Your backyard seems to have gained a regular visitor. Nearly every morning, the same wild rabbit appears beneath a flowering dogwood, pauses to nibble clover growing through the lawn, and then quietly disappears into a row of shrubs. By evening, it often returns along the same path, repeating a routine that makes it seem surprisingly attached to your property.
If this sounds familiar, you are far from alone.
Homeowners throughout Tennessee frequently notice wild rabbits spending days or even weeks around the same yard. Whether you live in the Appalachian foothills of East Tennessee, the rolling farmland of Middle Tennessee, or the forests and river bottoms of West Tennessee, your property may provide exactly the combination of resources an Eastern Cottontail needs…