it all depends on your rabbits and the area they live in. they wont usually get in a trap unless it is placed on one of their paths in some stupid place and you will probably catch something else before you get one yet it still it needs to be consistant where you put it or you need a few more traps and do the same thing. "rabbit pathways"... are hidden under tall grass, briars or where ever they live in your area. for example, set a trap outside of a briar patch and you probably wont get a rabbit. didn't your hawk catch some game last season? if she did she is playin' you, if she did not catch game you have been trainned.