Baby cottontails?

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DRamey
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Baby cottontails?

Post by DRamey »

Has anyone down south seen any baby wild rabbits yet? Too early in Ky I think, especially with the cold.

Gary A
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Post by Gary A »

There are baby rabbits about 1/4 grown behind my barn here in Indiana. They are driving the dog in the kennel nuts.

bowhunter59
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ry

Post by bowhunter59 »

have ran my dogs twice lately aint seen none arouind here yet!
god is so good!

Don

Baby Rabbits

Post by Don »

GARY ,WHAT PART OF INDIANA ARE YOU FROM , IM FROM NORTH CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. I HAVENT SEEN ANY YOUNG RABBITS AROUND HERE,MAYBE YOUR FROM THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE ,WHERE ITS A LITTLE WARMER THIS TIME OF YEAR :?:

cooper
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Post by cooper »

Will you know they must be breeding, you can always tell there breeding when you start seeing them smashed on the road just like skunks. LOL. Tom Gross

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Post by Lynn Perkins »

Ramey don't ya get out much these days? Back in Dec. we killed a rabbit went to clean her and she had a baby inside,so that's when we quit taking the gun for the rest of the season.Seen a not hardly half grown rabbit the other night, and jumping them 2 and 3 in a Thicket right now.Hey will maranda let ya go to the hunt saturday??? :whip: :moon: Hope to see ya there.
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DRamey
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Post by DRamey »

Maybe she will, maybe she won't. Maybe I'll give her some drugs and sneak off and come back before she knows I left!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gary A
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Post by Gary A »

Don,

I am located close to Terre Haute. Some of the tracks in the snow could be covered with a quarter. I tracked that little rabbit from the barn to under the front porch. He couldn't have been more than 4 or 5 inches long.

Gary

Alpha-Male

baby rabbits

Post by Alpha-Male »

Hey David Ramey maybe I can take a pitcher of a baby rabbit or just a
any rabbit . Since your not allowed to go out in the field any more.
Thats what Lance said never to know him to lie.
I will send the pitchers by Lance on sat. :twisted:

Bunnyseeker
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Post by Bunnyseeker »

We have seen a lot of them lately.

rob128146

NC

Post by rob128146 »

Have not seen none here in the tarheel state, but it is a little to early right now.

beaglebill
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Post by beaglebill »

Just got back from taking a pup out. I seen at least 3 dead on the roads in just a short distance. One deer dead almost in town.

Bsbowhunter
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No luck here either

Post by Bsbowhunter »

Same news here in Virginia. We've had some very warm days recently (60-70), and I'm out every morning. I haven't seen a baby rabbit yet. Can't be much longer. Speaking of baby cottontails, has anyone ever been able to catch them and raise them in hutches? I am hoping that I can somewhat dometicate a pair and then use their offspring to train my pups on. Sounds feasible, doesn't it? :dunce:

Gary A
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Post by Gary A »

The baby rabbit that is living under the front porch is getting big enough that he is chewing a larger hole in the plastic lattice. Boy, did I get in trouble with the boss. I said there was no use to put up new lattice until the rabbit was gone. Hope that works.

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joakes
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Post by joakes »

I live in Ky and found a baby rabbit on my porch the other day. Guess the 'ol ladies cat needs to "wander off somewhere". lol.:devil: It would fit in my hand.....the baby rabbit I mean. :angel:

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