on_one_wheel wrote:Here's a thread to report your rabbit numbers.
Have you seen an increase or decrease in population and activity ?
What are you seeing?
I've just returned from a trip that took me up through central SA, Port Augusta, Woomera, Roxby, William Creek / return.
Plenty of time was spent looking for fresh signs of rabbits. ZERO rabbits spotted, 1 in 100 holes show signs of recent activity.
I've NEVER seen anything like it.
Winter dormancy or successful virus results
Time will tell.
Even around home ( Lower Murray Basin ) the numbers have been reasonably low for a while now.
flutch wrote:virus has them completely f***ed in WA
YoungBuck wrote:I am still regularly shooting them into double digits on each trip at one of the properties I shoot on. I think I'm up to about 100 shot there now.
I've not really seen a reduction in numbers in my area.
Sawyers wrote:flutch wrote:virus has them completely f***ed in WA
Ive shot close to 40 of a small 10 acre block in the last year and a half, but havent seen any around for the last couple,e of months.
flutch wrote:Sawyers wrote:flutch wrote:virus has them completely f***ed in WA
Ive shot close to 40 of a small 10 acre block in the last year and a half, but havent seen any around for the last couple,e of months.
2010 through to 2015 there were literally hundreds on any given warren, 2016 half that, since i have seen a grand total of 10 rabbits and thats after covering literally more than 500,000 unique acres. as well as all adjoining roads and towns... me say they gone.
Pademelon wrote:Well here on my place in Tas I see more feral cats than rabbits.
Cooper wrote:Hadn’t had many about. Went on the motorbike to check on the horses tonight. Saw 3 or 4 in a 1km ride. Hadn’t been seeing anying.
It is the the 1st of August and also saw a black snake out. Had frosts last two nights. Fairly sunny days. But was quite late in the evening about 5.30pm and the sun was down! Seems a bit early
straightshooter wrote:I will probably be pushing up daisies by the time rabbits develop a resistance.
bladeracer wrote:straightshooter wrote:I will probably be pushing up daisies by the time rabbits develop a resistance.
Our rabbits have been decimated by calici, however, we have two, father and daughter, that seem to be immune to it. Another breeder brought out one of his girls to spend a week with our bloke, but nothing came of it. We have six youngsters now and we're hoping at least some mìght survive the next release.
Calici is a horrible death for them.