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  • From: <sunnfarm AT netscape.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] rabbit control and dogs
  • Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:59:10 -0700

Have you ever noticed that the more you kill or trap rabbits the more rabbits you get in return. There seems to be a natural balance in a rabbit population. I have three pairs on the farmsted area of my land, always three never two or four. I leave them alone and work around them. I even gave them names. If another pair invades the others chase them away. Yes there are babies everywhere but few survive. I don't mess with the natural balance. I once saw a neighbors dog chase down and tear appart a rabbit in my hay field. If I had a shot gun I would have shot the dog. I view dogs as invasive species sort of like the neighbors who own them...Bob.
 
 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:13 AM
Subject: [Market-farming] rabbit control and dogs

Is anyone using dogs for control of rabbits?  How does one train a dog to kill the rabbits once the dog finds them?  It seems as most of the dogs I have seen around rabbits just chase them around.  The rabbits seem to have the upper hand.

 

Jason Jones

Farm Manager

JJones AT TheHomestead.org/market-farming


 

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