The bunnies are back!

extremetaz

Has been nearly nothing rabbit wise on the ground I've permissions to walk for the last few months but I took a wee stroll with the air rifle there yesterday morning and they're everywhere now!

Brought home a fairly large lad and a wee one for damn near zero effort - would have gone for more but I only had a handful of pellets as I'm having trouble getting the one's the rifle likes.

Left them both in salt water last night and am just sitting down to the small lad (pan seared in butter before roasting) on toast and am getting the other fella ready for the slow cook for dinner this evening.

Happy as the proverbial pig I am!

Ziggieire

i am seing the same around here, there is an island that was covered with them when i was a child but they got myxomatosis. its been about 15 years went there lastnight they were everywhere, one year ago you might only see 10 in the same area,
ill have stew monday hopefully

Tom Cruise

Rabbit stew yum how do you make that?

Ziggieire

i normaly just gut skin and take the ribs chop them off each side bone and all and take the full back legs off meat on the bone, and strip the rest of the bones for meat, about 1 or 2 rabbits depending in size
then i use this recipe
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/rabbit_stew_with_mushrooms/

declan1980

I'm seeing the same around me. There's a lot more bunnies about compared to this time last year. Every field I went into today had bunnies running around it.

browning 12 bore

extremetaz wrote: »

Has been nearly nothing rabbit wise on the ground I've permissions to walk for the last few months but I took a wee stroll with the air rifle there yesterday morning and they're everywhere now!

Brought home a fairly large lad and a wee one for damn near zero effort - would have gone for more but I only had a handful of pellets as I'm having trouble getting the one's the rifle likes.

Left them both in salt water last night and am just sitting down to the small lad (pan seared in butter before roasting) on toast and am getting the other fella ready for the slow cook for dinner this evening.

Happy as the proverbial pig I am!

well lad they are the very same around here lad unreal ive even got new land last night driving around with the farmer was great crack happy out
now inrelation to your cooking method sounds bloody lovely lad i have to say im a fare bit of a chef meself love to hear different methods :D

Longranger

Same as that. Loads of bunnies:D
looks like those two pricks that were blowing the hell out of the place last year didn't get them all after all......I wouldn't mind but I know them and they don't even eat them:mad:

pheasntstalker

yep there is lots an lots of the buggers:D:D mmmh i can taste the wifes rabbit stirfry as i type:) will be hitting them shortly ,but have heard that in some spots round my area mixxy is rife

CJhaughey

I'd say the mild winter this year has allowed them to multiply more than the two previous winters, thats why there are more than usual.

Ziggieire

went to my normal shooting spot tonight only seen 5 rabbits, just as i was bout to go up pops a ferret from one hole and runs to another, explanes the lack of rabbits today

Birdnuts

Ziggieire wrote: »

went to my normal shooting spot tonight only seen 5 rabbits, just as i was bout to go up pops a ferret from one hole and runs to another, explanes the lack of rabbits today

Someones missing their hunting buddy so - saw 2 ferrets like this a few years back near the Curragh. Great rabbiting country and lots of lads enjoy the sport in those parts with ferrets and nets.

extremetaz

Great news all 'round so.

Simmered the second lad in a tomato and white wine sauce for 2 hours last night and served it up.

First time I gave herself rabbit, which I didn't tell her until she was almost finished and had remarked several times on how gorgeous it was. ;)

Have the remainder for lunch today.


I'd say CJ has it right there - mild winter could have helped them along a good bit alright. As for the mixy, no sign in these two anyway - they were as healthy as you could ever wish for. There's one field I passed by though where there are definitely too many too close so I'll likely focus efforts on that for the next while. Try and keep the numbers reasonable and do what I can to avoid it getting in.

EPointer=Birdss

Seems to be an explosion of rabbits all of a shot. We have feck all near me for years & today not a mile from home took this pic out the window of the jeep

Stevegeraghty

Counted 8 in the garden the other day, I have never seen so many around
They are even in the yard, the yorkie and the cat are having a field day

German pointer

Wind me up why don't ye:p


Bunnies everywhere and me with no .22:(:(