Some of the plants that can be used to catch rabbits include day lilies, impatiens, morning glory, pansies, roses, sunflowers and tulips. So lie stealthy and be quick, or chase the rabbit for more than 45 straight minutes, and you should be able to pick it up because it has collapsed due to sheer exhaustion. The size of the trap usually 24 inch high and 7 inches expanded. Effective baits for capturing a wild rabbit include carrots, lettuce, apples, brussel sprouts, and apple cider (spray the trap with a skirt bottle). If other plants in your garden are being attacked by rabbits, use those plants to bait the rabbits. After researching their movement, you can place a rabbit trap which you can buy or can make. In the trap there should be a plate at the opposite end of the trap door where you place the bait. It is a classic cable mesh including a spring-laden door. You can only catch a rabbit with your bare hands if you are faster than it, or you can outlast it and run it to exhaustion.