Rabbits / Hares in Your Yard

[jammies]

Originally Posted by nik-

Mortars. Number 4 is mortars.

That's silly, rabbits are far too quick for mortars. You need some kind of direct-fire artillery that sends a supersonic round downrange so they don't even know it's coming until it's too late.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by jammies

That's silly, rabbits are far too quick for mortars. You need some kind of direct-fire artillery that sends a supersonic round downrange so they don't even know it's coming until it's too late.

Automated robotic laser turrets are clearly the answer

[nik-]

Originally Posted by jammies

That's silly, rabbits are far too quick for mortars. You need some kind of direct-fire artillery that sends a supersonic round downrange so they don't even know it's coming until it's too late.

[BigNumbers]

Originally Posted by rbochan

There's a bunch of things:
1. Liquid Fence (TM)

Thanks. I didn't know about liquid fence! I've ordered some from Amazon US and will let you guys know how it works!

[troutman]

Dingoes

[rohara66]

Those damn rabbits decimated all my freshly planted shrubs and trees last winter…. It was actually kinda comical.

We had a fence built but no gate so mid-winter I spend a solid hour building a temporary wooden stake/chicken wire fence at the side of the house to keep the rabbits out but little did I know that I actually trapped the ####ers in my backyard (I have no idea where they were hiding). Couple days later I realized what I had done so I tore the new fence down and the rabbits ran away and never came back. Scared them into thinking my backyard was some sort of rabbit jail and it worked.

[nik-]

But seriously, can you eat those things?

[Hevishot]

Originally Posted by nik-

But seriously, can you eat those things?

I would never ingest a city rabbit. They might be eating pesticide covered plants and street litter. Most of them are skin and bones compared to a good sized wood/prairie hare.
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[ken0042]

Maybe try one of these:
Motion Activated Sprinkler

[Knalus]

Originally Posted by redforever

Rabbits can hold their own against cats quite well.

True, but they would prefer not to. If they have a choice between two lawns, and one has a cat, they choose the one that does not have one.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by redforever

Rabbits can hold their own against cats quite well.

In a cat vs rabbit fight I would probably take the rabbit.

Last week, I actually watched a neighbourhood rabbit getting attacked by a half dozen magpies for about 5 minutes on my neighbours lawn. I don`t know if the magpies were trying to kill the rabbit or if he just had some food that they wanted but it was a prety brutal attack. The rabbit did quite well especially considering he was out numbered. The magpies would attack from different sides but the rabbit was considerably quicker and had a really good kick. After about 5 minutes of fighting the rabbit had enough and ran away.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

In a cat vs rabbit fight I would probably take the rabbit.

Last week, I actually watched a neighbourhood rabbit getting attacked by a half dozen magpies for about 5 minutes on my neighbours lawn. I don`t know if the magpies were trying to kill the rabbit or if he just had some food that they wanted but it was a prety brutal attack. The rabbit did quite well especially considering he was out numbered. The magpies would attack from different sides but the rabbit was considerably quicker and had a really good kick. After about 5 minutes of fighting the rabbit had enough and ran away.

I used to have rabbits. If a cat came by, the rabbits would spit at it. I am not talking spit literally but making a spitting sound exactly the same as a cat does when it gets mad.

If the cat came too close, the rabbits would kick it.

I kept my rabbits in an old granary. My Dad put up a 4 foot blockade in the doorway. Cats could get in but the rabbits could not get out. My rabbits lived that way for years.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by nik-

But seriously, can you eat those things?

Onions carrots, a little chicken stock and mustard, a couple of hours in a Dutch oven.

[FlameOn]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

Onions carrots, a little chicken stock and mustard, a couple of hours in a Dutch oven.

I did a double take when I read that....

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by FlameOn

I did a double take when I read that....

Some guy in the UK killed his wife doing that, weird anyone would think that was a funny thing to do to a woman.
I assume her last thoughts were something along the lines of 'at least I don't have to live with this ignorant oafish prick anymore'

[codynw]

Originally Posted by Tawiskaron

The brother used to put mothballs in their flower beds to deter squirrels and neighbors cat from crapping in it. Not sure if it will also keep rabbits away.

Absolutely do not do this. Mothballs should never be used this way because they're pretty toxic. Inhaling the fumes can cause respiratory issues and a number of other problems. They've even been linked to certain types of cancer.

[ranchlandsselling]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

Some guy in the UK killed his wife doing that, weird anyone would think that was a funny thing to do to a woman.
I assume her last thoughts were something along the lines of 'at least I don't have to live with this ignorant oafish prick anymore'

Oh man
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=132471



or
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/dutchoven.asp

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by ranchlandsselling

Oh man
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=132471



or
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/dutchoven.asp

Thought it seemed unlikely but I read it somewhere reasonably serious as I recall