Rabbit numbers finally on the incline?

[dodger 2,995]

  On 10/04/2025 at 20:45, gnipper said:

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.

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Nice to see 

[tatsblisters 10,622]

Never known it as bad for rabbit numbers around me though the couple of old reclaimed pit tips I have a walk around now and then rabbits seem to be doing okay and must mostly live on the top in cover as I have not found any decent sized Warren's on these tips. On the plus side I am seeing hares more numerous than I did a few years back. 

[Pardus 392]

  On 12/04/2025 at 06:21, tatsblisters said:

Never known it as bad for rabbit numbers around me though the couple of old reclaimed pit tips I have a walk around now and then rabbits seem to be doing okay and must mostly live on the top in cover as I have not found any decent sized Warren's on these tips. On the plus side I am seeing hares more numerous than I did a few years back. 

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That's another bit of land to look out for, lol.

[tatsblisters 10,622]

  On 12/04/2025 at 07:50, Pardus said:

That's another bit of land to look out for, lol.

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It's not the best of land to run on tbh mate. 

[Pardus 392]

  On 12/04/2025 at 07:54, tatsblisters said:

It's not the best of land to run on tbh mate. 

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You'll tell me owt now, tree huggers everywhere?

[gnipper 6,616]

  On 11/04/2025 at 09:37, Aled said:

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

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It's a bit like that round here, why is it not 5 or 6 babies though? In the past you'd see litters of younguns sat outside the warren? 

[The drover 639]

  On 12/04/2025 at 08:29, gnipper said:

It's a bit like that round here, why is it not 5 or 6 babies though? In the past you'd see litters of younguns sat outside the warren? 

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Probably a result of the RHVD survivors possibly less fertile . It's got to have something to do with it. I have places I've replenished them close to villages etc . And whilst they do ok the don't branch out far . That right enough is due to the amount of predators. 

[gnipper 6,616]

  On 12/04/2025 at 21:06, The drover said:

Probably a result of the RHVD survivors possibly less fertile . It's got to have something to do with it. I have places I've replenished them close to villages etc . And whilst they do ok the don't branch out far . That right enough is due to the amount of predators. 

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I was a bit clumsy and dropped a few myself but they didn't seem to take.

[The drover 639]

  On 12/04/2025 at 22:59, gnipper said:

I was a bit clumsy and dropped a few myself but they didn't seem to take.

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Got to open old burrows pal . Next to grazed land and away from shooter's 

[Bangersanmash 3,999]

  On 09/04/2025 at 19:06, Franks dad said:

Only rabbits I’ve seen lately are at pets at home … nice looking dog btw .. 

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Soon will be breeding rabbits for the pot again. Cant beat a few braces of rabbit in slow cooker left over night till mid day next day plenty of veg thrown in. . My grandfather told me years ago his father used to breed them for the pot. Many did back then. Be said to see the wild rabbits go like already said. 

[fred90 3,324]

  On 13/04/2025 at 16:28, Bangersanmash said:

Soon will be breeding rabbits for the pot again. Cant beat a few braces of rabbit in slow cooker left over night till mid day next day plenty of veg thrown in. . My grandfather told me years ago his father used to breed them for the pot. Many did back then. Be said to see the wild rabbits go like already said. 

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same as anything though mate, wild ones taste far better 

[gnipper 6,616]

Breed some wilduns and start a reintroduction program 

[Bangersanmash 3,999]

  On 13/04/2025 at 18:04, gnipper said:

Breed some wilduns and start a reintroduction program 

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Or just go where the numbers are , crate a few up and reintroduce them on that area that once had them. Near me there's an old disused railway bank that's called ash banking. Runs from an old type pit. The bankings were lifting back in 90s warrens just went on an on. 

[Gilbey 1,485]

More hares and roe about than ever, rabbit numbers are down but still about

[poxon 5,816]

Roe,muntjac and badgers by me massive explosion of badgers I could do numbers on them if that was a thing seen a couple of hares close by that’s a good sign as they ain’t been around here for years think they have been dropped off