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Offline Dave Workman

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Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« on: June 26, 2009, 08:25:16 AM »
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?

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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2009, 09:33:35 AM »
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!
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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2009, 02:50:29 PM »
i've been noticing quite a few big ones out by my parents place.  too bad it's in lacey city limits :bash:

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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2009, 02:53:35 PM »
Seems to be the same for snowshoes this year too.
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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2009, 04:15:39 PM »
should bode well for predator hunting  :tup:
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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2009, 03:41:47 PM »
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.
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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2009, 02:18:43 PM »
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.

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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2009, 02:29:22 PM »
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.
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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2009, 07:21:17 PM »
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.

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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2009, 09:56:38 AM »
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   :P :chuckle:
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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2009, 12:06:33 PM »
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! :chuckle: Yikes, don't let the friendly folks at PETA find out.... What would they do in that situation? Animal on animal cruelty? :dunno:
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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2009, 12:09:54 PM »
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.

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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2009, 02:36:12 PM »
i wish we could hunt jackrabbits here i know a place that has a bunch of them

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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2009, 06:50:05 PM »
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.

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Re: Abundant bunnies? Seems so
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2009, 11:39:20 PM »
I too have noticed a HUGE population growth in the rabits up here, they are everywhere!  I am getting pumped for season!
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