Serious anti rabbit suggestions please

[FB.]

Yes, very serious.

If someone has a problem with rabbits, rats, squirrels and similar pests, I'm sure that I'll know someone -via the shooting grapevines- who'll live close enough to help.

[allyspark]

Now that I have a new garden with a rabbit problem it looks like I am going to be doing a bit of fence building. But I would just like to ask if there is any veg that I can grow without protection that they will leave alone.

Thanks Alan

[ukmastiff]

They didnt touch my potatoes , corguettes or peas if that helps but I would have thought they'd like peas ?

[allyspark]

Thanks ukmastiff I will posibly try a few things and see what they leave alone.

[sewer rat]

In my first year as a "pro" veg grower, I had rabbits burrowing into the ridges of my tatties and nicking the tubers, so tatties aren't foolproof I'm afraid. I'm with FB on rabbit control, though the fencing could be cost prohibitive depending on the area you need to fence off. I use both gun and ferret methods and these have been very successful.

[Matt.]

I'm sure the airgun forums would be an ideal place to ask for help. There are loads of people who'd relish the opportunity to take on your rabbit problem. Job done without any effort on your part and you're giving someone the chance to try hunting. Seems win win to me.

[FB.]

I'm sure the airgun forums would be an ideal place to ask for help. There are loads of people who'd relish the opportunity to take on your rabbit problem. Job done without any effort on your part and you're giving someone the chance to try hunting. Seems win win to me.

Yes, but be careful who you invite round to do your vermin control. There are a lot of "wannabe Rambo's" out there who may cause you more trouble than good.
I am a long-time member of three shooting "grapevines", so I get to know who's trustworty and who's an idiot - and i would be happy to find people a responsible and experienced vermin hunter (rat/rabbit/fox etc), rather than see them end up with some teenage idiot who has only ever shot beer cans in his back garden with an airpistol.

[lez]

yes, with you one hundred percent on the use of weapons FB. I have a bloke at work who loves to shoot and is a member of some clubs and will sit for hours to pick off rabbits. he did say that his rifle is not a toy you buy from a boot sale and some thing about extra pwoerfull spring or some such which made no sense to me but sounded impressive. one thing though was he insisted he neede permission from the land owner to do it. Makes sense to me. i will see him tomorrow no doubt he will recognise the weapon in the phot. cheers now.

[FB.]

lez

Yes, it is advisable to have a mutually-signed agreement that states the landowner has given permission, but that also states that the landowner is not responsible for any non-compliance with firearms laws or other acts committed by the shooter.

The gun in the picture is a Weihrauch HW100S precharged pneumatic (14-shot magazine). It is recoil-less which dramatically improves accuracy. It is fitted with a Yukon NVRS-F nightvision scope, a doubler lens and an additional infrared emitter.
It is also fitted with a Harris swivel bipod, to improve aiming stability.
That particular gun is sufficiently low powered to be legal almost anywhere (subject to written permission of the landowner) without the need for the police firearms officers to inspect and permit the land, yet it packs enough punch to drop small vermin (rats, rabbits etc) at short to medium ranges.


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