Absolutely gutted

[Outandabout]

I went for a walk around a permission yesterday and was gutted to see so many rabbits with myxomitosis. I was able to pick up 4 of them and put them out of their misery. There were others I saw that were carrying the disease but still OK to run away. The owner did not want any of them shot until the autumn. After what I saw there will be very few left after the autumn. I think this pemission will be left unshot this year.
At least the foxes will get a couple of easy meals.
Is anybody elses permissions suffering from this awful disease.
Kevin

[eboswan]

Sshhh kev you will jinx us all

It is really upsetting when you discover it on a permission though

[Blackbaronfish]

Comes and goes on a few of mine. I tend to shoot them all as quick as possible so that they can build back up.

BBF

[Roger5]

Same where I am, three last week, not over happy, they have not long started showing again. Rog

[143granville]

shot some on my land ,
but hardly a rabbit left on there now .
worst I have known it since the early 60 s .

[Blackbaronfish]

shot some on my land ,
but hardly a rabbit left on there now .
worst I have known it since the early 60 s .

Now thats bad Paul. Is it all mixy or is it VHD

BBF

[eboswan]

I was only reading today that the rabbits in Australia are all but immune to vhd/rhd .