they will be back as usual next year . . .
I'm not saying the humble rabbit will die out totally or anything but if you have a place that has a consistent level of yearly hunting, then the population is dramaticly reduced but the same hunting pressures (and successes) are applied, surely the number of potential breeding animals will be a lot lower than previous years, and so the population will not be able re-establish itself at the same levels and so they cannot 'be back as usual next year'. It seems to have been getting worse each year.
in theory yes you are right. but ive found