Rabbit numbers finally on the incline?

[dodger 3,025]

Managed to find some good pockets of rabbits while mooching this evening but still to see a hare in these parts yet 

[Pardus 392]

  On 10/04/2025 at 16:43, dodger said:

Managed to find some good pockets of rabbits while mooching this evening but still to see a hare in these parts yet 

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Has it been hammered over the years with lads driving the land, if so, farmers might have shot them all.

[dodger 3,025]

  On 10/04/2025 at 15:50, mackem said:

Where abouts in Surrey Dodger?Not many hares around,but I saw quite a few in Hants last few weeks.

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Hi mate tandridge

[dodger 3,025]

  On 10/04/2025 at 16:45, Pardus said:

Has it been hammered over the years with lads driving the land, if so, farmers might have shot them all.

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I don't know I'm not from round here mate the land looks like it would suit them but there just not here, reading mackems reply it may be that they don't do well here for whatever reason but do in neighbouring counties it's a weird one isn't it.

[dodger 3,025]

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I'll have to get some sort of breeding plan in action lol..

 

[OldPhil 5,877]

The biggest problem we have had 'darn sarf',.. for many years,..is that once you give a farm or estate a good pasting with the dogs, ferrets, nets, traps and snares,.. plus the night shooting,..  the land, doesn't appear to lend itself to regeneration,..in short, once you have done' em,. you have fecking done' em..

Most of the big arable farms locally, have installed drop boxes, along miles of rabbit proof fencing,...and this,.. alongside the inevitable myxy,.. has depleted the rabbit population....

I've seen this coming for several decades, and freely admit to being a part of the Coney's demise.

Personally,...I cannot ever see our rabbits returning in big numbers....

 

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 12:06 by OldPhil

[dodger 3,025]

  On 10/04/2025 at 08:52, mC HULL said:

been about years mate you have to get about and find them 

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Rabbits have always seemed to do quite well round your neck of the woods haven't they 

[TOMO 27,381]

  On 10/04/2025 at 15:47, WataWalloper said:

Shoulda popped in mate, working?

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Yes mate working

[gnipper 6,617]

Plenty of hares around and more deer than there has ever been but the rabbits are still struggling. The past couple of years they seem to be trying to recover but they don't seem to be breeding like rabbits and replenishing their numbers.

[toolebox 1,611]

 it sounds a bit sad really,sport gone .

 

Edited April 11 by toolebox

[mC HULL 14,264]

  On 10/04/2025 at 18:57, dodger said:

Rabbits have always seemed to do quite well round your neck of the woods haven't they 

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there pockets  mate i can always get a few runs but an hour north a me is littered 

[trigger2 3,193]

  On 09/04/2025 at 19:30, WataWalloper said:

What was your last names so we can tell if your full a shite or not haha 

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If you need multiple names it tells a story in itself lil

[Aled 524]

Seen 3 adults and one baby rabbit this week, 1st time I've seen that many in a while! 

[dodger 3,025]

I'm in Oxford Wiltshire border now there's definitely hares here and been seeing a few rabbits 

[dodger 3,025]

  On 11/04/2025 at 12:45, dodger said:

I'm in Oxford Wiltshire border now there's definitely hares here and been seeing a few rabbits 

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I lived around Wiltshire for a couple of years 20 ish year back there was plenty rabbits then good to see theres still some about..