Raymond 618 Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 A few of you have mentioned waiting until the cover dies back which I can understand but with the winters we have these days it makes a short season doesn't it? If Id waited last year for the cover to die down I wouldn't have started until December, then the rabbits breeding in January/February means if I was after perfect conditions Id only get a couple of months, then theres the landowners getting impatient. These days I try to work around the cover and soldier on into February regardless of baby rabbits and pregnant does. I can relate to that, the seasons do seem to be getting shorter with cover and rabbits breeding earlier 1 Quote Link to post
peeps_76 17 Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 a guy at my main permission gave me a 1/8th sized bunny the other day for the ferrets that his dog caught............ so will be a fair few weeks yet before i get them under ground! cheers Peeps Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Had a few wee looks on the farms and some places I'm going to give a shot at by the end of the month It will be winter then for you . Quote Link to post
johnrthrfrd 223 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Got to start this weekend to keep a farmer happy on some new permission av just got don't want to but these things have to be done. Quote Link to post
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully get going in September. I'm having to hold myself back from going out now but I'll give them a bit longer. The cover is very thick, not many open holes. A farmer friend wants me to do one field before he puts stock in within the nxt wk, after that I'll hold back. Atb Quote Link to post
johnrthrfrd 223 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully get going in September. I'm having to hold myself back from going out now but I'll give them a bit longer. The cover is very thick, not many open holes. A farmer friend wants me to do one field before he puts stock in within the nxt wk, after that I'll hold back. Atb Got some new perm this week he is a race horse trainer and sheep farmer some small woods that are lifting and best part of the sets in open fields that are grazed by sheep hardly a nettle or bramble in sight been dreaming of somewhere like this so will have to keep him happy and another good thing only about 30 mins from my house hopefully not to much digging. 3 Quote Link to post
Tiercel 6,986 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 What is it about you boys? You all think nothing of killing pregnant Doe's in the spring but shy of killing young rabbits at the end of summer. There will not be many who can produce a photo taken, even this week, of a pregnant doe at this time of year. You kill your own sport by ferreting through to March and even April, some even later, and I am not talking about pest control. Instead of starting earlier in the year because it is harder, you wait and loose some good opportunities, you will not have as many lay-ups as most of the rabbits that are about are big enough to bolt. Yes you will get young rabbits but not as many as if you kill 10 pregnant Doe's. TC 11 Quote Link to post
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