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ohouston
Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 14
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Posted: Thu May 26, 05 12:58 pm Post subject: Hare's (not Hairs) |
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Last week a nearby farmer asked me to sort out a problem with Hares. His cabbage crop was sprouting and a gang of aboth 15-20 yobbish Hare's were nibbling them up at a horrifying rate.
Well, I've got a soft spot for Hares - so I was a bit dismayed to hear they had become yobbish. But he sold me a tear jerk story, livlihood being nibbled to death, kids crying and in rags and hungry. "When will the yobbie Hares stop Daddy" sniff sniff.
Well, he bought them an early Christmas present - a gas gun, and after making an example of a couple with the .22 it looks like the rest have decided to stay in the woods, so I can heave a big sigh of relief as I've not had to resort to my own version of a scorched earth policy.
I'm up in the Grampians and have been pretty heartened to see the numbers of Hares going up recently (minus two because of cabbage violations, despite repeated warnings in clear English).
My interest is this, have the rest of the UK seen more Hares around (great to hear if thats the case). And secondly, any other 'Harey' stories (boom boom) you'd like to share? |
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