Damn rabbits

[sniper7]

We have a few, but my pellet gun and now have both proved quite effective!

[Irving]

Are any of you eating these rabbits? If not, why not? There are rabbits EVERYWHERE in my neighbor, but not at my house because of the dog. I'd be eating rabbit stew once a month!

[sniper7]

Not in the summer, the fleas would be everywhere and the meat wouldn’t be much good either. In the winter they are good though. Plus I have elk, moose, bison, antelope, whitetail deer, mule deer, pheasant, duck, goose, quail and some Alaskan salmon and halibut in the freezers so a scrawny flea infested whitetail rabbit isn’t quite on my desired meal list.

[MrAK]

Are any of you eating these rabbits? If not, why not? There are rabbits EVERYWHERE in my neighbor, but not at my house because of the dog. I'd be eating rabbit stew once a month!

I’d been told years ago not to eat rabbit on the flat lands during the summer, but that the ones in the mountains and at higher elevation were ok to eat. Shot one with a Ruger LCP when I came home from work years ago, skinned it, threw it on the bbq, and the dogs and I had a great snack.

[Gman]

With plague and Tularemia, no thanks.

[Irving]

I’d been told years ago not to eat rabbit on the flat lands during the summer, but that the ones in the mountains and at higher elevation were ok to eat. Shot one with a Ruger LCP when I came home from work years ago, skinned it, threw it on the bbq, and the dogs and I had a great snack.

This should be everyone's experience if you clean your rabbit nice.

[ChickNorris]

I'm truly amazed at how habituated the 'wild' rabbits are @ my range. Last weekend there was one that repeatedly returned to it's dirt bowl in the shade under my bench. I reached down & just barely touched the silly beastie in each attempt. Upon contact & unsure of my intentions it would move just out of reach but come right back after I resumed shooting.

If only it knew my position on squirrels.

Similarly, driving in my mother's neighborhood is like playing bunny pinball. You have to make effort not to hit them after dark.

[Irving]

When I was up at Fall River Reservoir, there was a Pika that had the entrance to it's hole under the rocks right under where I was standing/sitting. It would run right under my feet/chair, and even was carrying around its babies in its mouth while I was standing there. It was pretty cool.

[ChickNorris]

Must be a new bunch of bunnies somewhere around the backyard. My pup Daisy has caught and killed 2 little ones in the past 2 days. She very proudly brought the one today into the house to show off to my wife.

No pic of dead bunnies, but here is one of Daisy.

Might want mind that if at all possible. I know this because my mother's dog eats baby bunnies like chicken wings & suffered the effects. The unique collection of flora/fauna in the rabbits gut can then settle in the dog's intestinal track & from there the bacteria & parasites can readily be transfered to people by licking, sharing quarters, etc. You can medicate for Giardia but other diseases such as Cryptosporidium (while rare) is chronic. Just thought I'd mention it.

I had just asked her: 'Who eats all the bitty bunnies?'
This smile was her reply.

[def90]

Coyotes are pretty effective against rabbits.. just sayin’