Arund me, its briar bushes and human activity for the most part. Look for industrial yards. THere you dont even need bushes, as the discarded pipes and such give them ample cover.
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Post by grendlesgirl on Apr 1, 2006 17:23:21 GMT -5
Walk in the field and look for fresh poop. Here in the sage you will see small sage branches on the ground where they have nibbled them off. Here in the sage for cottontails we look for three things - rocks, water, and cover they can run under. Snowshoe hares and jacks like sage as well they are hard to find and the falconers here fly harris and very large redtails using a T-Perch because the sage is high and they are hard to see. It is worth spending a lot of time exploring lots of fields to see what lives in them - a good way to also find other prey like quail and pheasant.
Golf Courses in and around them.If you get permission you will bag up. On the edge of stubbled fields. The Rabbits are there hiding up until dark, get your lamp out and you will see them all over the stubbled field. Freshly Dug Earth donates a fresh hole. Fresh droppings as mentioned. Look out for the Emergency Bolt hole, every warren has one. Its usually the one furthest away from the rest and is very small. If you have a ferret put it down that one first. Tree trunks that have been sawn off. Look for fresh droppings, Mainly at night the Rabbits have whats called the 'look out' he will stand on it looking for danger. If you lamp your bird then he is the easy target as its rare he will move until the rest are safe even if he has to sacrifice his life. Rabbit runs..............Brilliant if you have snow on the ground (mark them on some paper for the future when there is no snow)
My best advice as just if a place looks good it may not be for various reasons is just go there after dark and lamp it without a bird. They will be around if there are a lot if there is not many forget it. But get the weather right when you do it and the wind direction. Go downwind of them and on a dry night.
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Thats a really good question because I have talked to tons of people that hunt industrial parks and I haven't got a lot of clarificaiton on that. I would assume that it's private property and you'd have to get permission, but in that case who would you get permission from?
Usually I look for a developer sign and call the office or stop by. If you can't find a sign, ask at a business. Most of the best rabbit hawking around here is urban. Some fields can hold incredible numbers, one field I know of had at least 200 rabbits taken and still had plenty at the end of the season. Kurt
Normally you go through a property manager. I give them my name and number,ask if there's any restricted areas or business owners that may have a problem with it. One field I can only hunt on weekends or after business hours but for the most part people are good with it. I've had several come out of their offices to watch and ask questions afterwards. Kurt
I know in Michigan there is a RECREATIONAL TRESPASS law. Which states that unless the property is either fenced, posted No trespassing, farm property or wooded area connected to farm property, you can engage in recreational activities. If it is posted or fenced you then must get either oral or written permission from the land owner.
Most industrial areas I know are neither posted or fenced. Some people may tell you that the specific City laws state that no hunting is to take place. But usually, from most laws I have read they state no hunting with a firearm.
Post by mdsquirrelhawker2 on Nov 30, 2006 17:42:22 GMT -5
I hunt a lot of industrial parks. The good thing about them is there are usually no predators ie foxes, yotes, coons. You do have to worry about the locals who tend to drop off their unwanted cats. They can do a number on your rabbits in a short period of time. As for permission, I usually hawk first....you can usually find out shortly if it will be a problem. Just be ready for the educational talks. When people realize its not gonna damage property they usually give you the go ahead. my motto...its easier to ask for forgiveness than to beg for permission
I have had the best luck with industrial lots or fields. These are vacant fields between factories or corporate buildings. I have had good luck in vacant lots behind large stores or shopping centers such as WalMart. It helps where I am from because we get snow. After a fresh snow go out and do some scouting. Look for fresh rabbit tracks and follow where they go. If you see a lot of tracks study the terrain and continue looking for this type of area to hunt.
If you don't have snow take a day and go scouting. Find an area that you think looks good and walk around. If you start flushing rabbits you know it will be worth hunting. I also tend to look for areas where I can cast my MRT up in a high perch. A perch could be a tree, pole, building, semi trailer. What ever there is available.
about hunting in industrial area: Could you not have some sort of "pest control" arrangement with management of these properties. There by you are no longer hunting?? I dont know im just asking
