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Rosanne



Joined: 21 Aug 2006
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Location: west wales
PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 11 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

rabbots are pests here. My friend came to shoot them and in about an hour he had 25. I went up the field next day and there seemed to be just as many as before. They eat into the hay field for about 5 yards on the side that backs onto the wood.

Bebo



Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex
PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 11 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

All over the place here. Even see them hoping about in the station car park in the morning and evening.

Bodger



Joined: 23 May 2006
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 11 5:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Wall to wall rabbits here, inspite of my best efforts.

Ty Gwyn



Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4562
Location: Lampeter
PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 11 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

vegplot wrote:
They're kept within the walls of the Welsh castles to stop the English getting at them. Old habits die hard.


Your good lady has learnt you well my friend.

Colin & Jan



Joined: 03 Mar 2006
Posts: 203
Location: Dover, Kent
PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 11 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Come to Kent; there are zillions of the bloody things.

markjadams



Joined: 06 May 2006
Posts: 109
Location: South West Wales
PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 11 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I would love to, I do miss them, I saw them everywhere in Sussex.

Maybe they don't want to learn welsh

Treacodactyl
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 11 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Do you have many near you?

I have a similar problem, bought a few acres expecting there to be bunnies for the pot and I've not seen many. However, there's a few about and a mile or two away there's loads. I don't think they've been hunted too much, if at all.

Plenty of deer though...

markjadams



Joined: 06 May 2006
Posts: 109
Location: South West Wales
PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 11 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The farm half a mile down the hill says she has rabbits, but none of the neighbouring fields seem to have any.

When I collect things from a few miles away(5 miles of so) I see lots of rabbits running around.

Mark.

Ty Gwyn



Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4562
Location: Lampeter
PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 11 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

markjadams wrote:
I would love to, I do miss them, I saw them everywhere in Sussex.

Maybe they don't want to learn welsh


Maybe its your accent thats driving them off,try speaking Welsh to them.

Kenworth



Joined: 04 Apr 2011
Posts: 855
Location: Michigan
PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 11 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

They are in my side yard.

My chihuahuas are fascinated by them.

chris123



Joined: 14 Oct 2011
Posts: 4

PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 11 11:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

there are pockets of them about i usually have about 30 a week will increase that as the nights draw in seems the old bunny is increaseing in popularity again which is good news for me


chris123

VSS



Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2845
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales
PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 11 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Bodger wrote:
Wall to wall rabbits here, inspite of my best efforts.


Strange isn't it - I am about 2 miles from Bodger and we have a had aresident population of 3 rabbits for the last 13 years - never more of less.

Bodger (and others) who live on the other side of the main road will have lots because he has got all our soil! Someone must have it becasue we haven't

Bodger



Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 11 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I'll bring you some soil and some rabbits.
Forget your lack of rabbits Dot. You're surrounded by thousands of pheasants that have been put down by a pillock who hasn't got a clue. I have to slow down when I drive past your place, so that I don't mow dozens of them down.

VSS



Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2845
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales
PostPosted: Sun Oct 23, 11 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Bodger wrote:

Forget your lack of rabbits Dot. You're surrounded by thousands of pheasants that have been put down by a pillock who hasn't got a clue. I have to slow down when I drive past your place, so that I don't mow dozens of them down.


Actually, I think that is rather unfair - have you met the guy running the shoot? He is very knowledgable and has some really good ideas as to how to make it pay. I really hope he makes a go of it. Much better to have the shoot managed than go to rack and ruin as it has for most of the last 10 years.

But yes, there is plenty of roadkill about if you can stop when you see it.

Bodger



Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 11 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

He's putting down approximately three times the amount that the previous keepers put down on the shoot. Having beaten on it for many years and IMO, my comments are informed and fair.

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