Well bugger me, you never know where a Rabbit will hide in Central Otago….
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Old bats
So the old dogs around here just seem to lay about on the best seats when they retire.
Visitors
So we were out killing rabbits in Otago and this lot turned up
We’re trying to work but this lot are chasing the dogs around, so of course the dogs have to bark at them and chase them around.
Amazingly we still managed to kill some rabbits.
God knows how.
Breeding season 2023
Well the rabbit breeding season is underway in Otago and it’s early this year by around a month, I guess it’s related to the mild winter and all the feed around. Organising a night shoot with one client and both his dog and cat are bringing in young rabbits at the end of June 🙄 and the rabbits I gutted were well pregnant in June as well.
It could be an interesting season.
The dogs are enjoying their food at the moment, was given a bull and they are in heaven. It takes me an hour or so longer to feed them but well worth it.
Sad day
Well it seems the day has come for Bonnie the whippet to retire. She still loves rabbiting but the body is telling her she is getting old. Today I was running the dogs and she was all about it but lost the energy fast and just wandered behind me after 20 minutes.
She has put some great pups on the ground and her line won’t die, she’s also killed a LOT of rabbits. She’s been to the vet more than once, her back leg is held together by fishing line and it has held together very well. Kudo’s to the Canadian vet in Alexandra, absolutely my go to vet!
I know Bonnie is going to drive me nuts for being left at home and that’s fine. She has well and truly earned the good life! Now the cat and I will have to have a chat about the dog in her patch…
Sorry, had to add a photo😁. If you go through the many photo’s here you will see her in action.
PS: She’s still the best hole indicator here.
Long nets
This post is for the people using longnets for rabbiting. Go to your local rope supplier and get a small Fid, by far and away the easiest way to replace rubber rings on your net system.
Rabbit tree
A productive day up Arrowtown way on the pest control and not a bad view to go with it. The ferrets were like wee machines…
Little pig
I caught a glimpse in the distance of an animal moving. At a glance it looked like a little pig but it turned out to be a Wolf, the little fat rabbit dog. 😂 She is on a serious diet at the moment 🙄 The dirty fat little ratbag that she is.
Twizel in April
The whole circus of rabbiting dogs, ferrets and god know what else are heading to Twizel in April 2023. We got a call about a bad rabbit problem that needs fixed but no shooting or poisoning can be done.
If you are in Twizel in the same situation get in touch and we’ll get it sorted.
Cool down
This time of year is tricky with the heat, but if you can keeping the water up to the rabbiting pack they can handle it. The heat in Central Otago can be problematic for the dogs so it pays to be careful with them.
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