4it 695 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 i got a couple of rabbit just before xmas that where in young also the two i got on sunday where in young. in my eyes it has been quite mild this year 1 Quote Link to post
chris87 297 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Hearing a lot of lads here in Ireland saying they av seen young on the ground all ready, not seen any myself yet tank feck!! 1 Quote Link to post
Gaz6br 193 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Had one doe at weekend with young in Gaz 1 Quote Link to post
Meeks 153 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) On 21/01/2015 at 12:59, The one said: We normally get three weeks to a month after some of the southern lads have stopped ferreting but as its just January i would expect to be ferreting till late April up here and with the night temp sitting minus 5 /8 and day time rarely getting above freezing i reckon the rabbits will be reabsorbing there young and we will be ferreting for a while yet That's what I'm thinking mate!although I won't be going into April.early march would do me just fine.if only this cold weather would keep up for another month yet at least Edited January 21, 2015 by Meeks Quote Link to post
Raymond 618 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Got 1 doe last week with 5 babies in her. Quote Link to post
Meeks 153 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 A suppose some places especially down south nowadays they probably getting young all year round Quote Link to post
krawnden 1,036 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Not yet seen young on the ground but have caught quite a few heavily pregnant does over the last couple of weeks Quote Link to post
ferretnhound 71 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Seen 3 young come out a burrow on the 10th of jan and they looked couple of weeks old. 1 Quote Link to post
Meeks 153 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Hopefully this weather has knocked them back abit for you mate Quote Link to post
The one 8,522 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Normally early May I block trap burrows or snare to thin out where young rabbits are giving problems but this year it looks like there's no going to be a problem Quote Link to post
bugg 84 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I gutted one yesterday with four inside it, we have only had 3 frosty nights this winter, last night being one of them,hard going down this way still, Quote Link to post
leethedog 3,071 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Yeah we had several with young last week believe it or not saw bolters the week before Edited January 22, 2015 by leethedog Quote Link to post
mhopton 807 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Not seen any in the feilds but had a few in kit maxwell said some of the ones we got last Sunday were in kit and and one had nearly fully formed in it , it's been pritty mild I think only these past couple of weeks has been cold Quote Link to post
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