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Post by wheelgarden1 on Apr 8, 2018 17:56:01 GMT -5
The wascally things get big around here, some almost big as a beagle. I see Mr. Bugs Bullbunny about sixty feet away, he turns facing me and freezes in a very narrow profile, and says, "You can't see me. I'm invisible now." Indeed, if I hadn't spied him first, I'd have thought he was a stick in the yard.
I feel like Elmer Fudd sometimes.
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Post by binnylou on Apr 8, 2018 18:07:06 GMT -5
We had a rabbit problem a couple of years ago...the buggers ate my newly planted onions. I know...rabbits don't eat onions. We set up the trail cam and caught them in the act. Since then, a hooty owl has moved in and we don't see many rabbits nowadays.
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 8, 2018 18:42:45 GMT -5
Ours run! I've rabbit proofed as much as I can but there are way too many living around here.-especially since Grace(our 181/2 year old cat) has gone. She hunted and that helped a lot. But she slowed down and basically retired her last couple of years before dying.
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Post by tom π on Apr 8, 2018 20:06:41 GMT -5
Fencing is not practical for me. I control rabbits with two cage traps and a 410. I bait the traps with sweet potato.
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Post by James on Apr 11, 2018 10:16:32 GMT -5
DW sounds like its time to get a new cat? We have three that hang out around here. I think they just wandered in and decided to stay. We put out some cat food for them. I think they really help to keep the critter population down. Raccoons are a problem here. They like to come in and eat my corn. I found that putting a radio in the corn patch tuned to the local talk station helps.
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 11, 2018 10:22:20 GMT -5
DW sounds like its time to get a new cat? I think you're right James! Our neighbor also has a new cat so that should help too!
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Post by James on Apr 12, 2018 15:38:42 GMT -5
"I control rabbits with two cage traps and a 410."
I like the 410 method.
I am a beekeeper and the darned masked bandits will come scratch on the front of the hive till the bees come out to fight then sit there and eat bees. I found that a number 3 foot trap set in front of the hive discouraged them.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 12, 2018 17:49:49 GMT -5
I just gave my rabbits a dose of peppers under my shed today! I ground up about 8 qts of old peppers from my pantry, using an old FP pn the deck (you would NOT want to do that indoors!). The rabbits learn quickly that it is not a good idea to to get that on their fur! I can't do that out in the garden, but at least this keeps them from breeding under my shed.
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 13, 2018 3:59:37 GMT -5
Big dog does it for me. She brings them right to the door.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Apr 13, 2018 7:58:21 GMT -5
When I lived in an apartment on the other side of the river, rabbits barely ever touched the garden except for early growth. So i learned that and covered what I needed to. There was so much clover they were satisfied. So I planted clover to distract the rabbits when I moved into my house. They apparently weren't related to the rabbits on the other side of the river so instead, had a steady diet of garden choices as well as the clover. I had rabbits up the ring yang. Since I don't have clover anymore the problem though still there is quite a bit less. I live the clover especially for the bees but I gave up.
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 13, 2018 8:48:04 GMT -5
We have plenty of clover that helps keep the rabbits out of the garden. Plus the clover lures them in and you-know-who has a hunting job. No yard around or near us has clover.
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Post by tom π on Apr 15, 2018 14:59:53 GMT -5
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Post by James on Apr 18, 2018 10:29:06 GMT -5
There are three kinds of rabbits that live in this area. None of them have become garden pests though. Perhaps a good pellet gun? I know its likely illegal to use a firearm in many towns or cities, but a pellet gun may be legal, and some of the better ones carry quite a wallop. They will dispatch anything up to the size of a crow. Likely kill a rabbit too if you can hit it in the brain or heart.
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 19, 2018 4:22:18 GMT -5
We can't even have pellet guns in town here.
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Post by patriciatiffany on Sept 29, 2018 2:51:19 GMT -5
Try humane ways or traps.
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