Rabbit Populations?

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Are rabbit populations up or down in your area?

rabbit #s up where I run
22
32%
rabbit #s down where I run
47
68%
 
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Hatfield
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Rabbit Populations?

Post by Hatfield »

I know we have this thread every year and some of you are sick of hearing it. I know I am sick of worrying about having enough rabbits to train my dogs on.
KDFW sure aint helping raise rabbit #s either! I am a wheel that is starting to squeak :!:

We need rabitat :idea:
Desire and the abilities to account for the rabbit.
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tom summers
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Joined: Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:59 pm
Location: michigan

Post by tom summers »

Hatfiel not many of our states do much for small game other than pheasant, but some states are alot better than others. Here in Michigan our state does nothing for the smal game hunters we do not have set aside areas for small game it is all focused towards deer hunting, and our charter boat captains because these are the ones that generate the $$$ as they see it. We have public access areas but they do not try to improve the small game habitat in fact our state has turned coyotes loose in areas that they say have toom many deer, this area is also farm country where alot of rabbit and pheasant hunting is done and the pheasants are low enough that seeing one along the road is like seeing a big buck. But i guess if the wheels don't squeak they will never get greased. So lets all squeak away!
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Pine Mt Beagles
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Location: Pineville Ky

crazy

Post by Pine Mt Beagles »

HATFIELD
---SQUEAK--SQUEAK---RABBITS WAY DOWN WE CALL THEM TOURIST HERE..
PINE MT BEAGLES

If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered
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beagler282
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Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:47 pm
Location: west point, Ga

Post by beagler282 »

I had a good crop this summer in my running pen.Everytime i go out now to run i see where the hawks and owls are hurting my rabbit population.
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keith2210
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Joined: Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:06 pm
Location: southern indiana

Post by keith2210 »

numbers seem to be up here in southern indiana. at least in the spots i hunt at. had no problem finding rabbits on private or public land and ive shot more rabbits this year than i have in the last couple....keith
"I didn't climb all the way to the top of the food chain to eat carrots." Ron White
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D.Gross
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Joined: Wed Jan 22, 2003 8:59 am
Location: Hobart, IN

rabbit population

Post by D.Gross »

After hunting Iowa for a few years I have been impressed with their public land for rabbits. Met a biologist and he said they have one biologist for every county. They cut sapplings and make brush piles just for rabbits and birds. I have found they have lots of rabbits.
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jlboomer
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Post by jlboomer »

rufus where you been hunting my uncle has been killing alot near mtn drive and weve been jumping alot in knox co but been some thick spots hard to get a shot on them. lol rabbits want have to worry about me much this year im way out of practice ive missed quite a few.
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TickedDog
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Location: Red House WV
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Post by TickedDog »

Rabbit numbers seem to be up here in WV. We had a drier spring than we did the past couple years which I think helps cut down on the mortality rate of babies.
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