Toombsy Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) Tried calling my game dealer about this - but no answer. Anyone got any idea what a typical game dealer will pay for a hare? Thanks Edited August 25, 2009 by Toombsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killjoy Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Brace yourself for getting jumped on!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toombsy Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I have my helmet, shin pads, back brace and jaw protector on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 £5 if it's in good condition, and if you're lucky. I hope you shot it for the right reasons though. I haven't pointed a gun at a hare for at least 6 months now. The population is creeping back up, and our cereal and beet yields have not suffered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toombsy Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I shot one last week, had it at the weekend, and that's the last hare I'll shoot as it was just a bit too strong-tasting for my liking. There's nothing untoward going on here... the reason I asked was that at the weekend I'd overheard someone say that hares are worth around £4.50 each, and I thought I'd misheard him. It's nothing to do with buying a big net, some rockets, baseball bat and paying off my mortgage early. Honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun666 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 4=5 pound sounds about right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 ***** to selling them mate. There are many hares on my shoot, and id rather eat them than sell them. Loads of red wine, onions and veg. bake a small loaf, and bobs your uncle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobyb525 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 My permissions alive with them. For that price I could make a living from them Under strict instruction only to shoot them if caught munching the cover crops So stuff that idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 They'll sell for £4-5 (within the season they can be sold, that is) but Dealers rarely take more than 1 on at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooter Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I had a Hare sat about ten yards from me whilst I shot twelve bunnies using the .22LR last week. It never moved, even when I shot a bunny that was fairly close to it. I find them fascinating to watch, but their eyes freak me out sometimes, it's like there's some kind of hidden inteligence in their. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfox Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 we get £2.50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I find them fascinating to watch, but their eyes freak me out sometimes, it's like there's some kind of hidden inteligence in their. You're not the first person I have heard say that about hares' eyes, and I agree absolutely. I thought exactly that when I was peering through the scope on my .22-250, watching a hare eat emerging sugar beet earlier this year. I unloaded the rifle and walked off, leaving the hare untouched. I haven't shot another one since (I used to shoot about 80-100 per year). Rabbits I detest and would gladly eradicate, but I think hares are graceful and charming animals, and should be tolerated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 tollerated to a point. Up here my permissions are big open fields. All around are big open fields. Rabbits don't do well here, but hares abound. Last spring and the year before they decimated the sprouts, especially when first planted. They will start on the edges and work their way into the field, clipping the seedlings just above the ground. I had a shoot em all order last year as there were too many. I shot 40+ from <200 acres of fields just shooting 2 hours in an evening and there were still a bunch about. This year they are noticably thinner than last year, but there are still plenty about. I haven't targetted them this year as there hasn't been a need. Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 What's the difference between a hare and a rabbit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) you can pull a hair out of a rabbits ****.....but you cant pull a rabbit out of a hare's ****... Edited August 26, 2009 by gixer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 What's the difference between a hare and a rabbit? Little, in terms of crop damage per head. However hares don't breed with the same zeal as rabbits, nor do they cause the H&S problems us farmers encounter with major warrens undermining tracks and ditches. Rick, I agree - there is a point when that tolerance ends and the population needs to be thinned. For the time being, we have a population density of about 1 hare to every 25 acres, which is entirely tolerable. On farms where we're growing roots and veg, we have a much less welcoming policy. We also haven't had any problem with coursers for the last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Sorry baldrick, i should've said there was a punchline coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Little, in terms of crop damage per head. However hares don't breed with the same zeal as rabbits, nor do they cause the H&S problems us farmers encounter with major warrens undermining tracks and ditches. Rick, I agree - there is a point when that tolerance ends and the population needs to be thinned. For the time being, we have a population density of about 1 hare to every 25 acres, which is entirely tolerable. On farms where we're growing roots and veg, we have a much less welcoming policy. We also haven't had any problem with coursers for the last year. I'd say that's about where the fields I'm shooting are sitting on. It is enough that you can go out any night of the week and see a couple by walking the field edges, but not so many that they are everywhere. Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 There's a lot of hares on my permission and the farmers want them shooting mainly due to illegal coursers. Dealers used to pay £3.50, I don't eat them myself but I have a couple of mates who take as many as I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantidgwell Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 wish u could get that for them around me , my permission is full of them every time i go shooting i always see hares see 6 the other day in one field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr salt Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I shot one last week, had it at the weekend, and that's the last hare I'll shoot as it was just a bit too strong-tasting for my liking. I second that comment. cheers scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I shoot the odd hare, in wintertime, only because I love eating them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 In October when the export market is "open" I get upto £6.50p a Hare and can shoot upto 100 a week over vast acreages in the South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Aint seen a hare in cornwall yet....i know there are a few places where they reside....not round here tho....shame,love to see them about...love em in the pot too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog546 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 There are plenty in Cornwall,you just have to know where to look,whilst out clearing moles from a garden 2 weeks ago I watched 4 running around one field having a whale of a time,there are a few farms I go on that have brought Hares down from up the line and released.This was about 3 years ago and they have survived but on occasions one gets caught by the mower. Too few down here to shoot in my opinion ,but nice to watch and hope they get better established for a bit of future sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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