smerchly Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 I have my yard fenced well with chain link fence , 1" chicken wire 24" high at the bottom , some board fencing , a few sheds , garage , small picket fenced garden which the rabbit could get through but not the dog.... Yesterday morning ....saw a rabbit in the yard , don't want my elderly dog Maggie chasing it but she got out and the chase was on !! I was in bare feet chasing the dog , chasing the rabbit for 15 minutes before Maggie jumped on it & got a good piece of fur out of it , then chased it for another 5 minutes with a "beard" hanging from her mouth ! ....then I finally got Mags in the house using a water can (she hates water) ! Then , I opened my driveway gate where it may have crawled under (2.5 ") ,also opened up a mutual gate of a neighbour for it to "escape" . I chased it for another 10 minutes like a lunatic (on the grass) ..... but it had to many places to out run me . Any neighbours watching would be wondering ?? I closed up the gates and checked and hour later....no rabbit to be found (must have went back under the gate ! Then I dropped the gate plate to 1" !! This morning ....7:30 am , look outside & see a RABBIT !! Same one ...must have found a place under the deck to hide ??? Before I let Mags out to pee , I decided to grab my big 30" wide carp net ! I cornered the (mother) rabbit & it made a quick move to my left ,,,,, I did my best hockey goalie block with my left leg while holding the net to my right ....the rabbit then darted to the right ....into the net !! GOAL !!! In one sweep I lifted it over the 5' chain link fence into the neighbours yard where she has little ones running around ! I'm still sore from yesterday's episode ....and so is Maggie . She saw me and the rabbit out there today and was going nuts inside the house ..... ...any neighbours who saw this action in my yard must be wondering ....... NiagaraRiverFisher, boogaloo and Surf and Turf 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf and Turf Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Smerch, you could have sold tickets to that event for sure! boogaloo, Tyler0420 and smerchly 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genec Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 My daughter in Beamsville had a garden at her last house fenced w chicken wire to keep the bunnies out, and rabbits kept getting in to eat the lettuce. One day she happened to be looking out the window and saw a rabbit looking thru the wire at the garden...she watched it run about 15 feet back away from the wire, turn and run and jump the chicken wire into the garden!! She solved the jumper problem by putting up a double-high wire fence around the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, genec said: fenced w chicken wire to keep the bunnies out You have to use rabbit wire for rabbits Gene ! haha It's a chore to keep other garden raiders from enjoying your crop ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 I don’t think I would have the energy to do all that chasing . My wife had me make her a garden that had to be Deer and Rabbit proof . We shall see how that works out . smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, Duncan said: I don’t think I would have the energy to do all that chasing . My wife had me make her a garden that had to be Deer and Rabbit proof . We shall see how that works out . Wow , that should keep the deer out ! How far under the ground does the hardware wire go ?...rabbits like to dig ... I have lost small tomato plants and bean sprouts to black birds and robins ....got a roof over it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Duncan said: I don’t think I would have the energy to do all that chasing . My wife had me make her a garden that had to be Deer and Rabbit proof . We shall see how that works out . Nice garden Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Tyler0420 said: Nice garden Duncan Pssst....I think that fortress too keep "predators" out of the weed..... I have been using these Dollar store baskets ($1.00) for many years to keep the bird from breaking off my young beans . Same with the tomatoes and cucs. , until they reach the top of the basket ....has worked well for years ! If we have a cold night (like this week) I simply put a Walmart bag over the basket and pile some dirt around the bottom .Here's my first row of beans ...another row when in blossom..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 12 minutes ago, smerchly said: Pssst....I think that fortress too keep "predators" out of the weed..... that would at least make it more fun . The Chicken wire is not that deep but I bent it on a 90 angle so I am hoping if they dig that will stop them , and there are a lot of rabbits around . Just at the side of the garage and back garden I can normally see 3 or 4 in the evenings and I have no idea about the front of the house or the driveway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 It looks like you live in a rural area . I'm in a subdivision with lots of houses .....and rabbits ! And the rabbits like to visit people who have veggie gardens ! We have to outsmart Bugsy !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Yes we just moved into the Country a couple of weeks ago . I am across the road from the Welland River and about 1 km down the road from Chippewa conservation area . Lots of wild life on my property . But not sure about how good the fishing is around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJR Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Smerch, you should have recorded the chase and put it on u tube. It would of went viral and you would be a millionare like the other u tubers. smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 "Look at that crazy old fart chasing that poor rabbit " !!! If Maggie had caught it (got some fur from it) , the rabbit would be lunch for her . She has some Jack Russel mixed with her pugness (Jug) and thinks all other animals are dinner ! I should have thought about the net much sooner ! I caught someones budgie in the yard using my smelt net , rope over a branch , 60'of fishing line to the house ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeattolah Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 I can't keep the rabbits out either. I've got 3 for sure, probably more, and they get in everywhere. The cats used to get them, but they are getting old..... I'm thinking I will put some copies of my rabbit recipes around the garden, and see if they get the hint! smerchly and Tyler0420 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Want to borrow my cat? He loves rabbit. smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 On 5/26/2021 at 9:44 AM, Mbocco said: Want to borrow my cat? He loves rabbit. Maggie loves rabbit s too .....deja vu this morning ! I don't know where the rabbit is getting into the yard . I had to get out the big net again , cornered bugsy in the same spot but made a left "hook" with the net and the rabbit flew into the net .... I'll check every inch of the yard to look for a hole ...... Maggie is laying on the floor beside her water bowl.......▫️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Those rabbits are like mice. They can squeeze through the smallest of holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 5/29/2021 at 10:49 AM, Mbocco said: Those rabbits are like mice. They can squeeze through the smallest of holes. It was coming in under the chicken wire fence , found the hole , put a piece of heavier cage wire over the spot , well into the soil . Next time I catch that wabbit ...it's going for a ride . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeattolah Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 not in Secord Woods please! smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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