Wild rabbit - a new US delicacy?

27 Jan 2011 09:19a.m.

pest 4 wrote:

Well if that's what you think , I mean what would I know I have only been in the pest control industry for 30 years !! How long have you been in it Mary ?? I worked for the old pest control boards since 1974 and I can tell you shooting is a tool that should only be used on rabbits under level 3 on the Mclean scale.. To shoot rabbits at any higher level is simply a wast of money and ammo. Any fool know this , Its year 1 in pest control , Tell me Mary do you have a 1080 licence ?? whats your back ground in pest control ?? And as for Dan , Im sorry guy but its you showing your ignorance !! Talk to anyone in the industry and they will agree with my words.. As for you large farms 20.000 acres in nothing mate ! A rotation program would see to that... Johnny come lately with their ideas of pest control out of the barrel of a gun.. not possible.. Rule of thumb more than 100 per night per block , Poison !!

26 Jan 2011 02:26p.m.

J wrote:

I agree with Pest 4. Get in the contractors, they will assess your property and do systematic shoots over whole farm. They wont care if they only shoot 40 per night. If a real bad area they will leave until a poison operation can be undertaken. Farmers will these meat hunters return after a rabbit poison and shoot few for free?? I dont think so, so get in contractors now and save yourself $$ in the long run.

23 Jan 2011 02:21p.m.

Dan wrote:

Also agree with Mary, and great questions Kelvyn.. really showing your ignorance there. ;)

22 Jan 2011 01:39p.m.

Rab wrote:

Yea what Mary said, wake up Pest 4

22 Jan 2011 12:06p.m.

kelvyn wrote:

Loopins ?? perhaps it is 'lupins"... and "they exploded overnight" really ?

21 Jan 2011 08:22p.m.

Mary wrote:

Wake up pest 4, you can not poision a 20,000acre odd property all at once.... therefore other rabbit control has to be done!For all of you that think farmers are lazy and have sat back and watch rabbit numbers explode is showing nothing but ignorance. Thousands of dollars are spent every year per farm which at times may as well be thrown on the fire. But at least the proactive ones are trying to do something without the help of the tax payers!

21 Jan 2011 06:58p.m.

Pest 4 wrote:

These shooters are not doing farmers any favors at all. Numbers such as this should be poisoned and continued shooting only makes rabbits more scary and difficult to control in any professional operation latter on.. In fact these so called rabbit hunters farm rabbits.. If they get less than lets say 150 a night They will move to another area and let the rabbits build up again.. Wake up farmers.. Your not getting something for nothing only a bigger problem in the future..