Rabbits and the scream...post season

[AmosBurton]

If you've ever heard a rabbit scream then you know...

All rabbit season, I'd see a couple rabbits down near our road(where I can't shoot them) but that was it.
I didn't see/hear a single other rabbit on my property all hunting season(11/5-2-15).
Previous to that, my then 5mo puppy, Amos was found tearing open the back end of a rabbit stuck in our border fence. It had clearly died earlier than when he found it(rigor had already set and it was very cold). He ate as much as he could before I found him and brought him in.

Fast forward 16mo, my now 2 dogs, Amos(GSD) and Bobbie(Rotty mix) were outside when I heard the unmistakable scream of a rabbit...
I ran out with a light and found the dogs at the fence line....with a pile of rabbit fur at the fence. I figured too bad for the rabbit until one grabbed at it and it screamed again.
A closer look revealed the back legs of said rabbit still stuck in the fence, and very much still alive! I backed the dogs off and freed the rabbit from the fence, much to their dismay.
Maybe it got away clean, maybe the coyotes got it after all that screaming, all I know is my dogs didn't get the satisfaction and now they really have the taste for small game. If only the were retrievers, lol.

At least I know I need to look for rabbits a little harder on my property!
Right now I'm feeling kind of stupid for not even see a single rabbit all season...
I guess I should change my name screen name to Elmer Fudd.

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[jd24_1]

I see a lot of rabbits on my property and I don't hunt them much anymore. My 2 brothers asked if they could rabbit hunt and I told them that they could after deer season was over. They hunted at least 10 times and I think that they got 4 rabbits total. They were hunting without a dog and stomping the fence lines. The rabbits are pretty smart and run the fence lines instead of coming out into the fields!

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

The sound is unforgettable

 

[RM.510bigbore]

I.raised rabbits for awhile. Yes they scream and sound like a kid when they get freaked out!!! Also male rabbits fight!! They aren't as docile.as.they seem!!

 

[Ezana4CE]

@AmosBurton Out here they come out at night mostly. I usually see them more during the day as we get into mid-Spring. Maybe consider setting cameras out and see what the activity looks like on your property at night and early morning.

 

[Stan’s boy John]

I used to hunt rabbits quite a bit back when I grew up in Western Missouri and yes I've heard the scream. My brother has a large farm out there now, but there just aren't many rabbits around there anymore for some reason. Coyotes?

 

[AmosBurton]

@Ezana4CE - Good idea, I need to get some cameras.
I think that by next rabbit season we'll be raising rabbits for meat anyway.
So while not as fun as hunting, I will be guaranteed some rabbit in the freezer.

@stan's boy John - Could be the coyotes are keeping the rabbits in check. The coyotes are abundant here.

 

[DesertSilver]

Want to know what a rabbit scream sounds like get a coyote lurer. I drive my dogs crazy with the coyote call I have every once in awhile.