Abundant bunnies? Seems so

[Dave Workman]

Has anyone else noticed that rabbits seem to be in the high end of the cycle this year? Out east of North Bend, where I live, I've been seeing a fair number of cottontails and they look plump.
All the more reason to keep a .22 handy as the fall approaches, methinks.

Anybody been out to the Columbia Basin and seen any rabbits out there?
What about snowshoe hares hopping around the mountains?

[dawei]

Has anyone else noticed that rabbits seem to be in the high end of the cycle this year? Out east of North Bend, where I live, I've been seeing a fair number of cottontails and they look plump.
All the more reason to keep a .22 handy as the fall approaches, methinks.

Anybody been out to the Columbia Basin and seen any rabbits out there?
What about snowshoe hares hopping around the mountains?

While I haven't been to the areas you mentioned I can tell you that the rabbit population in Thurston county is way up! My Beagle Daisy and I anxiously await Sep 1st!

[BigGoonTuna]

i've been noticing quite a few big ones out by my parents place.  too bad it's in lacey city limits

.22 ammo is scarce, but i've got enough boxes of subsonics to have some fun when the season starts!

[Big10gauge]

Seems to be the same for snowshoes this year too.

[littlebuf]

should bode well for predator hunting 

[big ed]

We got a ton of them on are place here in stanwood.just waiting for the season to open .first need to clean out a few more yotes.

[Dave Workman]

On the way through North Bend early this morning, about 5:30 a.m., I darned near ran over two of the little buggers coming around a curve in the road. With that many bunnies in town, it stands to reason the woods are full of 'em.

Break out the .22 rifles and pistols!

[MountainWalk]

Ive notice a fairly large crop of cotton tails on my place. One particularly large buck almost seems like he wants to get up on the porch. I just can't seem to find the time to go rabbit hunting this season, and I don't kill things in my yard. They do eat a bunch of the dandilions, so I guess I'm thankfull for that.

[GEARHEAD]

same for me, i live in kents east hill and work in renton, lots and lots of rabbits this year, funny seeing this thread as i was thinking on this acouple weeks ago.
do they really taste like chicken, or is that just what the lesbian frog said about lesbian frogs.

[Dave Workman]

same for me, i live in kents east hill and work in renton, lots and lots of rabbits this year, funny seeing this thread as i was thinking on this acouple weeks ago.
do they really taste like chicken, or is that just what the lesbian frog said about lesbian frogs.

I rather think they taste like spotted owl, which is close to the flavor of California Condor   

[MuleySniper]

My dads springer caught one yesterday. She had its head chewed completely off and was dancing around in the yard with her trophy in her mouth! Yikes, don't let the friendly folks at PETA find out.... What would they do in that situation? Animal on animal cruelty?

[Bean Counter]

Season isn't open year round? In AZ & NM they can be killed anytime, no bag limit. Same for jackrabbits--they don't even bother to put 'em in the regs.

[satchel3006]

i wish we could hunt jackrabbits here i know a place that has a bunch of them

[Dave Workman]

Season isn't open year round? In AZ & NM they can be killed anytime, no bag limit. Same for jackrabbits--they don't even bother to put 'em in the regs.

Well, this ain't NM or AZ.  It's WA.

[alecvg]

I too have noticed a HUGE population growth in the rabits up here, they are everywhere!  I am getting pumped for season!