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Post by bartiks on Jun 22, 2020 20:11:51 GMT -5
Has anyone else noticed the huge increase in rabbit's lately? Maybe I've just started paying more attention but the drive to and from work I've seen more rabbit's this year than I have in the past. Don't know if the predator/prey balance has skewed towards the prey. Just me though.
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Post by bullseye69 on Jun 23, 2020 19:47:29 GMT -5
I always seem to see way more rabbits in the summer. Then when season comes in......where did they go?  |
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Post by genesis273 on Jun 24, 2020 17:26:39 GMT -5
Has anyone else noticed the huge increase in rabbit's lately? Maybe I've just started paying more attention but the drive to and from work I've seen more rabbit's this year than I have in the past. Don't know if the predator/prey balance has skewed towards the prey. Just me though. I was just talking to my wife about this. I'm seeing them everywhere |
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Post by bullseye69 on Jun 24, 2020 18:09:03 GMT -5
Seen 3 in a clover leaf in Valpo at 2 and 49
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2020 9:18:41 GMT -5
A long time ago I thought I read a 7 year cycle. Not sure if true or what. Maybe we are at the peak.
My little 3 acres are loaded with them. A dozen or so.
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Post by BOBinIN on Jun 30, 2020 12:57:57 GMT -5
Here you go...
Breeding season for cottontails begins each year in February or March and continues until September. Gestation lasts about 30 days, allowing the rabbits ample time to produce four or five litters a season.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2020 13:55:47 GMT -5
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jul 8, 2020 21:21:10 GMT -5
I always see quite a few on my little 3 acre place during the summer but yeah this year I'm seeing a lot more than usual. I hope they're still around when the season gets here.
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Post by span870 on Jul 10, 2020 4:30:46 GMT -5
Get rid of feral cats and you'll see LOTS more rabbits. But the reason you're all seeing more rabbits is because this time of year they are, well, breeding like rabbits. Litters possible every 30 days'ish. Day she delivers she can get pregnant again. Babies able to get pregnant at 4 months. Rabbits are the food for the world so nature allows them to breed to be such. Vast majority born when mammals are birthing to provide food for them. Once those mammals have reared their young the breeding cycle is over and why you see less towards the end of the year. Average life span for a wild rabbits, 8 months.
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Post by saltydog on Jul 10, 2020 5:20:30 GMT -5
I saw 3 in the garden a couple eve's ago, I don't think they are coming back !
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Post by bullseye69 on Jul 10, 2020 6:42:26 GMT -5
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