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    BACK TO BASICS BUNNIES

    Aug 11, 2022 6 minutes

    WHY WE SHOOT

    • Loss of crops to hungry rabbits can be costly to farmers so pest control helps the rural economy
    • Reducing rabbit numbers on equestrian holdings reduces the risk of horses and ponies breaking legs in their burrows
    • Rabbit meat is lean and very tasty so time spent controlling them is rewarded with healthy free-range meat
    • Ambushing rabbits is a great way to unwind and watch wildlife

    THE QUARRY

    RABBIT

    Oryctolagus cuniculus

    PEST STATUS: This burrowing rodent undermines banks and field margins, eating grass, cereal and vegetable crops. It also causes damage to lawns and golf courses.

    HABITAT: An animal of the open countryside, rabbits usually establish their burrows on hillsides and embankments.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Rabbits are liable to breed very quickly, and their meat is also good to eat.

    I have already written about the welcome bounce-back of rabbits on much of my ground following several lean years as a result of haemorrhagic disease. Their return has been quite remarkable and numbers got so

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