fireman 10,869 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Last winter was a dry one,very hot and dry summer,it's just mother nature balancing things up and topping up the water table..... Mind you am out in a forest on foot tomorrow as the open ground is to wet to get about on on the mule... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 21,568 Posted December 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Balaur , Elchapo and Fireman No more likes sorry guys. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 It's mother nature looking after herself. Atb j 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,136 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Got soaked through to my new Xmas bundys earlier...... Had to get out..... The fever was setting in 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackmaggie 3,376 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 went this morning to follow a shoot we was to follow after they had beaten each wood and check any earths after hearing of one fox on the line shot i didnt hope for much but dug a brace under a old banking we then checked a few places that had been kind to us in the past and result we got a mark on both the only down side was my mates bitch walking other than that there was a very good shot on board who took phesants and ducks at a fair height and speed most wouldnt i would quess and some good work from the gun dogs 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 11 hours ago, Ted Newgent said: I really dont miss the continuous rain back there it drove me mad nowt worse than rain if its any consolation its -8c here clear blue sunny skies Clear blue here as well Ted but +19 ... .. sorry lads I’ll get me coat ....errr I’ll just leave, it’s to warm for a coat ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,212 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 No such thing as bad weather just bad choice of cloths, ,Though I must admit it is getting a bit monotonous now, went out for a wander last week on some high ground as all the levels are flooded and the amount of deer in the woods was mental, we are forecast 3/4 dry days now,, son left at 4am to go fishing for 3 days and I,m about to put on my new Chrimbo boots and seal skin socks and take the dogs out for a paddle, don’t no how many of you ever wear them but a pair of decent gaiters over your boots make a huge difference when the grounds wet, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,543 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 16 minutes ago, Greyman said: No such thing as bad weather just bad choice of cloths, ,Though I must admit it is getting a bit monotonous now, went out for a wander last week on some high ground as all the levels are flooded and the amount of deer in the woods was mental, we are forecast 3/4 dry days now,, son left at 4am to go fishing for 3 days and I,m about to put on my new Chrimbo boots and seal skin socks and take the dogs out for a paddle, don’t no how many of you ever wear them but a pair of decent gaiters over your boots make a huge difference when the grounds wet, I gave my gaiters to my eldest when he went beating last year nothing worse going through crop field when it’s wet . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobtheferret 1,248 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Do you reckon many rabbits are drowning in this weather? Or just moving around living rough etc as so many holes are flooded and ground is relentlessly wet. Poor old coney already up against it with RVHD2 now poor buggers burrows been turned into rivers! Every time I go out ferrets always coming out wet through and covered in mud that’s if they can even go down the holes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 21,568 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 20 minutes ago, Bobtheferret said: Do you reckon many rabbits are drowning in this weather? Or just moving around living rough etc as so many holes are flooded and ground is relentlessly wet. Poor old coney already up against it with RVHD2 now poor buggers burrows been turned into rivers! Every time I go out ferrets always coming out wet through and covered in mud that’s if they can even go down the holes! I don't know about them drowning Bob but they defiantly move with this wet weather. Seem to like the woods and the short grass in the horse paddocks. Having said that there is a hedge we do every year that holds rabbits that has standing water both side of the hedge, last year it was near the top of my welly's. Christ know how deep it is this year, my mate says there is rabbits in it though. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,212 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Round my way we have a lot of flat reclaimed land sadly we don’t have many bunny,s left around here so I tend to leave them be but when we had loads and all the ditch,s and dykes were full of water you could have some great fun with a couple of dogs working the hedges and a runner each side, the squirrels seem less bothered by rain more by the temperature just been out for a splash and put 3/4 squirrels up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollieollie 766 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Been out all morning, not even a hint of rabbits! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 We had a situation in France where I live where the two 100 hectare lakes were closed for fishing due to the drought and the rivers were unfishable due to floods. Thankfully the rain in Spain stopped last week and it is wall to wall sunshine here now. Mullet fishing tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,212 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 2 hours ago, ollieollie said: Been out all morning, not even a hint of rabbits! Same as that, deer and squirrels are mostly what I see, put one rabbit up last week on the same walk put out 5 roe a couple of pheasants and lost count of the squirrels I treed, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollieollie 766 Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Greyman said: Same as that, deer and squirrels are mostly what I see, put one rabbit up last week on the same walk put out 5 roe a couple of pheasants and lost count of the squirrels I treed, Not many squirrels about here atm, the odd pheasant but plenty of muntjac, badger and fox here! my cocker moved the biggest munty I’ve ever seen here today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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