Harvest Bunnies

[Caravan Monster]

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Today, I got talked into bringing my dog along to catch the rabbits as the maize fields were being cut (against my better judgement, I must add). Our assembled crew of two elderly and one not very good lurchers, plus one very energetic beddy x terrier managed to catch all six rabbits we saw. A fox crept out too, but obviously he had to be left.

They were easy catches because the rabbits are disorientated for a few seconds when they wandered out of the crops. My old girl managed a double on one run, where she killed and let go of the one she was retrieving, then caught a second.

Although it was a good morning out, I don' t think I would do it again because the combination of dogs and tractors is just too dangerous- leave this type of rabbiting to the shotgunners I think. It is a good idea to check over the fields with the dogs, after the harvester has passed, in case there are any injured rabbits that have been hit by it- I found one like this today.

Vanload of tired hounds at the end of the day.

 

[blue-whippet]

Sounds like a good catch for a motly crew.... That's and extreme close up there of a pic.....

 

[Lurch and his tribe]

def a job for shotguns. We did 300 acres of feilds this year and the number of rabbits that run along just inside the cut 15ft from the blades is massive only need one to turn round and it would be good bye dog as well and you cant turn the machine off everytime a bunny appears.

 

[Caravan Monster]

def a job for shotguns. We did 300 acres of feilds this year and the number of rabbits that run along just inside the cut 15ft from the blades is massive only need one to turn round and it would be good bye dog as well and you cant turn the machine off everytime a bunny appears.

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Yes, definitely wouldn' t do it again, lesson learnt.