Damn rabbits!!

01-23-2012, 05:20 PM	#1
Ckb3216 Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 102	Damn rabbits!! Does anyone know any way to keep rabbits from crapping all over my lawn without doing harm to my dogs??? I have rabbits in my neighborhood like squirrels. Does anyone know of anything natural to keep them away?

Warning: The topics covered on this site include activities in which there exists the potential for serious injury or death. DIYChatroom.com DOES NOT guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this site. Always use proper safety precaution and reference reliable outside sources before attempting any home improvement task!

01-23-2012, 05:38 PM	#2
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,553	Damn rabbits!! Quote: Originally Posted by Ckb3216 Does anyone know any way to keep rabbits from crapping all over my lawn without doing harm to my dogs??? keep your dogs out there more... and let the rabbits do the worrying

01-23-2012, 05:41 PM	#3
ChiefVOL UsingtheSUN     Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Thorsby, AL, 30 miles south of B'ham Posts: 48	Damn rabbits!! Good one Tarheel: I have heard you can run a string around your yard at a heighth of 4-5", rabbits won't jump it. Dogs will tangle in once, then learn to avoid it - Silly rabbits Last edited by ChiefVOL; 01-23-2012 at 05:43 PM.

01-23-2012, 05:41 PM	#4
Ckb3216 Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 102	Damn rabbits!! Quote: Originally Posted by TarheelTerp keep your dogs out there more... and let the rabbits do the worrying Yeah I have two beagles that go nuts when they see them so the backyard is good. It's my front yard now

01-23-2012, 06:08 PM	#5
chrisn paper hanger and painter     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 5,728	Damn rabbits!! 12 guage works wonders __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-23-2012, 06:20 PM	#6
rusty baker Pro Flooring Installer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 3,140	Damn rabbits!! Where's Elmer Fudd when you need him? Wascally Wabbits. __________________ "I'm twisted, not sick. Sick implies, I'll get better" Semi-Retired Installer Installing since 1973

01-23-2012, 07:15 PM	#7
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,553	Damn rabbits!! Quote: Originally Posted by rusty baker Where's Elmer Fudd when you need him? Wascally Wabbits. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxiv3CBMS4M

01-23-2012, 07:26 PM	#8
oh'mike Super Moderator   Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kane county,Illinois Posts: 16,283	Damn rabbits!! A great horned owl and a red tailed hawk hang out in my yard---No rabbits---I wish that they would eat more squirrels though-- __________________ New members: Adding your location to your profile helps in many ways.--M--

01-24-2012, 04:22 AM	#9
chrisn paper hanger and painter     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 5,728	Damn rabbits!! Quote: Originally Posted by oh'mike A great horned owl and a red tailed hawk hang out in my yard---No rabbits---I wish that they would eat more squirrels though-- Squirrels put up too much of a fight for the hawk (usually) and they sleep at night when the owl is hunting( to bad) Now the rabbits are easy pickings for both __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-24-2012, 02:00 PM	#10
Bondo Master General ReEngineer     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chaumont River, Ny. Posts: 3,168	Damn rabbits!! Quote: Originally Posted by chrisn 12 guage works wonders Ayuh,.... I like my little Remington nylon lever action .22..... Insteada .22 long rifles, I drop in .22 shorts.... It don't make much more noise than a CO2 gun, 'n knocks 'em Dead... Not that many, or any would hear it anyways....

01-24-2012, 06:27 PM	#11
chrisn paper hanger and painter     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 5,728	Damn rabbits!! Quote: Originally Posted by Bondo Ayuh,.... I like my little Remington nylon lever action .22..... Insteada .22 long rifles, I drop in .22 shorts.... It don't make much more noise than a CO2 gun, 'n knocks 'em Dead... Not that many, or any would hear it anyways.... True, the 12 gage is a little much, but it is hard to miss em. Can you still get birdshot for the .22? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-25-2012, 06:04 AM	#12
Bondo Master General ReEngineer     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chaumont River, Ny. Posts: 3,168	Damn rabbits!! Quote: Can you still get birdshot for the .22? Oh Ya, Got those too.... Out to 50' or so, they work real well... 100'/ 150' to the back of the lot is abit of a reach for 'em though... Still LOUD though, they carry the charge of .22 long rifles... The .22 short are effective to the limits of my yard, through my scope,... Single shot to the head kills are the norm...

01-25-2012, 08:29 AM	#13
PoleCat Member     Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 344	Damn rabbits!! If you have broadleaf weeds that rabbits favor in your yard the solution may be too eliminate them.

01-25-2012, 08:30 AM	#14
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,553	Damn rabbits!! Quote: Originally Posted by Bondo Still LOUD though, they carry the charge of .22 long rifles... If scaring them off is enough... a BB or pellet hitting an old pie pan hung low in a tree or two works well.

01-25-2012, 10:02 AM	#15
sdsester Member     Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 8,640	Damn rabbits!! Quote: Originally Posted by chrisn 12 guage works wonders But copper wire is so expensive.