We haven't had any problems with rabbits for about the last 8 - 10
years. I have only seen one rabbit but I am well aware that there could be
more. We also have coyotes who have taken a couple of our cats in the last
few months. I thought they would get the rabbit as well but maybe the
rabbit or rabbits go into a hole somewhere and hide at night. As far
as wrapping the trees would be like wrapping the rabbits since we have about
5000 trees at this location because it is a small nursery.
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Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:52
PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Subject: Bait for Wild
Rabbits
>Maybe this has been covered before but does anyone have an idea for a
bait to catch a wild rabbit? We used to call them jack rabbits when I
was a kid living in another state. I did a search on the internet and
there was a suggestion of apples and carrots. Well there are apples all
over the place and carrots that are in the ground sticking up above the ground
so that isn't going to do much good. What I am concerned about is that I
have had rabbits eat the bark on young trees in the winter when there isn't a
lot of other food for them to eat and I would like to catch the rabbit before
that happens.
Any ideas of something that is more enticing than apples and carrots or
do I have to wait until all the other food sources are gone?>
You have A rabbit? ONE rabbit?? Wait just a minute until I can quit
laughing!
Never mind, I can't quit.
I would venture to guess you have a whole herd of rabbits! Wrap your
trees. If the snow gets deep, they'll sit on the snow bank and eat the trees'
branches.
Jack rabbits and cotton tails are two different kinds of rabbits. I would
guess you have cotton tails. Ever heard the saying, "Breed like rabbits."?
Believe me, you have more than one rabbit.
Even though it sounds like I'm laughing at you, I'm not. Well, at least
not in an unkind way ;-)
I have 5 dogs ( Akita, GSD, Golden, Big Black Dog, and Brown dog.) and a
dozen barn cats. I also have rabbits. I wrap my trees. This year I am going to
add 6 ft. tall snow fence. It's a fabric type stuff and the holes are so small
I hope the bunnies can't eat my trees through the holes. I WILL win
even if I die trying! I feel sorry for the people fighting with deer. At
least those stay on the other side of my fence.......so far.
--
Toni in zone 4 Iowa
USA
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