Dozens of Dog-Sized Jackrabbits Swarm Development in North Dakota

Yahoo News ^ | Feb 2, 2015 | Avianne Tan

[bkopto]

A "huge flock" of jackrabbits in a Fargo, North Dakota, neighborhood has homeowners feeling jumpy.

More than 50 jackrabbits the size of small dogs have been hopping around backyards and a park of a new development in South Fargo, resident Kayla Straabe told ABC News today.

"Every day, I feel like the crazy rabbit lady chasing them out of the yard where they're having a hay day," Straabe said. "There's at least 40 to 50 everyday, and they're in our yards and by a children's park."

She said the city pest control department told her that they couldn't do anything about the jackrabbits, technically wild hares, because they were wild animals.

"I was told we should poison them, which I will absolutely not do," Straabe said.

There is no city ordinance that deals with depopulating rabbits in the area, Fargo Police Lt. Joel Vettel told ABC News.

[Squawk 8888]

I can't believe it took this long...

[vetvetdoug]

At Laughlin AFB, Texas, in 1964, at the back gate it was not uncommon for the Jackrabbits around there to attack the Military Working Dogs. It was quite the joke that the AP’s had to be armed to protect their dogs from the Jackrabbits.

[dfwgator]

It didn’t ;)

[Paine in the Neck]

Sounds like a ‘50s sci-fi flick. Spiders, ants, gila monsters, birds, shrews, crabs. Why not jackrabbits?

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

[gundog]

CCI is making Quiet.22, now. .22LR, CB’s essentially. Midway wanted $30 plus shipping for 500.

[dfwgator]

Sounds like a ‘50s sci-fi flick.

Something they'd show on MST3K

[dfwgator]

Jackrabbitnado!

[WayneS]

“Night of the Lepus”

A true classic....

[Mastador1]

Run Jimmy, RUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNN!

[Misterioso]

Having a hay day? Sun must be shining. It’s “heyday.”

[cripplecreek]

What are you waiting for? LET'S GO LET'S GO!

[GeronL]

Jimmy Carter ain’t going there now

[Redbob]

I can tell you, my friend, that an air-rifle will just annoy a jackrabbit.

A .45 is about adequate; unsurprisingly, I’ve found you can shoot one several times with 9mm hardball before they go down.

[oldsicilian]

Was waiting for that, Thanks

[Georgia Girl 2]

You read my mind. I think Jack rabbits are not good eating as they are stringy and carry a lot of disease.

[Squantos]

I knew a bunny with a great rack .....

[Tax-chick]

Ahem. Haven’t you been warned about this before?

[sparklite2]

“That’s a nice bunch of rabbits over there.”
“Herd of rabbits.”
“Sure I’ve heard of rabbits!”
“No, a rabbit herd!”
“A rabbit heard what? I ain’t said nothing to be ashamed of!”

[Darksheare]

!!!

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