First Hare

Hmmmm...interesting.

Call it what ever you want in Ontario, but according to other sources this is
a Brown hare or European hare.

Technically not a jackrabbit.......but if it makes you feel good to call it such, whatever.
 
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I thought that the term "Hare" was just another word for Jackrabbit.

Hes been skinned and gutted and now rests whole in my freezer. Id love to eat him this weekend but this weekend im headed to lake simcoe for some monster lakers and whitefish.

Thanks for all the input. Oh, im located near the city of Stratford.
 
wabbit stew and dumplings.....mmmmmmmm one of my favourite winter dishes, I usually throw in a grouse or 2 along with the rabbit, but if you don't have any grouse a few chicken breasts will do the trick.

Good luck on lake simcoe and get a few of those lakers!

Gotta go with brutus on this one, i called them jacks for years, until I was told by a good source that they are indeed european hares. I also called a certain fish pickerel for many years and even laughed at the americans comming over here to fish for what they called walleye. Until I lost a $100.00 bet, so, those americans were right all along! And I've caught many walleye and shot many european hares.

Conclusion: one tastes just as good as the other no matter what the hell I called it...
 
Ottoshot said:
I thought that the term "Hare" was just another word for Jackrabbit.
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actually, jackrabbit is another name for the european hare. just like pickerel in place of walleye.

european hares are what we have here in ontario. jack rabbits are skinnier with big ears and usually found down south in warmer climates if im not mistaken.
 
canadian hunter312 said:
actually, jackrabbit is another name for the european hare. just like pickerel in place of walleye.

european hares are what we have here in ontario. jack rabbits are skinnier with big ears and usually found down south in warmer climates if im not mistaken.
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There are in North America, white-tailed jackrabbits, Canada/US northern states, blacktailed jackrabbits, mostly USA, and antelope jackrabbits, of US desert states & Mexico?? I think.......
 
canadian hunter312 said:
actually, jackrabbit is another name for the european hare. just like pickerel in place of walleye.

european hares are what we have here in ontario. jack rabbits are skinnier with big ears and usually found down south in warmer climates if im not mistaken.
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sorry, but you're wrong on this one ch312. pickerel and walleye are 2 completely different types of species. the pickerel comes from the pike family and is not at all related to the walley species. These are the 3 types of pickerel, the chain, grass and redfin pickerel.

The name pickerel is eroneously applied to the walleye family by many people, much the same as the jack is confused with the european hare.

Here is a pickerel...

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Here is a walleye...

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Hope this clears things up a bit.
 
I've shot and eaten lots of "jacks"


I now use gloves to dress them , but use the gutless method. Cut a small cut in the hide on the back. Insert fingers and pull in opposite directions. Hide comes off in two pieces.

Filet the backstarps and then cut the front leags and back legs off.

I usually bone out the back legs before I cook'em.
the fronts don't have as much meat on them so I keep them frozen till I make a "game " stew and I toss them in with whatever other wild meat I have. Often that is duck or grouse legs.

Young bunnies[ the ones where I can break the leg bone easily] usually get seasoned, browned in oil and braised.

Older ones go into stew or slow cooker.
 
shake n bake good size pieces then into the deep fryer. very tender and juicy as long as you take them out a minute or 2 before the meat is done. the hot oil continues to cook the meat to perfection after taking it out of the fryer;)
 
Maybe it's just the pictures, but that looks much smaller than the Jacks I grew up chasing in southern Alberta, especially with those short ears. I didn't think that Jacks range even went that far east, and were a Prairie animal.
 
Sorry I was talking about the second sentence. As noted by the first sentence the Jack Rabbit is a common name for a European Hare.
Jack Rabbits or European Hares are found in Southern Ontario.
His first sentence actually contradicts the second.
 
KyleM said:
Maybe it's just the pictures, but that looks much smaller than the Jacks I grew up chasing in southern Alberta, especially with those short ears. I didn't think that Jacks range even went that far east, and were a Prairie animal.
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They are found as far south Texas. Some of the confusion comes with the fact that there are some 5 different species of Jack Rabbits alone and that does not include cotton tails and the snow shoe hare. Some look like long lanky hares(they are correctly called hares not rabbits) so much so they kinda don't look like rabbits/hares. I believe the difference being that one is completely helpless and the other is much more developed at birth. Geeze, I am reaching deep into my forestry days! I do remember how confusing the rabbit and hare subject was!
 
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I have a group of what I was calling snowshoe hares living under my deck at the moment. They are as big as tabby cats. I live in town so I can't shoot them, what can I do to get them to move out other than a pellet gun?
 
martinbns said:
I have a group of what I was calling snowshoe hares living under my deck at the moment. They are as big as tabby cats. I live in town so I can't shoot them, what can I do to get them to move out other than a pellet gun?
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Ask Pyd, removal of wild animals is what he does for a living.
 
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