A lost cause

[jigsaw 11,866]

I spent yesterday calling to the farmers I used to clear rabbits for a few  years back,and after 6 farms and 4 and a half hours driving about,I found one ditch on a spot,I counted roughly 10 rabbits running in to it,but....(there's always a but lol).....it's on the side of a hill,and it's very steep....I'd say the dog wouldn't have a hope chasing downhill,.....and not a whole lot more running up,lol.....and then I was thinking,if I ferreted the place,would I be right to,when rabbits are so scarce,the other side of the coin is then,you can't be fussy if ye want a decent bit of ferreting,...I was hoping I'd find a few about but the spots I called to are barren of any numbers.....all the ground burrows I once worked alone,just me and the dog are now full of leaves and devoid of life,.,it looks like I'm keeping a lot of pets from here on in,the farmers said they hadn't seen any amount of rabbits in a few years....shame to see it go that way

[jigsaw 11,866]

8 minutes ago, Wideboy said:

If you’re ever up in the northwest your welcome to come ferreting with me. Or even next year if things calm down, come up for a weekend. 

Thanks wb,it's coming to that now,I'll be relying on charitable offers lol...I appreciate the offer......I might take you up on it sometime

[Moocher71 4,050]

Same round my way ,haven't seen a rabbit in the day for months and I popped to a horse paddocks that used to hold a few but one horse owner said she'd seen healthy rabbits running about like they was drunk then find them dead with no sighn of mixy 

I hope they can come back from this but I don't see it happening any time soon local, strange how some lads are getting good bags and yet others totally baron  

[jigsaw 11,866]

I bred a litter of kelpie x 2 years ago,and thinking I'd have em busy,sorry to god I bred em now,pure waste of time,their great out and about ,but done nothing worth talking about,I went out with the lamp one or two nights,you'd hardly see a few rabbits....what a change from years back

Edited December 4, 2021 by jigsaw

[moonlighter 1,164]

Where abouts are you jigsaw? It’s similar where I live in Lincolnshire… loads of hare and deer, but I thought I’d step away from that game and do more rabbits. I’ve got a rabbit dog now, but she has to work hard for what few rabbits we get. 

[jigsaw 11,866]

27 minutes ago, moonlighter said:

Where abouts are you jigsaw? It’s similar where I live in Lincolnshire… loads of hare and deer, but I thought I’d step away from that game and do more rabbits. I’ve got a rabbit dog now, but she has to work hard for what few rabbits we get. 

Southern ireland moonlighter,...not many hares about either here