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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Goshawk on July 21, 2025, 09:16:08 AM

Title: Rabbits looking good so far!
Post by: Goshawk on July 21, 2025, 09:16:08 AM: With rabbit and grouse opening for me August 1st, I've been doing a lot of driving and scouting. So far, rabbit population is looking good in my area, but grouse are about extinct! Counting the days till we're chasing bunnies!
Title: Re: Rabbits looking good so far!
Post by: Goshawk on August 18, 2025, 06:13:10 PM: Not that anyone responded, but the rabbits in my area are getting taken out quickly. I'm guessing coyotes and the ever present "neighbor's cats" are to blame. I've not taken one yet this year, just chased them!
Title: Re: Rabbits looking good so far!
Post by: redi on August 18, 2025, 06:15:11 PM: I’ve seen quite a few rabbits also. Good luck
Title: Re: Rabbits looking good so far!
Post by: Kingofthemountain83 on August 18, 2025, 09:59:28 PM: All spring and early summer saw a lot of cottontail in the yard... We live in South Hill Puyallup... Haven't seen one in a few weeks... Bunch of neighborhood cats and a pack of coyotes... Don't think many make it...
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Post by: pianoman9701 on August 19, 2025, 08:05:39 AM: No one has seen and Frankenrabbits?
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Post by: jackelope on August 19, 2025, 08:33:42 PM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on August 19, 2025, 08:05:39 AM
No one has seen and Frankenrabbits?
You mean the rabbits with papilloma virus?
Title: Re: Rabbits looking good so far!
Post by: jackelope on August 19, 2025, 08:34:11 PM: Quote from: Kingofthemountain83 on August 18, 2025, 09:59:28 PM
All spring and early summer saw a lot of cottontail in the yard... We live in South Hill Puyallup... Haven't seen one in a few weeks... Bunch of neighborhood cats and a pack of coyotes... Don't think many make it...

Bottom of the food chain.
Title: Re: Rabbits looking good so far!
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 20, 2025, 08:58:42 AM: Quote from: jackelope on August 19, 2025, 08:33:42 PM
Quote from: pianoman9701 on August 19, 2025, 08:05:39 AM
No one has seen and Frankenrabbits?
You mean the rabbits with papilloma virus?
Yes, nicknamed Frankenrabbit.
Title: Re: Rabbits looking good so far!
Post by: GWP on August 20, 2025, 07:38:07 PM: Quote from: pianoman9701 on August 20, 2025, 08:58:42 AM
Quote from: jackelope on August 19, 2025, 08:33:42 PM
Quote from: pianoman9701 on August 19, 2025, 08:05:39 AM
No one has seen and Frankenrabbits?
You mean the rabbits with papilloma virus?
Yes, nicknamed Frankenrabbit.

I had to look that one up! The Shope papilloma virus has been seen in Colorado but I did not see anything about it showing up here?
Title: Re: Rabbits looking good so far!
Post by: jackelope on August 20, 2025, 08:55:32 PM: Quote from: GWP on August 20, 2025, 07:38:07 PM
Quote from: pianoman9701 on August 20, 2025, 08:58:42 AM
Quote from: jackelope on August 19, 2025, 08:33:42 PM
Quote from: pianoman9701 on August 19, 2025, 08:05:39 AM
No one has seen and Frankenrabbits?
You mean the rabbits with papilloma virus?
Yes, nicknamed Frankenrabbit.

I had to look that one up! The Shope papilloma virus has been seen in Colorado but I did not see anything about it showing up here?

It’s not here but it probably will be at some point. Rabbit diseases propagate like rabbits.
Title: Re: Rabbits looking good so far!
Post by: brew on August 21, 2025, 05:46:27 PM: I've put a hurtin on yotes around here but I didn't get them all and I have 6-7 in my yard each evening and 0 dark thirty when I head to work. This is 50 feet off our back patio