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    I've been hearing that not much has been happening out there....

    Any updates from anyone?
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    Just spent 4 days in tekapo / burkes pass area on a station a couple of weeks into the virus. Feedback they had its not performing and certainly nothing on their station. Rabbit numbers were definitely through the roof compared to previous years visiting.

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    I shot 24 and a cat last night in the paddock it was released in, the cocky reckoned less are there, but I'm not convinced and Ive plenty more to go at !
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    it was released just up the road from where i shoot . . . talking to the manager yesterday his neighbours are getting next to no reaction which is very odd considering its been at a guess, if i had to give a number, somewhere between 50-60% decline in numbers i have observed overall. Some areas its almost 90% and yet there are pockets that seem almosty untouched, its working on this station anyway.
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    without a picture . .. it never happened !

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    virus was release in the Bay of Plenty last week as well

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernie View Post
    I shot 24 and a cat last night in the paddock it was released in, the cocky reckoned less are there, but I'm not convinced and Ive plenty more to go at !
    You still standing by your statement. Would be good if it was rely happening.

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    Still not much happening here, maybe a slight reduction in numbers but that got just be the time of year.
    I did hear that parts of tekapo were showing some signs of it working but that's about all.

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    I've just been back to my rabbit block just out of town for the first time since the release a month or so back. Quietly shot a couple of dozen or so within a couple of hrs, sniping with the 223 out to about 300.
    Still a lot of rabbits there, but not like pre-poisen where the ground was moving with them. I can also see the grass is growing back around a lot of the warrens, the virus has made a reasonable difference here, but regular shooting is still clearly needed.
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    Ya can't park there mate.

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    it's definitely having an impact in West Melton, there is a stretch of road I use daily travelling to and from work and I would collect 2 or 3 a week in the town car and see literally dozens every day, haven't seen one for the last week witch is almost unheard of

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    Seems to be kicking in on the property I hunt near Alex. The owner reported seeing some sick looking bunnies in the weekend.
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    well after initial promising results I am already starting to see them "bounce" back be interesting if this trend continues in other areas.......

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    Farmers need to follow up with "lead Poisoning" to be sure they stay on top of those rabbits, by taking a percentage out it will enhance the breeding as more food is available so manual control methods will be needed.

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    I've got to get back down there for some bunny bopping. All I ever did was the easter bunny hunt. Lots of work for usually shit all rabbits.
    Be nice to go down, find a good spot for the weekend and just do whatever, shotguns, 22's, to get as many as possible without slogging my guts out.
    take the lad down and have a ball.

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    I'm seeing about the same number's driving home after work,same road at about the same time

 

 

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