mC HULL 14,269 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 10/04/2025 at 07:21, fred90 said: Derbyshire mate, but travelling to coast through Lincolnshire there is nothing, that was unknown years ago, last week went up A1m to Berwick-upon-Tweed saw 1 rabbiti. on side of the road Expand is lincolnshire known for bunny’s mate some bits theres pockets but it’s deer hare land aint it i can go park field and bunny’s are on it roadside around me i can pull up with air rifle and take them Quote Link to post
toolebox 1,611 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 I hate to be the bearer of sad tidings but RCD will have put paid to your rabbits, unlike mixiy it remains waiting up to a year for the host to return.It is spread by the wind or flies landing on a dead body then flying onto a dung heap, it's deadly even when small pockets increase and have us thinking yes oh yes ,they silently disappear. However given time they can rebuild and become uneffected and breed a % of others that are also uneffected, sadly this process can take a decade or more. 1 Quote Link to post
mC HULL 14,269 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 10/04/2025 at 08:35, toolebox said: I hate to be the bearer of sad tidings but RCD will have put paid to your rabbits, unlike mixiy it remains waiting up to a year for the host to return.It is spread by the wind or flies landing on a dead body then flying onto a dung heap, it's deadly even when small pockets increase and have us thinking yes oh yes ,they silently disappear. However given time they can rebuild and become uneffected and breed a % of others that are also uneffected, sadly this process can take a decade or more. Expand been about years mate you have to get about and find them Quote Link to post
TOMO 27,399 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 10/04/2025 at 08:24, mC HULL said: is lincolnshire known for bunny’s mate some bits theres pockets but it’s deer hare land aint it i can go park field and bunny’s are on it roadside around me i can pull up with air rifle and take them Expand Lincolnshire was very good for rabbits...but when I first started with the rabbiting game it didn't seem to mind where you went in the county there were good numbers.... I travel all over the country week in week out...this brand new van I got 23rd June last summer is now on 30,000 miles... Glasgow Edinburgh down to Plymouth out to West Wales...Liverpool Manchester...east anglia...Kent .. bristol to name a few just in the last month or two...very rare to dead rabbits...south of England dead deer everywhere...some roads like the A34 south from Oxford is lifting with dead deer... 5 Quote Link to post
mC HULL 14,269 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 10/04/2025 at 09:11, TOMO said: Lincolnshire was very good for rabbits...but when I first started with the rabbiting game it didn't seem to mind where you went in the county there were good numbers.... I travel all over the country week in week out...this brand new van I got 23rd June last summer is now on 30,000 miles... Glasgow Edinburgh down to Plymouth out to West Wales...Liverpool Manchester...east anglia...Kent .. bristol to name a few just in the last month or two...very rare to dead rabbits...south of England dead deer everywhere...some roads like the A34 south from Oxford is lifting with dead deer... Expand i’ve never been hard at the rabbits mate but run a few a night threw the season last 30 year not a lot changed really some years some spots are heaving then next year none just look about but i see rabbits side a the road everyday mate but deer dead on road more than out Quote Link to post
Pardus 392 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Never been massive rabbit numbers here but you do see them, they are hanging on in there. I wonder what the hare numbers are like compared to days of old? Quote Link to post
mC HULL 14,269 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 10/04/2025 at 09:26, Pardus said: Never been massive rabbit numbers here but you do see them, they are hanging on in there. I wonder what the hare numbers are like compared to days of old? Expand hares seem ok in most places they always were Quote Link to post
Pardus 392 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 10/04/2025 at 09:31, mC HULL said: hares seem ok in most places they always were Expand I imagine they have been wiped out by disgruntled farmers in some areas. Just been to Poland, driven through some great land, deer all over, but never seen any hares, read that disease and farming methods have hit the population hard. Quote Link to post
mC HULL 14,269 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 10/04/2025 at 09:40, Pardus said: I imagine they have been wiped out by disgruntled farmers in some areas. Just been to Poland, driven through some great land, deer all over, but never seen any hares, read that disease and farming methods have hit the population hard. Expand some spots mate but like you say farming is the biggest culprit and all the shite they spray Quote Link to post
Reg478728 184 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Around the Essex area where I am near Harlow few around nothing to scream about but as someone said on here enough around for abit of sport without completely bringing the numbers down Quote Link to post
terryd 8,745 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Aye one rabbit can give a lot of sport especially day time. Nice flush hunt up mark bolt, one in the bag I am happy Quote Link to post
fred90 3,327 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 I would say it's the decline in numbers that's lead to older generation like me keeping the little whippets and crosses for mooching, odd bit of ferreting, catapult, squirrels, pheasant etc, and younger lads keeping the bigger dogs for shall we say the more challenging quarry 1 Quote Link to post
dodger 3,048 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 (edited) Talking about numbers I'm in the Surrey area now and walking lots of different fields with my spaniel last few evenings just for the craic in different areas and we're you would normally expect to find hares iv yet to see one not even a seat and this looks to be keeperd land anyone from these parts explain.. Edited April 10 by dodger Quote Link to post
WataWalloper 1,646 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Still a few here but nowhere like it was 20 year ago, I feel a bit of a knob for my kart in there decline, an rarely touch them now unless it’s a paid job or I’m getting mates dogs or kids into them, had some cracking sport tho over the years off the humble rabbit an I’ll miss em if the disapear and 2 Quote Link to post
dodger 3,048 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 10/04/2025 at 09:11, TOMO said: Lincolnshire was very good for rabbits...but when I first started with the rabbiting game it didn't seem to mind where you went in the county there were good numbers.... I travel all over the country week in week out...this brand new van I got 23rd June last summer is now on 30,000 miles... Glasgow Edinburgh down to Plymouth out to West Wales...Liverpool Manchester...east anglia...Kent .. bristol to name a few just in the last month or two...very rare to dead rabbits...south of England dead deer everywhere...some roads like the A34 south from Oxford is lifting with dead deer... Expand Did that Berlingo finally give up you put a couple hundred thousand miles on that didn't you I remember the high mileage thread 1 Quote Link to post
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