On Sat, 21 May 2005 12:45:30 +0000 (UTC), enigma wrote:
"Ray" wrote in
news:rgzje.286$4F1.155@trnddc06:

Rabbits have been eating our newly sprouted flowers. Any
ideas how to prevent this are welcome.

a .22 works very well & it's not a waste since rabbits are
pretty tasty (unlike squirrel). or import a fox if you or your
neighbors don't have chickens. coyotes also eat rabbits.
i wonder if i'll develop a rabbit problem after i take care
of my fox problem... (are fox any good to eat? or am i just
going to have a pelt? yes, s/he needs to die. my chickens are
more useful than a chicken eating fox)

My brother, the florist, uses dried blood to keep rabbits away from his
flowers.

A quiet pellet gun in an upstairs window is less obtrusive for rabbits
than a .22 (as the police get a call for "man with a gun"). Just stick to
the colder months after first frost, because it is hard to skin them with
fleas and ticks jumping onto you for a fresh warm body.

What's wrong with squirrel? Just parboil them 15-20 minutes, discard the
broth, and cube them up for use in pasta or rice dishes like cooked
turkey. My boss enjoyed shooting them, but the only way I could get him
to eat them was squirrel chili.

It is probably not good to eat too much preditor meat. Native Americans
that ate coyotes ended up with excessive vitamin A, which can cause bone
problems. So stick to vegitarians and fish eaters.