Was watching hugh furry whippingspool in country cottage yesterday, and they were lamping rabbits. Apparently before chicken became popular, just going back a few generations, rabbit was the staple. They would shoot hundreds and put them on the train for london.
He did most of his shooting around autumn time. Teenage rabbits, and one of the old hands was basically implying, that because of the rate of breeding, the population stayed constant. He reckoned there were 400-500, even if you were shooting 300-400 per year.
So in theory if you had land with a load of rabbits, youve got a constant source of meat.
Anyone care to comment on that? If true it seemed like a good way to live a self sustaining lifestyle in our overcrowded country.
What size of area would accomodate that many rabbits? If for instance, you were wanting to buy land, and encourage the rabbit population, could you just buy a cheap patch of moorland do ya reckon?
He did most of his shooting around autumn time. Teenage rabbits, and one of the old hands was basically implying, that because of the rate of breeding, the population stayed constant. He reckoned there were 400-500, even if you were shooting 300-400 per year.
So in theory if you had land with a load of rabbits, youve got a constant source of meat.
Anyone care to comment on that? If true it seemed like a good way to live a self sustaining lifestyle in our overcrowded country.
What size of area would accomodate that many rabbits? If for instance, you were wanting to buy land, and encourage the rabbit population, could you just buy a cheap patch of moorland do ya reckon?
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