Something Out There Tonight ~ Blowed If I Know What It Is Though.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

This is starting to get on my tits a bit! Just been out for a look with the rifle and there's something in Pat's top field, where I got that vermin the other week. Only this turned out to be ..... well, damned if I know What it was, quite frankly!

 

It's eyes shone like an albino ferrets at first. Then, as it moved a few feet, they came back yellowish white, as ye see. I had it at just under fifty yards and got the scope on it for a better look. Light brown in colour and to be honest, it looked for all the world like a rabbit to me. Moved like one too. Looking back, I also deliberately noted its ears and they too seemed short.

 

Anyway, I went on my way and, coming back home again, took another look. There it was. Bugger's sat out there beneath the top hedge bank, doing what ever it's doing there. This time I actually rested the rifle and had a Damn good stare at it. And there we were. Spending some quality time together. Me with a lamp and cross hair on this creature. It staring back down at me, probably thinking, " I hope ye not going to fire that thing at me! ". No danger of that. I don't touch the Hares and, IF this is a rabbit? I'd be delighted. Looked like a rabbit!

 

Wonder if they've come down from the west? That'd be across Noels land, maybe from the big plantation over the back of it there? I'll have to ask him.

 

I so wish there was something I could do to allow someone else to form an opinion on this creature. But short of shooting it ..... and, what ever it is, I'm not shooting it. So there it is. Under the bank in Pat's top field. And the mystery shall continue ~ unless it digs a hole?

 

Hey ho.

[gnipper 6,426]

Go have a look in the daylight with a dog, tracks/shit should give you some clues. Sounds like a pet rabbit if it let you look for that long.

[nrat 8]

This is starting to get on my tits a bit! Just been out for a look with the rifle and there's something in Pat's top field, where I got that vermin the other week. Only this turned out to be ..... well, damned if I know What it was, quite frankly!

 

It's eyes shone like an albino ferrets at first. Then, as it moved a few feet, they came back yellowish white, as ye see. I had it at just under fifty yards and got the scope on it for a better look. Light brown in colour and to be honest, it looked for all the world like a rabbit to me. Moved like one too. Looking back, I also deliberately noted its ears and they too seemed short.

 

Anyway, I went on my way and, coming back home again, took another look. There it was. Bugger's sat out there beneath the top hedge bank, doing what ever it's doing there. This time I actually rested the rifle and had a Damn good stare at it. And there we were. Spending some quality time together. Me with a lamp and cross hair on this creature. It staring back down at me, probably thinking, " I hope ye not going to fire that thing at me! ". No danger of that. I don't touch the Hares and, IF this is a rabbit? I'd be delighted. Looked like a rabbit!

 

Wonder if they've come down from the west? That'd be across Noels land, maybe from the big plantation over the back of it there? I'll have to ask him.

 

I so wish there was something I could do to allow someone else to form an opinion on this creature. But short of shooting it ..... and, what ever it is, I'm not shooting it. So there it is. Under the bank in Pat's top field. And the mystery shall continue ~ unless it digs a hole?

 

Hey ho.

[/quote] whats hit is history whats missed is mystery

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Gnipper; I reckon ye might just have cracked it completely, mate!

 

This has been bothering me rotten all night. It Did appear rather light coloured, round bummed and, well, generally a bit Thumperish.

 

So I've just broke and gone back out there. Bloody thing was Still There! Hadn't moved!

 

Thinking, if it's a released / escaped pet, I might be able to catch it, I went into the field but, as I approached it, it finally took off. Well, " Took Off " hardly says it really. It bounded and showed exact shape and form of a rabbit - it's definately 100% a rabbit alright. But it was hardly going to win any races!

 

It popped along to the other end of the field / bank there and I stopped the light lest it sit still again. Unfortunately, when I got to that corner I found a log pile which it might have slipped into, or else there's a run out of the field. Could've gone either way. I lamped around a bit but couldn't see it anywhere. Maybe it's got in under those logs then?

 

Poor sod isn't going to last five minutes out here. Funny thing is though; How the hell did it get here? I've just rung my nearest neighbour and he said he has no rabbits, has released no rabbits and, indeed, hasn't seen a rabbit around here in years himself. Only Hares.

 

And I'm a good mile back from a road to no where, down a track that no one can find, let alone would ever think to come down ~ to release a pet bloody rabbit!

 

Oh well, there it is. Thanks for the inspiration!

[sureshot 0]

Stoat..?

[gnipper 6,426]

I caught 3 one night ditch thats why it semed familiar, the first was a big b*****d that looked like an injured hare, thats why i slipped the whippet back when she was a pup and the hound of hell(my border) was on his way to help and another jumped up infront of him . Then my terrier nailed one while we were ratting round the farm yard. The rabbits were nowt to do with the farmer though and would have suffered in the wild.

[martin 332]

Could be a 'Banshee' Ditch..........

[mackem 26,262]

I checked the golf course at the back for bunny tracks.................................