There was a hawk/kestrel chasing birds on Monday. Now if only he would also chase the rabbits. Our fox has not returned. We set a live trap Tuesday evening, but no rabbits by Wednesday morning even though the carrot that was just inside the trap had been carefully removed. The plan is to set the trap on the evening just before we volunteer the next morning.
The rabbits definitely know how to jump an 18-inch wire fence to get into and out of the garden. Cabbage, cauliflowers and sunflowers have definitely been sampled. Also beans in the Kitchen Garden. If we set the trap in the gardens, then we only trap the smart ones - am I just being naive?
I'd sure like to see those rabbits clearing the 18" fence. I wonder which high jump techynique they use -straddle, Western Roll, Eastern cut-off, scissors or Forsbury.
ReplyDeleteFrom looking up all the versions you've mentioned, I'm going with straddle. Just like the velociraptors in Jurassic Park opening doors, once they figured it out, there is no stopping them. We're considering planting a major patch of clover near to both gardens in order to distract them. Also, we may live trap any that have learned how to get into the gardens - John
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