How to Catch a Wild Rabbit

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Purchase a live trap.. Set the trap on a rabbit trail.. Manipulate the trail to narrow the rabbit's path into the trap.

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1

Purchase a live trap.

Step 1

Purchase a live trap.

2

Set the trap on a rabbit trail.

Step 2

Set the trap on a rabbit trail.

3

Manipulate the trail to narrow the rabbit's path into the trap.

Step 3

Manipulate the trail to narrow the rabbit's path into the trap.

4

Pick up the door and lock it into place, setting the trap.

Step 4

Pick up the door and lock it into place, setting the trap.

5

Choose an effective trapping bait.

Step 5

Choose an effective trapping bait.

6

Place the bait in the trapping mechanism.

Step 6

Place the bait in the trapping mechanism.

7

Check the trap as often as possible.

Step 7

Check the trap as often as possible.

8

Call animal control and ask about relocation laws.

Step 8

Call animal control and ask about relocation laws.

9

Place the rabbit in a quiet area and lay a tarp over the trap.

Step 9

Place the rabbit in a quiet area and lay a tarp over the trap.

10

Release the rabbit 10 miles (16 km) away from where you caught it.

Step 10

Release the rabbit 10 miles (16 km) away from where you caught it.

11

Stand behind the trap and open the door from behind.

Step 11

Stand behind the trap and open the door from behind.

12

Install fencing to keep the rabbits out.

Step 12

Install fencing to keep the rabbits out.

13

Use repellents to keep the rabbits away.

Step 13

Use repellents to keep the rabbits away.

14

Spray fungicides that contain the chemical Thiram.

Step 14

Spray fungicides that contain the chemical Thiram.

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