Nothing more frustrating

[johns03272008]

Nothing more frustrating that coming out night after night and walking for 2 hours and never jumping a rabbit!!! I have seen nothing but a decline in rabbits every where lately!! I have a spot that I used to come out and it would normal to see 9+ rabbits just sitting out in a path!! Now I walk around and can't even jump a rabbit!! Anyone else been seeing a decline in their running spots??

[Farm dog]

Dude, maybe the rabbits smell you!! Lol, sorry I couldn't resist!!

[johns03272008]

Your so funny Bushy!!!

[DIXIEDOG]

Not lately, the population seems to be on an upturn around here.

[Bull_357]

I have to say the same for where I live I have seen more rabbits in the past two year but they come and go in cycles

[foxxy]

have seen alot of yotes and foxes as of late

[Tsa la gi]

Ever since I was a kid old hunters would tell me rabbits have a 7 year cycle. maybe your on the down side.?
Every year I have the same trouble jumping rabbits when I know there are rabbits. Same time about every year. Does are having babies, don`t put out much scent Little ones won`t run. Then all of a sudden running.
Hope it gets better. Lots of Swampers and cottontail here.
Come Run

[Casey Harner]

Sitting outside the garage listening to my hounds run.

[Timmy J]

You said yourself what the problem is. You said there used to be 9 or more just sitting in the path. well if they just sit in the path then they are easy prey for the predators above. JMO.

[johns03272008]

You said yourself what the problem is. You said there used to be 9 or more just sitting in the path. well if they just sit in the path then they are easy prey for the predators above. JMO.

i would have thought the same thing except i have ran there for 5 years and seen only 2 hawks in all the time i been out there, not saying it isnt the problem though

[Sonny Preece]

We are not losing rabbits but are losing the places we run them. I no exactly how fustrated you feel though!! Two places left locally to run and when they are gone so am I.

[bigdogpace]

YES MY RABBIT POP. IS WAY DOWN SOMETIMES TAKES MOVING 3 TIMES BEFORE A JUMP MIGHT B SORRY DOGS BUT WHEN U WALK 2 HRS AND NEVER C ATRACK OR APILL I THINK ITS ADECLINE N POP. BUT I KNOW MY PROBLEM. CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.BUT GLAD TO B ABLE TO HUNT AND FIND AFEW

[nchunter102]

I've never seen so many rabbits at my running grounds.. Maybe half of them will live until next year.

[fatboy]

You probably have an owl cleaning them up. At night they are easy pickings out on a path. And the hawks will take care of the rest during the day.