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Old 12-08-2021, 06:11 AM
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MudderChuck
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I've read this year rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHVD) is bad and the Rabbit population is way down. We get a similar virus here, the rabbit population dies off and slowly comes back until the population level gets to the point the virus transmits through the population quickly, and the cycle rpeats.
If you want to do the Rabbit population a favor hunt Fox, I've been doing this for years. A Beagle is a perfect dog to help you find dens. Or turn them into a thicket, unharvested Cornfield or such and let it flush. Flushing is often unproductive, setting up on an in-use den your dog has found for you is usually rewarding. Or hunting a stubble field at dusk.
My Beagle never needed much training after the first few times she flushed a Rabbit she was really into it. The only trouble I ever had with her is getting her to come back. Once they get on the scent listening to commands is the last thing on their minds.
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