Live traps for rabbit control can be purchased at garden centers, hardware stores, and from some garden supply stores. Bait the traps with ears of field corn, dried apple, alfalfa, apples, carrots, or cabbage Description Rabbits tend to evoke multiple responses in many people. When faced with fuzzy, little baby bunnies, many people think they are cute and wish to keep them as pets. However, when the bunnies grow into rabbits and damage vegetables, fruits, flowers, and trees, these nurturing feelings often give way to feelings of contempt. This is the true bunny rabbit whose name is derived from it's white, cottony tail.
Snowshoe hares are larger than cottontail rabbits.
They have large, furry feet and their coat changes from brown in summer to white in winter. Snowshoe hares are common in northern Wisconsin and can be quite destructive in Christmas tree plantations. Rabbits typically live for less than one year. However, because of their prolific breeding habits, cottontail rabbits are very abundant. Cottontails can raise up to six litters a year beginning in late March with an average litter size of six.