Moral dilemma
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There is a cute little bunny that keeps coming by my porch. My wife loves to watch him, but I do too! I am thinking rabbit stew and zonker strips! I could easily sneak out with my bow, pull back the string, and then go buy some dye. Or I could just support the retail machine. (And those of you whom recall my employer, feel free to scoff at the latter statement) Either way, I am in search of opinions, suggestions, etc. While it is “technically” illegal to shoot a bow in Dallas city limits, this is not much of a consideration.
He is mocking me daily.
Dusty
seriously its illegal to shoot a bow in dallas? Weird don’t they give you a gun when you buy a handle of jack in texas ;D
seriously set a snare
Here, one does not have to wait until he or she is able to buy a 5th; we are all issued firearms at birth. But the neighbors, non-Texans, could be offended, and being a constant student of PC, I have no desire to upset the non-meateaters. OK, that is a blatant lie, but one must be careful in such pursuits.
Your snare of choice? Pics? Suggestions?
Dusty
Oh yea, I forgot. It must be done w/o the wife knowing. “I guess he found a cute girl bunny and they made a family. Now, I must tie some flies. Love you.”
He is still mocking me!
Dustyuse some picture framing wire make a loop on one end by wrapping it around a nail a couple times then half hitching the tag end to the main wire (this is your snare).
Dude, I have one word for you. Mower!!! My wife loved a neighborhood bunny as well. I hit it with the mower, bunny no more. Truth is I felt pretty bad about it, it was cute. Total accident by the way. There’s opportunity here though, mower + bunny = stew&strips
Seriously he or she won’t feel a thing!!!
Kidding right?? Are you actually considering shooting the bunny with your bow??? Man, you really need to go hunting.
Make the hunt “Fair Chase” use a good pair of “Flips” Ugh….thats a sling shot for folks that are not from the south. All kidding a side maybe a air rifle?
A top-o-the-line slingshot and a rock will work just as well as that bow and wont damage the pelt or the cause quite the mess.
Buy a whole, dyed, rabbit skin for $9 and take a real hunting trip if you feel you need to kill and eat something.
Dusty,
Based on my own experiences. If you can wait him out, eventually Mr Bunny will eat some of the wife’s
Great Comments all the way around. So here’s my two cents. Sling shots, arrows, and guns if over-shot may cause unwanted attention to your plight. An air-rifle (aka bb or pellet gun) will do the job quite nicely and if you miss your target should not cause any undo damage.
Pros for slaying said rabbit:
DIY strips for your own flies can be fun and rewarding.
rabbit stew could be a nice change from beef, chicken, fish, elk, etc.
since mr rabbit has already found a ms rabbit, little baby rabbits are on the way. They will dig under your side walk, your porch. Eat your wife’s flowers, etc.
Cons:
Your wife may be a tad bit upset as the rabbit is cute and cuddly, but once you explain how you are proactively protecting her flowerbed, etc. She’ll come around in a month or two.Have fun 😉 As Elmer Fudd put it “We’re huntin’ wabbit”
Raw rabbit pelts are worthless. Appears the “if it flys, it dies” attitude lives on this site as well.
No, not kidding about the wabbit; he/she does exist. I may have embellished about the mocking, helped considerably by wheat and barley. Regarding the pelt, am I correct in assuming I could apply some borax to the skin side, let it do its work, then make use of the skin.
And no, I did not get to go out and deer hunt this year as I focused on fishing, but bunny-foo-foo is not my answer to that. I apologize to any offended bunny activists.
Dusty
I’ve done a couple rabbit pelts from fresh road kill. Nothing fancy, just stretched them on a board. The hair is great for many things, but it has no real use for zonker strips unless it is properly cured. Done as I described, the skin is stiff, odorless, and nearly paper thin. So if zonkers are your main interest, prolly won’t be worth the bother.
G
Rick,
Proactive protection for the wife’s flowers-I like the way you think! Perhaps a bit manipulative, but nonetheless, I dig your thought process.
Dusty
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