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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Blacktail135 on December 21, 2021, 09:32:27 AM

Title: Rabbits?
Post by: Blacktail135 on December 21, 2021, 09:32:27 AM: Where’d my rabbits go? I counted 12 around the house Saturday evening. Now that it has gotten a bit colder I haven’t seen one since.
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Post by: KFhunter on December 21, 2021, 09:37:18 AM: Owl got 2

Coyotes got 5

Rest too scared to come out
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Post by: Blacktail135 on December 21, 2021, 10:01:05 AM: 😂 That’ll ruin my plans! Wife says we’ve got too many…..they eat up her lupine in the spring. I was gonna shoot half of them this week. I haven’t had fried rabbit in ages. Saw a recipe for rabbit confit. Was gonna try that too ‘Celt I was gonna call it cottontail confit. 😁
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Post by: Igor on December 21, 2021, 10:05:42 AM: Quote from: Blacktail135 on December 21, 2021, 09:32:27 AM
Where’d my rabbits go? I counted 12 around the house Saturday evening. Now that it has gotten a bit colder I haven’t seen one since.

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Post by: Blacktail135 on December 21, 2021, 05:28:44 PM: 😂 I saw 4 right at dusk. Something has them addled. Lots of blackberry brambles on each side of house…I doubt critters got most of them. Time will tell. I may get my fried and confit rabbits yet!
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Post by: Blacktail135 on January 09, 2022, 05:35:52 PM: They all disappeared during the snow….but they are back now! Saw 11 yesterday evening and 11 this evening! Time for a little harvest!
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Post by: Stein on January 09, 2022, 06:32:53 PM: I haven't seen a single one since I waged full war on the blackberries this summer. We would have 2-3 in the back yard every morning and evening, sometimes more. So, look for areas with blackberry vines which is probably not narrowing it down much.
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on January 09, 2022, 06:52:40 PM: 45 of them mysteriously disappeared from my yard the last 3 years. I haven't seen one in 6 months.
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Post by: GWP on January 09, 2022, 08:49:18 PM: Quote from: NRA4LIFE on January 09, 2022, 06:52:40 PM
45 of them mysteriously disappeared from my yard the last 3 years. I haven't seen one in 6 months.

Set out a trail cam and see what is coming around?
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on January 09, 2022, 09:27:58 PM: Quote from: GWP on January 09, 2022, 08:49:18 PM
Quote from: NRA4LIFE on January 09, 2022, 06:52:40 PM
45 of them mysteriously disappeared from my yard the last 3 years. I haven't seen one in 6 months.

Set out a trail cam and see what is coming around?

Favorite food of bobcats. Always have tufts of wabbit fur on my place.
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Post by: nwwanderer on January 10, 2022, 07:50:47 AM: They were pretty much absent in the far east for a couple decades, showing up all over the place now
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Post by: Blacktail135 on January 14, 2022, 08:00:55 AM: There still here. About a week ago they started back feeding in the yard. I counted 13 last evening. They were doing a good job of hiding there for a while. The snow we had revealed coyote tracks all over the hill but nothing else.
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Post by: Blacktail135 on January 31, 2022, 07:18:00 PM: I culled 3 the other day and made confit with them. It was ok but next batch of culling I think I’ll just flour and pan fry. FYI confit got a light coating of oil (smoked pork fat) on everything in the kitchen. Black granite countertops needed a good cleaning after cooking that.