The American Beagler Forum

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??

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

Your so funny Bushy!!!

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

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

have seen alot of yotes and foxes as of late

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

Sitting outside the garage listening to my hounds run.

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.

Timmy J wrote: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

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.

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

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

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.