ATOT guide my hand. Shall I be merciful or vengeful?

[Terabyte]

Catch the rabbits and release them somewhere else?

If not, kill them, and eat them if you wish.

 

[Born2bwire]

We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill.

Scotty beam me up!

 

[Specop 007]

Kill the stupid dogs....or yourself for being a lame owner and then having the wildlife have to pay the price.

I understand where you're coming from but you simply dont have the full picture. I have almost 500 acres of land for the animals. I rarely let people hunt it and have scared off more hunters than I let hunt.

This isnt about playing God over nature. Out here animals are not fuzzy and cuddly. They are simply a tool or a nuisance. It is an object with little affection attached. But, knowing I have dozens upon dozens of pheasants in my CRP that I 'take care of" if you want to look at it through the Scales of Justice.....I think 2 rabbits are a fair trade for dozens of pheasant.

To give you an idea, this is the intersection of the road north of our house facing south. My shooting of an animal has little to do with emotional and much to do with function.

 

[Bill Brasky]

There will always be something else to entice your dogs to run. I really don't care what happens to the rabbits, I just think your assigning blame to the wrong animal. Have you looked into training or maybe an 'invisible fence' or whatever they're called?

 

[acheron]

Are rabbits in season?

No, I think it's duck season.

 

[lxskllr]

No, I think it's duck season.

:^D

 

[melchoir]

Solution: Get dogs that can kill coyotes.

 

[theknight571]

There will always be something else to entice your dogs to run. I really don't care what happens to the rabbits, I just think your assigning blame to the wrong animal. Have you looked into training or maybe an 'invisible fence' or whatever they're called?

Or setup a line (like a clothesline) to attach their leashes to when letting them out at night.

I had a friend that lived in rural Arizona. His house was on land that looked much like your picture. He lost 4 dogs to coyotes before he just gave up on pets. We all told him to fence off an area, but he never listened.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Why don't you train your dogs to come when you call them? Seems like a more logical starting point than resorting to firearms. One would think that training your dogs to obey would be important regardless of your rabbit troubles.

 

[Squisher]

Rabbit stew.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Let your dogs snorgle the bunnies.

 

[zebano]

fence, electric fence or leash.

 

[aigomorla]

dude i dont understand how a rabbit will lose to a yorkie.

What kind of rabbits are these? Rabbits are brutal when pissed.

 

[anxi80]

let the dogs go coursing!

Tommy: What's coursing?
Turkish: Hare coursing. They set two lurchers – they're dogs, before you ask – on a hare. And the hare has to outrun the dogs.
Tommy: So, what if it doesn't?
Turkish: Well, the big rabbit gets f*cked, doesn't it?
Tommy: [pauses and thinks] Proper f*cked?
Turkish: Yeah, Tommy. Before zee Germans get there.

 

[dabuddha]

Teach the dogs to suppress their aggression and to sit down and have a calm discussion with the rabbits regarding their differences.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Why don't you train your dogs to come when you call them? Seems like a more logical starting point than resorting to firearms. One would think that training your dogs to obey would be important regardless of your rabbit troubles.

Doesn't always work, some dogs instinct or prey drive is much stronger than training. I have a ridgeback puppy, about 7 months old, and even when he's more mature I doubt any training would make him come back to me instead of chasing something. As for now, even on a leash if he sees something he wants it's about all I can do to restrain him. And I'm not exactly petite.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Doesn't always work, some dogs instinct or prey drive is much stronger than training. I have a ridgeback puppy, about 7 months old, and even when he's more mature I doubt any training would make him come back to me instead of chasing something. As for now, even on a leash if he sees something he wants it's about all I can do to restrain him. And I'm not exactly petite.

Shock collar

 

[Specop 007]

There will always be something else to entice your dogs to run. I really don't care what happens to the rabbits, I just think your assigning blame to the wrong animal. Have you looked into training or maybe an 'invisible fence' or whatever they're called?

Its funny you mention that. About 2 months ago or so the dogs took off after deer...... The problem realyl isnt so much with myself. If I yell loudly at the dogs before they start chasing they stay, the problem is when the kids or wife take the dogs out.

 

[Specop 007]

Solution: Get dogs that can kill coyotes.

We have a similar idea, just different implementation.....

 

[ViviTheMage]

Just shoot them...

The bunnies that is.

 

[DougK62]

Dude. Fence. Letting little dogs run outside at night in coyote territory is just asking for them to become dinner. Just section off a bit of land right at the door and you can let them out with peace of mind.

 

[Glitchny]

Just kill the rabbits, then mount their heads on small pikes around the yard as a warning to other rabbits.

Or put the dogs on a chain or make a fence.

I like my first idea better though.

 

[rockyct]

Scotty beam me up!

It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim. Dead Jim. Dead Jim.