Courting Hares.

[jukel123 7,957]

Saw 5 hares chasing each other thus morning only about fifty yards away from me.. Could have shot at them and given the dogs a retrieve but it would have been unsporting. They showed no caution, they were totally intent on mating. Daffodila are starting to show and rooks showing an interest in building. Crazy for January.The seasons are definitely changing.

Edited January 31, 2016 by jukel123

[tb25 4,627]

I would of sent the dog in after a shot it..I don't see anoth to think about it being unsporting ..lol

[as88 146]

I would of sent the dog in after a shot it..I don't see anoth to think about it being unsporting ..lol

You would see none if we all had that same attitude

[BGD 6,436]

Saw magpies collecting nesting materials out on my walk the other day.

 

The seasons have gone fecking mad

[tb25 4,627]

Beggers carnt be choosers. I very much dout the numbers would see eny big drop with my mutts..

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Asparagus has already been harvested in places. Not usually ready until April.

[tb25 4,627]

Also as been said the seasons are all messed up.do folk really hunt a few months of the year and leave it at that?.. Add rather take small numbers all year round than big numbers for a couple of months.. As said there won't be no grate decline from the odd few a week..just be more chosey with the slips..no season on rabbits eny how..

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I start around September/October and finish around March. And I still mooch daily outside of them months, just try to keep away from places where Im guaranteed a run. Young are inevitable now. Like you say, seasons are f****d up.

 

If some lads want to hunt November to January to try and prevent killing odd young then that's up to them. But not for me. I keep dogs to work them, not so they can sit looking out of the window.

[king 11,972]

 

I would of sent the dog in after a shot it..I don't see anoth to think about it being unsporting ..lol

 

You would see none if we all had that same attitude

Strange how attitudes differ though. If you caught a nice trout just out of season folk would say.nice fish that well done.

Not a single word of hey they are out of season now leave alone.

[Daniel cain 45,149]

b*****d birds making nests under my soffit,give em a few weeks they be a tasty snack for my stinkers lol.atb dc

[border lad 1,047]

 

I would of sent the dog in after a shot it..I don't see anoth to think about it being unsporting ..lol

You would see none if we all had that same attitude

 

that is why fellow members on here are all saying numbers are low, Hares, Rabbits, ((( in most areas, ))) but an overload of deer, ((( the above is not a Hunter but a butcher, a destruction of wild life,

[tb25 4,627]

I take in one season what a few lads catch in one night..what's the divrence?.. Shooters out all summer shooting hares,rabbits..why not take the odd one for the pot?./ I enjoy mooching all year round and god forbid my terrier pushers the odd rabbit out to the dogs so be it.same if a hare jumps up...hardly a butcher..lol..

[lurchers 2,764]

Im a big believer in breeding seasons as its called that for a reason.i understand the weather is changing all the time we dont even get 4 seasons now.but since i was a kid we never hunted from march to last week of august.but there was hundreds about then so it gave the dogs a good rest from the hards graft they did for 6mths.but nobody can do that now as there isnt half as much stuff about to what there used to be but i might be old fashioned.horses for courses.

[tb25 4,627]

Lamping. Ferriting far play but moochings knocking a few out of cover will not be the demise of the humble rabbit.that I can a sure you.

[dodger 2,754]

They've been paired up and breeding a while now Feb used to be good not as good as Jan but still good but the last few seasons Feb has been like March, il still have the odd run in Feb but nothin serious defo won't be doin anything in March no point infanct il prob wrap things up in a couple weeks il be more than happy with that iv had a good season and looking forward to a rest now really plus next season be here soon enough anyway as time flies..