poor Hare

[paulus 26]

Funny you are mentioning spraying, when i was out with the dogs in the past, i found a good few birds whose eyes were covered in a blue like film they were just sat on the ground unable to fly, Jackdaws and rooks were the main species although i did once find a jay with the same symptom's, I have also recently found a couple of road kill hares down the lanes that had swollen eyes, 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

38 minutes ago, fireman said:

I see hundreds of hares every day going to and from work and the amount of spraying going on at the moment this way there'd be lying every where if it was down to spray toxins. 

It’s just a theory put forward mate .I reckon there’s some sort of disease got into them our way.Not affecting loads but I guess a few will succumb to it .Plenty here though .

[Black neck 16,056]

38 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

It’s just a theory put forward mate .I reckon there’s some sort of disease got into them our way.Not affecting loads but I guess a few will succumb to it .Plenty here though .

U can allus have to little ,u can never have 2 much 

Battenburg 

[EDDIE B 3,166]

3 hours ago, foxdropper said:

Only reason I ask mate is that there’s a problem in our hares here with mixie like symptoms .Swollen eyes but not pussy and internal organs inflamed .They are blaming spray put on rape .

RHD?

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Just now, EDDIE B said:

RHD?

Not sure if it effects hares Eddie .

[EDDIE B 3,166]

4 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

Not sure if it effects hares Eddie .

It's supposed to, but hard to know what to believe. What's the rabbit population like where you are? Haven't seen a rabbit round here in many many years.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

2 minutes ago, EDDIE B said:

It's supposed to, but hard to know what to believe. What's the rabbit population like where you are? Haven't seen a rabbit round here in many many years.

Making a comeback mate .Small pockets about .

[Luckee legs 481]

35 minutes ago, EDDIE B said:

It's supposed to, but hard to know what to believe. What's the rabbit population like where you are? Haven't seen a rabbit round here in many many years.

Pretty sure I read Wildlife organisations say there's evidence that RHD can infect hares in East Anglia. Current RHD strain which hammered rabbit populations in Thetford forest is a different strain to original

[EDDIE B 3,166]

1 hour ago, Luckee legs said:

Pretty sure I read Wildlife organisations say there's evidence that RHD can infect hares in East Anglia. Current RHD strain which hammered rabbit populations in Thetford forest is a different strain to original

Yes, it's a sad state of affairs for many area's. Not only does it mean that there is no sport to be had, with the lack of rabbits, but also, farmers no longer want lads hunting the land, because they no longer have rabbit problems   

[Black neck 16,056]

25 minutes ago, EDDIE B said:

Yes, it's a sad state of affairs for many area's. Not only does it mean that there is no sport to be had, with the lack of rabbits, but also, farmers no longer want lads hunting the land, because they no longer have rabbit problems   

It's cuntish

[Neobliviscaris1776 1,998]

Modern farming methods and the use of pesticides will impact living things no doubt. 

[sandymere 8,263]

I've taken them with maggots growing in a wound on their side, shooting has its downside.

[harryshounds 1,170]

Mine caught a hare this yr, just as it jumped out of its seat, unusual cos mine are not usually hare catchers, but when I checked her out her front leg was skinned to the bone, probably a car done the damage.

[low plains drifter 10,673]

11 hours ago, foxdropper said:

Only reason I ask mate is that there’s a problem in our hares here with mixie like symptoms .Swollen eyes but not pussy and internal organs inflamed .They are blaming spray put on rape .

I've heard of hares being affected by coccidiosis

[steve66 3,515]

Went beating on a hare shoot once ...... only once , sooner see them coursed with a sporting chance than shot