rabbits for meat and fur

[Applejack]

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My husband used to hunt wild rabbits. They ran dogs when they did it. He can't do that now but we have cottontail rabbits running all over the neighborhood.
I guess we can shoot those for food.
AJ

[jezcruzen]

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My husband used to hunt wild rabbits. They ran dogs when they did it. He can't do that now but we have cottontail rabbits running all over the neighborhood.
I guess we can shoot those for food.
AJ

Make a few box traps, Applejack. The good thing about traps is that they stay on the job 24/7, allowing you to be doing something else.

I rabbit hunted a lot some years ago. At one time I had 13 beagles out back. Still have the dog lot, and its still solid. This thread has be thinking how I could turn that old dog lot into a rabbit Hilton. I even have a small barn w/water and electric close to it. Ummmmm. Another "project"!

[mrduke]

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i see, the key to surviving as being able to suppy most of your own needs, and not being dependent on the government or otheres, ive got 18 dwarf fruit and nut trees in planters, and 10 grape,8 bluebarry,2 current, and 100 strwbarry plants in planters as well, plues 6 laying hens, also 1 horse, i live in the country right now , but if im forced to move some day, even if it,s in town with a small back yard, ill still have my plants and chickens, i hope to add to this rabbits and maybe goats, and possibly someday bee,s, i guy could live pretty well, on the fruits,nuts and vegtables he could grow, and the chickens,rabbits,goats and bee,s he could raise,

[imro]

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I live in the bush in northern Ont. Canada and been raising rabbits for 20 yrs.The easiest and cheapest animal to raise .To survive you have to eat everything but rabbit meat is very best .My wife makes fantastic rabbit soup with leaver dumplings,breaded fried rabbit,stew and so on.
To feed them all you need is lot of grass.Right now I have in the barn maybe 45 rabbits and just kill one whenever we need fresh meat.
Imro

[Applejack]

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Make a few box traps, Applejack. The good thing about traps is that they stay on the job 24/7, allowing you to be doing something else.

I rabbit hunted a lot some years ago. At one time I had 13 beagles out back. Still have the dog lot, and its still solid. This thread has be thinking how I could turn that old dog lot into a rabbit Hilton. I even have a small barn w/water and electric close to it. Ummmmm. Another "project"!

Sounds like a good idea. making some traps should be easy enough. Beagles is what hubby had as well. good hunting dogs.
AJ