old man Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 First seasonal sightings of kits for both Red and Grey with approximate locations please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Bit early surely? March seems to be all systems go and kits are around 2 months old before venturing out so end of May would be most likely - I'm still shooting half grown one's from last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted January 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 hours ago, bruno22rf said: Bit early surely? March seems to be all systems go and kits are around 2 months old before venturing out so end of May would be most likely - I'm still shooting half grown one's from last year. Agreed, but information is power and here they were playing kiss chase in early December. So? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Gestation is 44 days - so if Nutty gets lucky tonight it's going to be early march before he leaves his kids and sets up home with some local tart cos his wife "doesn't understand him" - add another 10 weeks (more like 12 usually before the kids leave) and you are looking for little Nappies full of Nutella around end of April at the very earliest - this all depends on food and Weather conditions of course. Be very surprised to see kits in April but you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted January 23, 2020 Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Seems to be loads about this last year. We have had some great bags out of the woods in recent months and still not slowing up. Pheasant feeders are being hammered but the peanuts are the biggest thing to pull then in. We have a old caravan in our woods with feeders all the way round. Makes a comfortable hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Any sightings yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 I'm not seeing many tree rats at all ...... need to restock me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 Not seen one on the feeder for the last 5 visits, must have shot them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 06/03/2020 at 07:30, old man said: Any sightings yet? I saw a video on Facebook last week of a red moving a kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 8 hours ago, Mice! said: I saw a video on Facebook last week of a red moving a kit. Thanks Mice, interesting to know the first week in March. The greys were playing kiss chase early here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Kiss chase in November around here, and I saw something yesterday saying bears were coming out of hibernation a month earlier than normal due to the mild winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 10/03/2020 at 11:29, Mice! said: Kiss chase in November around here, and I saw something yesterday saying bears were coming out of hibernation a month earlier than normal due to the mild winter. Same here kiss case very early. Not too many bears here to worry about, thankfully. Wish we could get some reds but will never be, the stupid old **** here, seemingly love the greys and feed them at every opportunity. Too much country file and spring watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, old man said: Same here kiss case very early. Not too many bears here to worry about, thankfully. Wish we could get some reds but will never be, the stupid old **** here, seemingly love the greys and feed them at every opportunity. Too much country file and spring watch? I've said it before, a lot of people are just happy seeing the animals that are in front of them, it must be a lot harder convincing people greys need control when there haven't been reds for twenty plus years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Saw first grey kit today in nearby public open space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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