Getting rid of Rabbits near houses...?

[Selectamatic]

Evening,

Bloody rabbits are grazing my spring barley, they seem to be burrowing in the hedge and giving the barley by the hedge a hard time.

How do I get rid of the buggers?

Shooting or any other obvious ways of removal is a no on this occasion, the field is close to a village, and it would not take much to have the locals up in arms for killing cute little flopsy, legal and legitimate or not, it's not worth the hassle!

Suggestions anyone?

 

[spin cycle]

rabbit fence and energiser

 

[Boohoo]

Catch the rabbits, sell them to the locals as pets then sell them hay and straw in tiny bales for extortionate prices?

 

[solo]

For a longer term solution. Permanent rabbit fencing would be the best.

 

[spin cycle]

if we're allowed to be silly....go to the local fur and feather auction...buy some ferrets....then walk nonchalantly along whistling whilst you release down you trouser legs

 

[principal skinner]

Rabbit fence with drop traps

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Longnets, ferreting, drop boxes, snares, long dog and pcp air rifle.

 

[GOPHER89]

Ferrets with nets or lurchers

 

[Lincs Lass]

Rehome a few foxes

 

[FarmerBruce]

if we're allowed to be silly....go to the local fur and feather auction...buy some ferrets....then walk nonchalantly along whistling whilst you release down you trouser legs

This isn’t silly!!

 

[spin cycle]

This isn’t silly!!

i like ferrets..used to keep them....as long as they don't get hot they're very biddable IME

 

[Dry Rot]

Rabbits! Try losing your guns for 12 months! Thank you, Mr Plod. I've got a plague here but doing good execution out the Landrover window with the .22 and sound moderator. Very satisfying to get them though.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Air rifle with silencer...make a hide....no one will ever no what’s going on

 

[Dry Rot]

Air rifle with silencer...make a hide....no one will ever no what’s going on

Or fire out of a 4x4 window? Mobile hide?

I was interested to see that pest controllers working in towns use silenced shotguns to shoot nuisance foxes etc. out of an upstairs window.

 

[HolzKopf]

Rabbits! Try losing your guns for 12 months! Thank you, Mr Plod. I've got a plague here but doing good execution out the Landrover window with the .22 and sound moderator. Very satisfying to get them though.

I agree, it's maybe near a village but unless you haven't got clear space behind i.e. it's unsafe, I agree with @Dry Rot - hollow point subsonic .22 with a moderator, early morning or sunny evening when it's quiet. Unless it's your hobby, an air rifle is somewhat hard work - and you don't want them running round in circles squeaking

 

[Will May]

https://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/hushpower-moderated-12g

 

[yellow belly]

We had hundreds a few years ago now hard to find one mix and liver disease has sorted them

 

[Try to succeed]

A long net is a good option. You could get the majority of the rabbits in one go. If they’re near houses they’re probably fairly tame too which makes the job easier

 

[Man_in_black]

Have 3-4 nights in a row longnetting. Totally silent, no need for lamps, no disturbance for villagers. It is quite an skill to do it well though so might be worth looking on THL or similar.

 

[Man_in_black]

https://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/forum/66-longnetting/