Born To Hunt!

[Seraphina]

Join our free community today.

Connect with other like-minded dog lovers!

Login or Register

Hi Karen
I was about to post that hares don't live in burrows, but then I realised that in Australia they just might!

Cerito

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

You are right, I do not think we have hares here in OZ.

About the squirels in UK - I thought they were 2 kinds over there one native one from the USA, one is red and the other blue (not sure which) , the introduced species is muscling out the native. So the one ii protected (red?) while the other is considered a vermin??????

Lida

 

[Tesa]

Hi Karen
I was about to post that hares don't live in burrows, but then I realised that in Australia they just might!

Cerito

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

You are right, I do not think we have hares here in OZ.

About the squirels in UK - I thought they were 2 kinds over there one native one from the USA, one is red and the other blue (not sure which) , the introduced species is muscling out the native. So the one ii protected (red?) while the other is considered a vermin??????

Lida

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

We do. They are larger than rabbits and have always been under them impression that they run in a different pattern to rabbits. Have been told one runs in a straighter line than the other. I can never remember which is which. Just vermin to me, although have been told farmers don't have the same problems with hares as rabbits. Don't know why, as it doesn't seem to make sense to me. I am sure someone else will set me straight on this.

I do know we have hares out at Inverleigh Lida. And if we don't then my OH is wrong, and I can't see how that could be possible :*

 

[Seraphina]

You are right ; apparently in 1859 Thomas Austin imported 72 partridges, 24 wild rabbits and 5 hares into Australia. Wonder why the rabbits became such a problem and the hares not? Anyway hare has a longer legs, longer ears and is bigger and faster than rabbit.

Lida

 

[Tesa]

You are right ; apparently  in 1859 Thomas Austin imported 72 partridges, 24 wild rabbits and 5 hares into Australia.  Wonder why the rabbits became such a problem and the hares not?  Anyway hare has a longer legs, longer ears and is   bigger and faster than rabbit.
Lida

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

​

That would make sense as to why we have them out at Inverleigh Lida. Inverleigh is about 20ks from Barwon Park, Thomas Austin's Mansion, where he introduced his game. Interesting about the rabbits becoming a pest and not the hares though