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(Doug Miller) wrote in
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AZ Nomad wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:22:19 -0700, 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? Wonder where they go to die. Will I end
up with Rabbit carcasses all over my garden?


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


Any other drastic remedies?


WTF don't you have a fence?


WTF do you think a fence will stop a burrowing animal for more than,
oh, maybe a minute and a half?


you -bury- the bottom foot of the fencing.

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