rabbits full of young ones.

flanum

it must be the mild winter, but every 2nd bunny i get is full of young ones... there doesnt seem to be a time of year anymore when they arent breeding... ill just have to pay more attention through the scope and avoid the lazy looking milky does!

RICHIE.39

flanum wrote: »

it must be the mild winter, but every 2nd bunny i get is full of young ones... there doesnt seem to be a time of year anymore when they arent breeding... ill just have to pay more attention through the scope and avoid the lazy looking milky does!

any obvious signs to differ between a carrying doe and just a larger rabbit? Something you would recognise thru a scope? When i do eventually start i don't want to be knocking future targets ;-)

garv123

flanum wrote: »

it must be the mild winter, but every 2nd bunny i get is full of young ones... there doesnt seem to be a time of year anymore when they arent breeding... ill just have to pay more attention through the scope and avoid the lazy looking milky does!

Shouldnt you not be expecting that at this time of year?
Same with foxes and deer

rabbit assassin

Shot 1 this afternoon and when I opened it up to gut it there was 4 young inside. It was a very easy shot. The rest of the rabbits (3 or 4) bolted into the holes but she stayed out and looked at me. I have noticed this the past few times I've shot rabbits and they've turned out to be pregnant does. I wonder is this a good way to tell if a rabbits pregnant when looking through the scope.

meathstevie

It all depends why you're shooting rabbits. If you're doing a bit of pest control for a landowner you're doing a great job. If you're looking to just shoot a few rabbits for the pot it's probably not that great. On the other hand rabbits breed throughout the year. As long as they've enough food and mixy doesn't get them they'll breed.

Having mentioned the dreaded mixy, if your populations get too dense you're looking at an odds on bet to get it spreading through them like a grass fire. All in all if you have a good population where you shoot bagging the odd pregnant one probably isn't going to make much of a difference.

Hunter21

When do most lads start their shooting for the pot? I usually start in April.

Erk

Hunter21 wrote: »

When do most lads start their shooting for the pot? I usually start in April.

+1. Best is when the silage gets cut Longer evenings shooting rabbits then going for a fox Nothing better imo.

Glensman

I head-shot a doe and a buck under lamp last friday. Neither moved an inch... Does had 2x young in her...