We have to take great care of our new trees, gardens and raspberry plants, or suffer heavy losses from rabbits.
The cotton tails in my suburban yard fall regularly to my CZ 452 loaded with Aguiila super colibiri. The neighbors don't hear a thing, and are cool about it anyways.
To concentrate them for harvest after things have died out in late fall/early winter, I leave the gate open in my large garden overnight, stroll out before sunrise, shut the gate behind me, and shoot them in the "pen."
I like to add them to my annual garden canning repertoire for the pantry. They are great in winter stews. I typically shoot 4-8 of them a year, which seems to keep them in check, while maintaining a harvestable population.
A friend of mine uses a live trap and says they are an easy catch.
