thats a tough one, in our town you cant discharge firearms, bows, pellet guns or anything else legally. cottontails are a game species and have seasons and such. so when we started having problems with rabbits in our garden, I called game and fish and they said I could get a trap from the animal control place and then trap and relocate them. of course they were always out of the traps so I found a great box trap on youtube from "the meat trapper" and then built my own. they work very well, no need for bait, set them where bunnies will go into them for cover. the bunny is protected from the elements and cats and such until you get there. then you can do with it what you wish as far as relocating, having for dinner, ect...
