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My yard was looking great this year, in fact better then it ever has. I was standing by the window marveling at how good it was doing and to my shock and horror I notice a large hole with dirt and dead grass in front of it. At first I was thinking Moles, but then didn't notice any tracks under the surface anywhere. So I am thinking it might be a rabbit hole. However I have never had a rabbit just walk up and dig a hole right in the middle of a yard! Do they do this, it seems like a weird spot and its about 7 inches in diameter and deep, goes into a dark abyss.

I really am not one to go around nuking animals, even when they take up refuge on my property. But Its in such a bad area I am scratching my head on what I should do, if its having bunnies in there, how long does it take for them to leave and go off to college?

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Get a pellet gun and shoot it. They're delicious. I'm not making a joke.

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Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.

Seriously, just having one around will be enough of a reason for Bugs to pack up and leave even if the cat doesn't get him.

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Soak a rag in ether and drop it in the hole.

Good night rodent.


(Though +1 on rabbit being a tasty morsel!)

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I second that. Rabbit is very tasty. BBQ it up!

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I cooked up some rabbit recently, it was good but it really DOES taste like chicken (at least the one I bought). I'd love to grill up one that was caught in the wild. I got veto'ed on my plan to cook it up again for Easter.

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A cat or a dog around would make them find a new zip code. Even if you can borrow someone's dog for a few days and let him run around the yard. Maybe even a little used cat litter down the hole would scare 'em away.

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My guess is it more likely a ground hog than a rabbit. Most "wild" creatures are becoming immune to people so they have little fear. Short of out right assination of the varmit, you could try to live trap and relocate it to some distant wood or field. Or you could invest in a good sized active dog and a fence. Let the mutt run the yard, it'll tend to keep critters away.

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+1 for eating the rabit, they are very tasty if a bit oily. But -1 on using a pellet gun. A pellet gun isn't going to kill a rabbit. I can say that with the full confidence that only comes from having tried several times.

If you're outside of city limits, a .22 will do the job nicely. Within city limits, you'd want to use a humane animal trap.

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LOL my dad used to tease us with that for Easter. We'd start getting fired up thinking about the candy, and Dad would roll his eyes and say "I'm gonna SHOOT that goddamn Easter Bunny!" Scared the hell out of us then, but it's funny now.

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