lack of bunnys

[ulverston moocher 60]

Has any body else noticed that there seems to be a hell of a lack of bunnys around cumbria, where I am in ulverston there's usaly plenty but lately theres nothing there is plenty of roe,fox and baddgers aboute but no rabbit or hares even whe ive been out ferreting lately there isnt much at all couple hear and there and no real evidence of mixy.

[Guest Countryboyo]

Same where I am in co kerry Ireland. Spots that were full last year are completely empty this year. Its no fun

[shamus 36]

same with us,north northumberland/scottish borders,worst we've ever seen it.Plenty of hares though.

[whin 463]

due to two years of rain the beswt places for rabbs latelyhas been coastline and well there are pests who eat rabbits to a good few localy, but you need to work to get them ,along a l railway but dodgy for dogs no good, had more hares localy than last yearand a few more vermin .always roe about sas the price in the game dealers is poor ,but privatly fine , all in all not comlaining you just have to find places and look further a feild

[WHITEYrs4 29]

Has any body else noticed that there seems to be a hell of a lack of bunnys around cumbria, where I am in ulverston there's usaly plenty but lately theres nothing there is plenty of roe,fox and baddgers aboute but no rabbit or hares even whe ive been out ferreting lately there isnt much at all couple hear and there and no real evidence of mixy.

 

 

SNAP!!

For me and the boys to go out and have a good day out ive got 2 drive all the way 2 west wales and it takes me 2 hours 2 get there! The rabbits around where we are r few and far between! We leave off them 2 try and get them 2 recover but its been like this 4 the last 2 years. What I cant get most of all is the increase of foxes there is just so many of them about!

[whin 463]

well kill the fechers and re itroduce the rabbs like what people do with pheasants it does work done it as kids and started a plague of them and as adults they paid us to contriol them, but just luck how that hapen as there were twenty years inbetween letting them go and getting paid for controling them

[Guest Rod&dog]

f*****g hell down here in the valley below the house used to only hold few rabbits,, Last night it was lit up like blackpool tower,, Population exploxion.

[undisputed 1,664]

It's more than myxie and bad weather imo. Places that were teaming with rabbits a few years ago are almost bare now, that disease that causes the internal bleeding has seen of the vast majority in my view, they have no defence against it.

[undisputed 1,664]

VHD, is rampant over here at the moment and is spreading fast..........

 

 

Thats the one Frank whoever released this into the rabbit population wants shooting imo it's devastated some of the area's around me almost wiping them all out. If it keeps going like this they'll become an endangered species. Theres a few areas were it hasn't taken hold yet but like myxie it will get there sooner or later.

[michaelhunter 4]

mixy has wiped all the rabbits out in my area, need some rabbits to start my pup lamping on so its a big problem for me at the minute. I can go out on a night at see every think deer,fox,hare but not even see a rabbit, its shocking there was thousands of them few month ago.

[Paid 935]

Seeing a lot less in my area than the last couple of seasons, time to search out new ground.

[Guest SJM]

Undisputed is right, its more than just myxy and predators they have always been around, something else is killing them and its doing a damn good job Theres little pockets of rabbits left here and there around me, but you have to really work hard for them, and you never see them in the numbers you used to. I was talking to some old boys who have done the ferreting around here for years and they had a couple of days out last week and got less than 50 which is dismal considering years ago they would have taken treble figures easily in a weekends ferreting. I think it will take a long time for the numbers to come back, some places I have seen them completely vanish and its sad to see

[Strong Stuff 2,171]

Same over this way in parts, places I was shown as recently as July/August that had plenty running around, have been back since and you might see a handful in 2 hours.

 

Very frustrating as I've got a young dog who's dead keen.

[jembo 0]

Have noticed the same down here. Each warren we used to get 10 - 15 out but now 2 if lucky!!

The ones that are around are also really lamp shy as well.

[xxchrissixx 0]

Love being on the coast line me ha ha!! lots of fun xxx

 

There is one field that pisses me off the most, you can drive past it and every night i have been past it with Karl (he showed me it!) it is just littered with rabbits I so wish i was aloud to lamp on there and shoot

 

Have been told the guy that owns the field would shoot ya head off if you did anything on his ladnd though!! God its soo tempting Grrrrrrrr!!!