What to use for bunny bait?

jonathon · May 29, 2005, 07:41 PM

What can I use to bait rabbits? We got a LOT of them around here.. but they usually hide in the brush(Only once and while do I see one in the field..)

Flaman · May 29, 2005, 10:03 PM

Carrots?

deerhunter17 · May 29, 2005, 11:52 PM

corn also works

22-rimfire · May 30, 2005, 12:06 AM

Why don't you try beagles. What's up doc?

unclestu · May 30, 2005, 12:14 AM

Back in the olden days, we used to hide behind a tree & make a sound like a carrot.

impact · May 30, 2005, 12:21 AM

Yah corn works well. When I have my feeders set up I pretty much feed the rabbits, crows, coons and squirrels. Not to many deer

Butch

Twycross · May 30, 2005, 01:37 AM

I've found that apple slices work very well.

Edward429451 · May 30, 2005, 01:47 AM

Squirrels like corn too. Plain lettuce works for rabbits about as good as anything does. Cheap too.

stevelyn · May 30, 2005, 08:12 AM

A fresh, crisp garden salad. Hold the dressing.

butch50 · May 30, 2005, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Yah corn works well. When I have my feeders set up I pretty much feed the rabbits, crows, coons and squirrels. Not to many deer Butch

Good Lord! Tell me it ain't so! Rabbits too?

oneeyeross · May 30, 2005, 11:15 AM

I must have dumb rabbits around here, then. They just sort of hang around in the sheep pasture and watch me feed the sheep....

In another month or so, my 12 yo son is about to use the 20 gauge solution to that issue..

22-rimfire · May 30, 2005, 12:39 PM

Seriously, apples work very well. It really depends what time of the year you want to feed them. Corn and similar grains work great during the winter months when food supplies are reduced. In box traps. the apples used to be the bait of choice.

If you have never hunted rabbits with dogs, it is a real blast. You can get hooked really easy. In my youth, some of my most memorable hunts were for rabbits using two dogs after school. Started with a shotgun and that got too easy as I loved the chase more than the actual kill. Gravitated to using a 22 auto rifle and then moved to a double action 22 revolver (actually both). Great Fun!

Capt. Charlie · May 30, 2005, 07:30 PM

I planted a garden and put up a sign saying "No Rabbits!" Drew 'em from miles away.

LAK · May 31, 2005, 05:30 AM

Block off the rabbit holes with logs or big rocks - except one that opens into the largest open space or sparsest cover. Stand beside the open hole facing away with a suitably loaded 12 gauge while your buddy introduces a well-fed ferret into one of the other blocked holes. Then shout "supper's up"!

Believe me, they'll take the bait. And yes, if you want real sport use a .22 rifle or handgun.

siotwo · May 31, 2005, 09:27 AM

I bet the rabbits can be trained to come out when you shake a bag of carrots.

good one butch.

butch50 · May 31, 2005, 10:14 AM

A solar powered carrot feeder that dispenses carrot chips at pre-determined times. Could be a patent in that for someone...

3 weelin geezer · June 1, 2005, 01:35 AM

How about a rabbit call? SOOOEEE! SOOOOEEE!! SOOOEE!!! Oh, wait, thats a pig call.

Jseime · June 2, 2005, 06:51 PM

theyre too stupid around here i couldnt find it in my heart to bait em. i just pick em off with the scoped remmy 597 anywhere between 10 and 80 yards.

willsjeep · June 2, 2005, 07:32 PM

Another vote for apple slices. Its what we use when trapping to restock our beagle training pens. Really only works in the fall/winter. To much natural food supply during the spring/fall.
If you want some fun, find you a couple of good beagles to run them with.
Will

Long Path · June 2, 2005, 09:57 PM

"Here, wabbit, wabbit, wabbit..."

Johnny Guest · June 3, 2005, 01:08 AM

- - - works out well, you might start enclosing your plot of ground with high chicken wire fencing. Set up some "hides" or blinds. You could sell "Rabbit Safari" shoots.

1. You could turn the infestation into a profitable enterprise.
2. It would make for an another interesting thread.

butch50 · June 3, 2005, 08:09 AM

Not only that but you could set up remote controlled guns and sell rabbit hunts over the interent

jonathon · June 3, 2005, 04:50 PM

I've heard of the remote control stuffs.. lmao

Going to try apples, as I have a few in the fridge.. I'll just get them used to eating them, for a week or two, then I'll hunt

What's the best time of day for bunnies?

Long Path · June 3, 2005, 07:50 PM

Capt. Charlie · June 3, 2005, 08:07 PM

ROFLMAO!!

May 29, 2005, 07:41 PM	#1
jonathon Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2005 Location: Washougal, Washington. YEHAW! Posts: 1,872	What to use for bunny bait? What can I use to bait rabbits? We got a LOT of them around here.. but they usually hide in the brush(Only once and while do I see one in the field..)

May 30, 2005, 11:15 AM	#11
oneeyeross Member Join Date: March 19, 2005 Location: Wet Washington Posts: 88	hmmmm I must have dumb rabbits around here, then. They just sort of hang around in the sheep pasture and watch me feed the sheep.... In another month or so, my 12 yo son is about to use the 20 gauge solution to that issue..

May 30, 2005, 07:30 PM	#13
Capt. Charlie Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Steubenville, OH Posts: 4,446	I planted a garden and put up a sign saying "No Rabbits!" Drew 'em from miles away. __________________ TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does *your* post make *you?* I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do. --Capt. Charlie

June 2, 2005, 09:57 PM	#20
Long Path Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: N. Texas Posts: 5,899	"Here, wabbit, wabbit, wabbit..." __________________ "Welcome to The Firing Line, a virtual community dedicated to the discussion and advancement of responsible firearms ownership."T.F.L. Policy Page Will you, too, be one who stands in the gap? ____________

June 3, 2005, 01:08 AM	#21
Johnny Guest Moderator in Memoriam Join Date: August 28, 1999 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,123	Hey - - If using the automated carrot dispensers - - - - - works out well, you might start enclosing your plot of ground with high chicken wire fencing. Set up some "hides" or blinds. You could sell "Rabbit Safari" shoots. 1. You could turn the infestation into a profitable enterprise. 2. It would make for an another interesting thread.

May 29, 2005, 10:03 PM	#2
Flaman Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2005 Posts: 201	Carrots?

May 29, 2005, 11:52 PM	#3
deerhunter17 Member Join Date: March 18, 2005 Location: North Central Wisconsin Posts: 57	corn also works

May 30, 2005, 12:06 AM	#4
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	Why don't you try beagles. What's up doc?

May 30, 2005, 12:14 AM	#5
unclestu Member Join Date: April 1, 2005 Location: Far NE Texas Posts: 98	Back in the olden days, we used to hide behind a tree & make a sound like a carrot.

May 30, 2005, 12:21 AM	#6
impact Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2005 Location: the great state of Texas Posts: 854	Yah corn works well. When I have my feeders set up I pretty much feed the rabbits, crows, coons and squirrels. Not to many deer Butch

May 30, 2005, 01:37 AM	#7
Twycross Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 1,187	I've found that apple slices work very well.

May 30, 2005, 01:47 AM	#8
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	Squirrels like corn too. Plain lettuce works for rabbits about as good as anything does. Cheap too.

May 30, 2005, 08:12 AM	#9
stevelyn Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: Fairbanksan in exile to Aleutian Hell Posts: 2,655	A fresh, crisp garden salad. Hold the dressing.

May 30, 2005, 12:39 PM	#12
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	Seriously, apples work very well. It really depends what time of the year you want to feed them. Corn and similar grains work great during the winter months when food supplies are reduced. In box traps. the apples used to be the bait of choice. If you have never hunted rabbits with dogs, it is a real blast. You can get hooked really easy. In my youth, some of my most memorable hunts were for rabbits using two dogs after school. Started with a shotgun and that got too easy as I loved the chase more than the actual kill. Gravitated to using a 22 auto rifle and then moved to a double action 22 revolver (actually both). Great Fun!

May 31, 2005, 05:30 AM	#14
LAK Junior member Join Date: May 14, 2002 Posts: 2,251	Block off the rabbit holes with logs or big rocks - except one that opens into the largest open space or sparsest cover. Stand beside the open hole facing away with a suitably loaded 12 gauge while your buddy introduces a well-fed ferret into one of the other blocked holes. Then shout "supper's up"! Believe me, they'll take the bait. And yes, if you want real sport use a .22 rifle or handgun.

May 31, 2005, 09:27 AM	#15
siotwo Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2005 Location: The Woodlands, TX Posts: 217	I bet the rabbits can be trained to come out when you shake a bag of carrots. good one butch.

May 31, 2005, 10:14 AM	#16
butch50 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2005 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 1,403	A solar powered carrot feeder that dispenses carrot chips at pre-determined times. Could be a patent in that for someone...

June 1, 2005, 01:35 AM	#17
3 weelin geezer Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2004 Posts: 438	How about a rabbit call? SOOOEEE! SOOOOEEE!! SOOOEE!!! Oh, wait, thats a pig call.

June 2, 2005, 06:51 PM	#18
Jseime Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,775	theyre too stupid around here i couldnt find it in my heart to bait em. i just pick em off with the scoped remmy 597 anywhere between 10 and 80 yards.

June 2, 2005, 07:32 PM	#19
willsjeep Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2005 Posts: 180	Another vote for apple slices. Its what we use when trapping to restock our beagle training pens. Really only works in the fall/winter. To much natural food supply during the spring/fall. If you want some fun, find you a couple of good beagles to run them with. Will

June 3, 2005, 08:09 AM	#22
butch50 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2005 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 1,403	Not only that but you could set up remote controlled guns and sell rabbit hunts over the interent

June 3, 2005, 04:50 PM	#23
jonathon Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2005 Location: Washougal, Washington. YEHAW! Posts: 1,872	I've heard of the remote control stuffs.. lmao Going to try apples, as I have a few in the fridge.. I'll just get them used to eating them, for a week or two, then I'll hunt What's the best time of day for bunnies?

June 3, 2005, 07:50 PM	#24
Long Path Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: N. Texas Posts: 5,899	"What to use for bunny bait?" __________________ "Welcome to The Firing Line, a virtual community dedicated to the discussion and advancement of responsible firearms ownership."T.F.L. Policy Page Will you, too, be one who stands in the gap? ____________

June 3, 2005, 08:07 PM	#25
Capt. Charlie Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Steubenville, OH Posts: 4,446	Long Path *ROFLMAO!!* __________________ TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does *your* post make *you?* I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do. --Capt. Charlie