Rabbits

[littlebuf]

i saw some pretty healthy looking rabbit's today up in the woods, refresh my memory please. we don't want to eat rabbit's this time of year right? i almost popped one (he was a big ole buck) but let him walk(hop) because i was pretty sure i heard that on here

[Kain]

Cottontail Rabbit and
Snowshoe Hare
5/day, see notes Statewide: Sept. 1, 2009 - Mar. 15, 2010 Possession limit: 15 straight or mixed bag

Season is closed until September.

But you are right.  I was always told you never eat rabbit in a month without an "R" in it.

[littlebuf]

im sure glad i didnt shoot that rabbit  i never even looked for a season i just thought there was a bag limit

[Kain]

There might be some rules for killing them if they are eating your garden but I cant find it.  Crows specifically say "Crows in the act of depredation may be taken at any time."  Rabbit season does not say this.      Big ol bucks are always tough anyways I like the little new years bunnies.  Tender and dumb  

[littlebuf]

yeah he was a nice rabbit, if i see him in the winter he will defiantly be going on the spit. thanks again for the heads up on the season, i really just thought there was a bag limit 

[BigGoonTuna]

kind of funny that there's a season and bag limit, since cottontails aren't native and very few people hunt them.  then again, so are most of our upland birds...

i'd like to try and find some places to whack some bunnies this upcoming fall, the problem here on the westside just seems to be finding any decent concentrations of them.

[littlebuf]

ive found a few areas that hold good numbers but in the fall im never to interested in rabbits, maybe i'll make a day of it this fall just for kicks

[Wanttohuntmore]

This must be one of the good years for rabbits, I've seen more this year then the past few years.  I've heard they have a 7 yr cycle or so.  Don't know if that's true, but sounds feasable.  I have a few honey holes for rabbits, seems like once you find a rabbit, that area will produce for years.  Seems like I have a tough time getting them with a 22, but I always seem to make the shot with the bow, go figure.....

[littlebuf]

i found a area last summer that was literally crawling with them. went back this last winter and no bunny's  im pretty sure they don't migrate but i don't know where they went

[stumprat]

i found a area last summer that was literally crawling with them. went back this last winter and no bunny's  im pretty sure they don't migrate but i don't know where they went

Sounds like a good place to call for bobcat.

[littlebuf]

yea its not to far from where i found all those cat tracks in the snow, and the rabbit's i saw yesterday were on the road where i found all those cat tracks. its the perfect place for pred hunting

[rasbo]

i saw some pretty healthy looking rabbit's today up in the woods, refresh my memory please. we don't want to eat rabbit's this time of year right? i almost popped one (he was a big ole buck) but let him walk(hop) because i was pretty sure i heard that on here

hare pie

[BigGoonTuna]

i found a area last summer that was literally crawling with them. went back this last winter and no bunny's  im pretty sure they don't migrate but i don't know where they went

rabbit populations are pretty cyclic -- once they get too big the toothy critters start to take notice

[littlebuf]

i thought hair pie needed this equipment  not this  i guess some like it ruff 

[7mag.]

i thought hair pie needed this equipment  not this  i guess some like it ruff 

Rasbo likes it any way he can get it.