Rabbit hunting

[cecil30-30]

Just wondering if anyone did any rabbit hunting this weekend?I took my 2 begeals out saturday morning and got 1 up right away,They ran it back to me and i got him.I thought it was gonna be a good morning,but that was the only one i got up.I think it was a little to warm.Anyone else get out there?

 

[Smoke]

First opening weekend ive missed in years. Rabbits are getting awful thin around here with all the yotes running around. Seen a yote catch one last week but couldnt get a shot at it.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

My dad, I think they just got 2. Pretty dang bad.

 

[cecil30-30]

Rabbits are becoming pretty thin in east tn.I don't know about the rest of tn but where i live i am doing good to get 1 or 2.Now last year me and my dad went to KY outside of lexington on my uncles farm and killed 13 before 10am and missed i bunch.I have never seen the likes of rabbits,and never had so much fun either.We did all this with no dogs too.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

cecil, my Dad and his friends are pretty serious about it. It has went from a good trip being 20-30 rabbits to a good trip being 5-10 rabbits. Pretty pitiful.

 

[Anonymous]

coyotes have all but wiped them out on our property.never seems to be a shortage of them no matter how many you bust.

 

[cecil30-30]

I believe the fox have cleaned them up around my place.I just saw one in the field about 45 mins ago.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

IMO it is a combination of lots coyotes around but mainly it i habitat loss. Nobody wants their place to "grow up" anymore and that leaves the rabbits zero cover. Hawks get alot also, sure wish we could shoot alot of those out.

 

[waterdog360]

Cats, Coons, and Coyotes.

All Fair game for Eradication.

These are the the top predators. Not to mention the Urban development.

Ern

 

[mike243]

i may turm my dogs loose thursday for a good run,reckon i'm cooking so i dont know if its going to happen or not,mike243

 

[Joe Stephenson]

I can come hunt the predators for ya.

I hate to say it, but I almost would rather hunt preds than deer. :blush: