Rabbits being rabbits

[Jonathan_S]

Snowshoe hares are the energizer bunny.  They go and go and go.

It seems like if the dogs aren't able to get them to run past you in the first few minutes then it's a loooooong chase.  I'd say closer to Jackrabbit behavior.  Not that I've ran Jacks.

After a weekend of hare hunting, the cottontails are nice for the dogs to get behind and see once in a while.

[Jonathan_S]

It's been a while since I've been out with good rabbit dogs so this winter will be fun 

[seth30]

So if they act like jackrabbits then I will be dialed in on them   Been hunting the heck out of them in Nevada this past year.  At night they only run a few feet, during the day anywhere between 40 yards to the next county

[plottwalker]

Terrain and conditions determine how the rabbit or hare will run more then anything. i have had big running cotton tails in open country with good scenting conditions,  and poor  zig zag running hare at times as well.
 the average snow shoe hare is harder running and puts the most distance between the dogs and its self. jacks dont seem to care about the gap between them and the dogs. not sure why that is, i can only assume they have the speed to always get away, or the hole to get into if the dogs are closing in on them. snow shoes are hard for dogs to catch/hole up.
 In idea conditions with the right pack, you can catch consistently.