rabbit shooting,

[gottsy boy]

hi all

i've been reading some posts on the site about ferriting rabbits and how you should only do it when there is an r in the month..

 

i like shooting rabbits and am asked to keep under controll by farmers and local golf club managers,

 

the time of year when they have the most probs is spring through to october should i not be shooting them this time of year?

 

i thought rabbits breed all year around. i don't seem to get many milky doe's.

 

we oftern get over 20-30 a night twice to three times a week during this time and it doesn't really seem to make a dent..

[Dave-G]

ERM, June , July and August seem to be fairly prime times to control rabbit on firm ground ahead of drilling the next crop.

[Bleeh]

The reason people don't ferret during those times of the month, is beccause the Doe rabbits will often have young in the burrows, and if a ferret find them he'll spend ages killing them and lay up. You can still ferret if you really, really must, but it's a pain.

 

 

There is no reason why you shouldn't shoot rabbits over those months, just remember there is a good chance you'll be leaving young in the burrow to starve if you shoot their mum, if that sort of thing bothers you.

 

(It dosn't bother the majority of us).

[gottsy boy]

The reason people don't ferret during those times of the month, is beccause the Doe rabbits will often have young in the burrows, and if a ferret find them he'll spend ages killing them and lay up. You can still ferret if you really, really must, but it's a pain.

 

 

There is no reason why you shouldn't shoot rabbits over those months, just remember there is a good chance you'll be leaving young in the burrow to starve if you shoot their mum, if that sort of thing bothers you.

 

(It dosn't bother the majority of us).

someone told me the buck will allways follow the doe from the burrow so it's allways better to shoot the rabbit at the rear rather than the one at the front prob an old wives tale..

 

the green keeper at the club where i shoot want's them all dead mum dad and the children... they do gas them as well i think...

[ollie]

The reason people don't ferret during those times of the month, is beccause the Doe rabbits will often have young in the burrows, and if a ferret find them he'll spend ages killing them and lay up. You can still ferret if you really, really must, but it's a pain.

 

 

There is no reason why you shouldn't shoot rabbits over those months, just remember there is a good chance you'll be leaving young in the burrow to starve if you shoot their mum, if that sort of thing bothers you.

 

(It dosn't bother the majority of us).

 

To be honest over the summer months I stop shooting them apart from on the golf courses. I don't like shooting them during the summer months but I am not criticising anyone who does. Rabbits can have a litter every 30 days so if you don't keep on top of them they can get outa control.

[benelli montefeltro]

To be honest over the summer months I stop shooting them apart from on the golf courses. I don't like shooting them during the summer months but I am not criticising anyone who does. Rabbits can have a litter every 30 days so if you don't keep on top of them they can get outa control.

they also have a very high mortality rate what with predators and of course disease. yes they do breed like rabbits, but in all likelihood every litter will not be raised totally successfully. some would have you believe that every little bunny makes it to adulthood, far from the truth.