Post by: heronblu on June 09, 2015, 10:29:25 AM
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Post by: KenPCPilot on June 11, 2015, 12:27:23 PM
Post by: Dbax129 on June 11, 2015, 12:31:45 PM
Does anybody have info on what type are around? Aome are closed and others are open year round. How to ide tify and what species ranges are. It would be fun to hunt them if I knew I could...
Post by: seth30 on June 11, 2015, 12:34:11 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on June 11, 2015, 12:34:32 PM
You know rabbits typically have a pretty dramatic cycle in population. I think it's every 7 years they peak in most areas. No facts to back it up but it stands out in my memory.
Post by: jasnt on June 11, 2015, 12:35:27 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on June 11, 2015, 12:38:12 PM
Should be a good year for bobcats then :tup:
Wish I could run my hounds on them too :bash:
Post by: jackelope on June 11, 2015, 12:38:59 PM
It was a good year to get beagles based on the number of rabbits I have seen. Hares too.
You know rabbits typically have a pretty dramatic cycle in population. I think it's every 7 years they peak in most areas. No facts to back it up but it stands out in my memory.
That's what I thought too.
:dunno:
Post by: jasnt on June 11, 2015, 12:44:00 PM
It was a good year to get beagles based on the number of rabbits I have seen. Hares too.this is true. Bobcats and lynx fallow the same cycle with them
You know rabbits typically have a pretty dramatic cycle in population. I think it's every 7 years they peak in most areas. No facts to back it up but it stands out in my memory.
Post by: Jonathan_S on June 11, 2015, 12:45:35 PM
Post by: KenPCPilot on June 12, 2015, 09:27:13 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on June 12, 2015, 10:26:01 AM
be careful when eating them. If they have swollen lymph nodes in the neck they can be infected with Tularemia. wear protective gloves to avoid contact. If rabbit appears sick or if you see the liver has white spots the meat is probably infected and should not be eaten.
Yep, always check the liver. Tularemia is almost non-existent in cold weather months (rabbit season)
Post by: Jingles on June 21, 2015, 06:31:06 PM
Post by: furiouzgeorge on June 21, 2015, 07:11:55 PM
:yike:
Post by: Pete112288 on June 21, 2015, 08:09:25 PM
Post by: plottwalker on June 25, 2015, 09:08:19 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on June 25, 2015, 09:47:13 AM
been a good year so far in oregon, have not found a spot to run that wasnt full up of them, last season was good in washington as well. 7 year cycles are correct. brush rabbits and cottontails seem to follow this cycle, snowshoes not so much.guys should plan to stock up on shells and dogs this season.
I might have to add a dog or two to my "pack" from your stock. These two are doing awesome for only 14 weeks old. Really driven.
Post by: plottwalker on June 25, 2015, 09:49:12 AM
Post by: Powerd on June 25, 2015, 02:46:42 PM
Been seeing them everywhere, and it's been killing me that it's not winter!
:yike:
What kind of rabbits are you seeing? I thought the rabbits we see in northwestern Washington in people's yards and the streets are mainly the common unclassified kind? Is this correct?
Post by: Jonathan_S on June 25, 2015, 02:51:30 PM
Been seeing them everywhere, and it's been killing me that it's not winter!
:yike:
What kind of rabbits are you seeing? I thought the rabbits we see in northwestern Washington in people's yards and the streets are mainly the common unclassified kind? Is this correct?
What kind would that be? Cottontails? Yeah they are classified and a small game animal.
Post by: jasnt on June 25, 2015, 06:28:37 PM
i think he's talking feral rabbitsBeen seeing them everywhere, and it's been killing me that it's not winter!
:yike:
What kind of rabbits are you seeing? I thought the rabbits we see in northwestern Washington in people's yards and the streets are mainly the common unclassified kind? Is this correct?
What kind would that be? Cottontails? Yeah they are classified and a small game animal.
Post by: furiouzgeorge on June 25, 2015, 07:03:43 PM
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Post by: PiNkPaNtHeR on July 20, 2015, 11:24:48 PM
Man, that's enough to scare me away from eating them. This is the first I ever heard of it. Shot and ate plenty in Maine many years ago. Potentially fatal? No thanks!be careful when eating them. If they have swollen lymph nodes in the neck they can be infected with Tularemia. wear protective gloves to avoid contact. If rabbit appears sick or if you see the liver has white spots the meat is probably infected and should not be eaten.
Yep, always check the liver. Tularemia is almost non-existent in cold weather months (rabbit season)
We now have them on the property this year for the first time since we've owned it. One was in the garden the other night as we put up deer fencing but didn't think we'd need to hold it tight to the ground just yet. Wrong again.
Post by: Jonathan_S on July 21, 2015, 07:10:31 AM
Gets me excited for winter with the new dogs :tup:
Post by: jasnt on July 21, 2015, 02:27:57 PM
Been seeing lots of hares up high this month. Saw a few that were poached and left in the road :dunno: why?i bet, I'd be excited too. I've never gotten a chance to run rabbits with dogs. Sounds like a blast!
Gets me excited for winter with the new dogs :tup:
Why would any one shoot rabbits out of season and hot weather to boot then carry them to the road only to just toss them aside? :bash:
Post by: Jonathan_S on July 22, 2015, 11:35:54 AM
Those snowshoes really give beagles a run for their money.
Post by: seth30 on July 23, 2015, 08:59:10 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on July 23, 2015, 09:05:52 AM
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.
Post by: Jonathan_S on July 23, 2015, 09:06:28 AM
Post by: seth30 on July 23, 2015, 11:06:38 AM
Post by: plottwalker on July 28, 2015, 10:16:48 AM
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.