hares

lofty95

Has anybody noticed more hares than usual around this year than others. Every night i am lamping i nearly see more of them than rabbits.

Vegeta

We seem to have a lot of them too, numbers are definitely on the increase. Every night we go lamping foxes we see hares. Its great to see

foxhunter

Vegeta wrote: »

We seem to have a lot of them too, numbers are definitely on the increase. Every night we go lamping foxes we see hares. Its great to see

+1 I'm finding the same down here delighted to see so many they even come to the fox call sometimes.
A farmer told me lately that he sowed a new hedge last summer but it's knackered now with the hare's chewing on it.
It probably wont be long before he starts looking at ways of getting rid of them.

jwshooter

a lot of crops were cut late this two years giving the leverts a better chance

clivej

+ on hares here too. Not many rabbits though??????????
Was it all the wet weather that has seen a decrease in the number of rabbits? Drowning in their burrows perhaps.

mallards

jwshooter wrote: »

a lot of crops were cut late this two years giving the leverts a better chance

I agree, I've seen a definite increase in hares on my patch in Tyrone these last two years.

Mallards.