Most of the rabbits I see are coming out of the one acre blackberry patch behind my house that is bordered with trees, so by limiting my shots in that direction only there is virtually no chance of injury or property damage with my bow. I think that with a pellet gun the risk would probably go up only slightly, that risk only coming from ricochets. I think a .22 would really be problematic due to the report and my neighbors becoming upset and calling the sheriff. This morning I had four rabbits and one squirrel stop and stare at me when I went out on the back deck, all of them were within 30 yards and so tempting.