Reintroduction Of Surrey Rabbits

[swg dave 334]

Just a short quickie, we put down some rabbits from the surrey county,

15 ferreted net caught good clean rabbits in september, we placed them in

3 different bury,s mostly doe,s and we went to have a gander the other day

and they have already dug new bury,s,, Fecking brilliant..

Lads who lamp the dales honestly spread some of those big bag catches

into places that have gone a bit quiet and i guarantee you will be really pleased

that you did. Unlike pheasant shooting as we all know, pheasent,s get replaced

every year,, but old bugs don,t once his gone his gone, lads try look after your rabbits on your ground and you will allways enjoy the sport we all love cheers ,swg Dave.

 

 

 

 

[swg dave 334]

Right,, im going to shut up after this statement,, lads please do this

it was so pleasing knowing that i put those rabbits down,on new ground, to them that is.. and they are more in number

but they are digging new burrows. And to experiance this for myself was quite special.

i have in the past heard from close sources that this works, but from my observation it really

does work,just needed to share with all of you.

[J Darcy 5,871]

From my experience in re-introductions you need to see what the population is like in a couple of years to see if it had worked.

[jeemes 4,485]

Good work Dave and thanks for the encouragement.

[nans pat 2,575]

From my experience in re-introductions you need to see what the population is like in a couple of years to see if it had worked.

that golf course yer man stocked is bubbling now.

[J Darcy 5,871]

 

From my experience in re-introductions you need to see what the population is like in a couple of years to see if it had worked.

that golf course yer man stocked is bubbling now.

 

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[low plains drifter 10,653]

Good stuff Dave, very interested in restocking of land myself, a lot of the land where i went coursing when i was younger does'nt hold a single hare these days thanks to overlamping, and hare drives, it's a sorry sight to see the fields devoid of hares

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

I'm planning doing this at the end of the season on some distant perm.

[shepp 2,285]

Probably a daft question.

Do rabbits differ in size, shape or colour when they are from different ends of the country?

They share a common ancestry as they were brought over by the Romans, but they have been separated by thousands of generations so it is possible there could be small differences.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Probably a daft question.

Do rabbits differ in size, shape or colour when they are from different ends of the country?

They share a common ancestry as they were brought over by the Romans, but they have been separated by thousands of generations so it is possible there could be small differences.

There are definitely differences but I aren't sure if these are genetic or simply because some ground provides better nutrients etc.

[tb25 4,627]

Wouldn't mind a night out when pups older.end of season time Dotty hint hint lol

[downsview 448]

With a bit of luck rabbits will hopefully get over this bit of a population drop and make a decent come back great sport and tasty too

[BGD 6,436]

 

Probably a daft question.

Do rabbits differ in size, shape or colour when they are from different ends of the country?

They share a common ancestry as they were brought over by the Romans, but they have been separated by thousands of generations so it is possible there could be small differences.

There are definitely differences but I aren't sure if these are genetic or simply because some ground provides better nutrients etc.

 

 

Would make a very interesting study inclined to agree with Gaz though, any difference will more than likely be enviromental rather than genetic.

[TOMO 26,410]

Yeh there are differences ,,but there are differences in within a group also,,,

 

All rabbits look alike in genrel ,,but have a close look,,,some longer,,fatter,,slimmer ect ect,,,up on the hills they seem to be larger,,,this is possibly to do with keeping warm,,thicker jackets,,and a good layer of fat...

 

But I suppose if you bring them down here to breed,,they would level back out again..

[king 11,978]

Yeh there are differences ,,but there are differences in within a group also,,,

All rabbits look alike in genrel ,,but have a close look,,,some longer,,fatter,,slimmer ect ect,,,up on the hills they seem to be larger,,,this is possibly to do with keeping warm,,thicker jackets,,and a good layer of fat...

But I suppose if you bring them down here to breed,,they would level back out again..

A smaller animal gets colder faster than a bigger 1.so think you hit the nail on the head there tomo.and them hills you ferret I bet a proper bleak mid winter.