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Old 04-22-2017, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Red Bullets View Post
In the months without the letter "R" rabbits are more prone to worms. They are also on a green diet instead of a winter woody browse diet which might have something to do with the difference in the meat. And breeding might be another reason for not hunting them in those "R" less months. Let the populations replenish.
This IS the reason for not hunting rabbits from May through August,
unless the goal is to reduce the population.

As I mentioned, their eggs are hatching right now....
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