Vermin and the weather

Padd2

hey lads just looking for your thoughts on vermin and the weather? does the heat make them scarce ??

Sean Mullen

I notice them coming out very early in the morning.

bravestar

Padd2 wrote: »

hey lads just looking for your thoughts on vermin and the weather? does the heat make them scarce ??

Rabbits at dusk and a little into the night and dawn. At least where I am anyways

yubabill1

Rabbits will lay on their side in extreme heat. You can easily see the white underbelly from a distance.

Padd2

thanks for the replies..
i havent seen a rabbit in a week ..although ive only been out twice..
loads of pigeon mitgh start decoying

averagefox

greys are flighting early morning going by my traps and seeing magpies out at half 9 or so

vapour_trail

Have been out a few times during the week for rabbits. Only seen a handful of grazers in my usual rabbit hot spots. Went out after 11.30pm one night and there was a lot more out, but I usually find that after 7pm or so there would be a good few out but not since this heat arrived. Dont get me wrong lads I absolutely love the weather and long may it last but tis a b*tch to be walking through the fields in

minktrapper

Any tips on lamping rabbits in summer and winter.

ace86

greys very active early in the morning but no where to be seen between 10-4 in the day until the cool of the evening u see them bak around again. I have a box larsen trap set seen 3 looking around it 2day but no capture yet.

cookimonster

We had pigeons still dropping into low rape at 21.30hrs the other night while the masses of crows we normally see or no where in sight through out the day.
Magnets, car batteries and long hikes to the car don't make a great match in this weather.

Padd2

vapour_trail wrote: »

Have been out a few times during the week for rabbits. Only seen a handful of grazers in my usual rabbit hot spots. Went out after 11.30pm one night and there was a lot more out, but I usually find that after 7pm or so there would be a good few out but not since this heat arrived. Dont get me wrong lads I absolutely love the weather and long may it last but tis a b*tch to be walking through the fields in

ive noticed the same and as for the heat i dont cope well in it either.. id prefer me wolly hat and wellies:D

dodderangler

Plenty of rabbits about in the late evenings but my biggest problem at the moment is them poxy horseflies.
Got eaten alive on Thursday when I was out.
Also farmer is cutting the fields so there is plenty of crows about

Kells1

The horsefies and midges play a big part in whether I go out in the evening or not.:mad: The must love my blood:eek: