RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

now, now DOUGE did not know mice dont walk on top of 2 ft of snow:)

RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

No, I can't be wrong. If owls killed 28 rabbits, they sure didn't kill all of the rabbits in that area. You simply don't take the time to think about what you are posting and if it makes sense. If owls killed as many rabbits as you claim there wouldn't be any rabbits left anywhere in the state.

RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

WRONG, blue -birds

RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

The gross exaggerations you post undermine anything you hope to accomplish . I doubt their is anywhere in the state where owls kill 28 rabbits as you claim. how many rabbits were left after the owls killed all those rabbits?

RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

The first Saturday I took my grandson in my treestand around 3 in the afternoon and the farmercame around 3:30, to harvest his corn from my field. We sat and watched the rabbitsrunning from the corn into the woods behind us, he really enjoyed that and so did I,so it made the hunt worthwhile. When we returned to the house my son had seen a buck and a doe, come out of the woods behind us while we were in the treestand. There was no way of knowing if they passed by our stand, we werehaving too much fun watching the rabbits. Isn't that what hunting is all about, not what you kill?

The second Saturday he wasn't allowed to go hunting, he got into trouble at school for not doing his homework.

RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

What needs to be done is have 24/7 trapping of coyotes in PA. Usepadded jaw traps out of regular trapping season to get those predators in check.Georgia has 24/7 trapping of yotes.
Also, Are you allowed to trap over bait? This would catch alot of raptors. Yes, It is illegal to kill them but what no one knows won't hurt. To many predators from the talks of PA hunters doing to much small game damage and not enough being done to help prevent it from the WCOs.

RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

Trappers trap when pelts are prime and 24/7 is allowed in trapping season when pelts are prime.
Hunting is done for the sport and we already have coyote hunting 24/7/365

It aint real bright to get on a public forum and encourage illegal trapping of raptors. Thats a FED offense and I think the fine is around 5 grand and jail can be involved

RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

Up here there is alot of pressure on rabbits. During hunting season we have hunters with beagles hunting them. We have bobcats, coyotes, foxes, and perhaps a montain lion that passes threw once in a while but not much of a threat. Then we have hawks and owls hunting them as well. We have good years and bad years and that is pretty much the life cycles of the rabbits up here. This year you might be lucky to see a rabbit and then a couple of years later your wondering where in the heck did all the rabbits come from.. Sorry but that's the way it is with the rabbits and they are part of the food chain for predators..

RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

This isn't about pelts. This is about getting rid of a predator that are a nuisance and very destructive on all animals. Not enough people hunting them and not enough time to trap them during regular trapping season. Trappers could put a dent on the population if was allowed to trap coyotes 24/7.

When did it become illegal to talk about doing illegal things or suggesting doingillegal things?
It's not a person that one is talking about killing,It's an over abundents of raptors that needs controlled as any other over abundant animal. Some times laws have to be broken for a cause.

RE: 2 rabbits in 167 miles
 

Trappers trap for pelts. Making trapping available does not mean they will go out and trap coyotes when the pelts are worthless. Huntingis allowed 24/7/365 and very little coyote huntingis done outside theoffseason. The coyotes killed by hunters oustide the prime pelt season are most often incidental kills while the hunter was out for somethingelse. I doubt that trappers would go out and try to kill off their potential income source by killing their prey when it's worthless to them.

As for encouraging the illegal killing of raptors, go right ahead and use your first amendment rights. It is absolutely your right to say what you want even if it isn't very smart to do so.