"Walter R." wrote:

I am plagued by hordes of rabbits. They eat everything in sight, especially
tender shoots and newly planted stuff. When they get desperate they will
even eat my Red Apple iceplant.

Within the city limits I cannot use a firearm. Would an air rifle be
powerful enough to kill them?

Yes- I've dispatched dozens of rabbits and hundreds of squirrels with
a break action pellet rifle from Walmart. [for that matter- the
*right* air rifle can kill a buffalo] Something that shoots around
750-1000 fps is lethal. The Storm XT that I bought was less than
$100. I tossed the scope and regularly pick squirrels out of
tree-tops with head shots.

Be fore-warned, it is probably considered a firearm in most
jurisdictions.

Wonder where they go to die. Will I end up
with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden?

Shot in the head, they drop in place.

Trapping them sounds like a lot of trouble, especially with the high cost of
gasoline.

No gas- just a 5 gallon bucket of water. Relocating is probably less
legal than killing them out of season.


Any other drastic remedies?

i've actually had some success with 'liquid fence' -
http://www.liquidfence.com/dual-rabbit.html
Worth a try while you're reducing the population.

And no, I do not want to cook them.
-snip-

I eat all my rabbits, squirrels and vermin. But first I compost
them and convert them to tomatoes.

Jim