Rabbit habitat

[ucfireman]

Hi everyone. I'm looking to help out my local rabbits. I had an area cleared and want to make some rabbit hide outs/ nesting areas. I leave a lot of brush/limb piles around but was thinking of using wire fencing to make like a little cave that can grow up with weeds, grass, clover or honey suckle etc. Do yall think the rabbits would use them or is it a waste of time/effort? I ask because last year I found 2 nests (by accident) while mowing. Both were in tall grass/clover but just kind of in the open.

 

[Ruger#3]

Brush piles are great, remember you building escape sites to deal with predators. Tile or pipe sections added to brush piles help as well.

https://mdc.mo.gov/wildlife/attracting-wildlife/better-rabbit-habitat

 

[GAGE]

I have also stacked two pallets together and then covering it with brush.

 

[ucfireman]

Thanks guys, I'm going to go ahead as planned with the exception to add a pipe or something for a tunnel.

 

[mguthrie]

We like to call it rabbitat.

 

[jakebuddy]

Stop mowing let it all grow brushy, plant food plots make loosely stacked brush piles. Rabbits are the easiest to manage for

 

[mlandrum]

Be sure and work on you preditors

 

[DeucesWild]

I have also stacked two pallets together and then covering it with brush.

This

 

[outdoorman]

Be sure and work on you preditors

just read this; how do you rid of predators?

 

[ucfireman]

Neighbor traps the coyotes, coons get free pass for the time and I leave the foxes and bobcats alone.