Overrun with Jack Rabbits

[tenbach79]

Same thing happened to use in 2006 when we got about 24" in two different storms. Had a hay field 4 miles south went down top use snow to get a hay truck in and had the bottom two bales (3x3) all eaten just like that. The snow looked just like yours with all the rabbit pellets. Tied every bale and loaded them up and feed the ourself. I sure fill your pain!

 

[Bar M]

Would Blood Meal work not sure what is in it but have heard of people in this area using it to keep those awful little buggers away from newly planted trees. Just makes a guys stomach sink when you see things like that.

 

[gcreekrch]

Wouldn't some Ratattack or gopher bait work?

I was sure you were gonna say he needed some wolves

I wouldn't wish these SOB's on anyone. Well, most anyone.

They killed another cow here a week ago tonight.

 

[Anonymous]

We had rabbits the last 3 or 4 years (at least I thought so till I saw your pictures), but this year the coyotes are back, and rabbit populations are declining. Our Coyotes were real mangey, but are having better pelts again this year. You've got a problem over there.

Yep- maybe there is a good side to having so many coyotes in the country... I see that furs are really up in price this year... I wonder if anyone is paying anything for rabbits :???:

Every year here they have a local bunny hunt...50-60 teams of contestants pay entry fees and the winners getting the most between 6PM and midnight divides up the pot.... I think a couple of the local waterholes throw in some added money... Some years the winning team gets 70-100 rabbits... The last couple of years the numbers have been way down...

$240 Ton hay... I hear some of the locals with lots of hay crying because they can't sell any... An ad I saw on FB a couple of days ago they had lowered the price to $60 Ton...Said it was good grass/alfalfa hay- but they had so much they needed to move and needed some income- with no demand....

Isn't there a law against shooting in the dark using a spot light? :?

What about be sure of your target and beyond?

Not unless its a game animal-They are illegal to spotlight... But like bllcattle said- that for years spotlighting rabbits has been the pastime around here... I don't do it much anymore as I've paid my price with stuck and damaged pickups- broken drive shafts driving in washouts--- but a lot of the kids still enjoy that..
The other spotlight target around here is coons....

 

[Justin]

it would be neat to set up a camera just to see how many are coming in. for what it's worth, at least the deer aren't eating it from the top down at the same time like they would be around here.

that's too bad, looks like beautiful hay