Sakoman .308
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nova Scotia
This thread makes me crave a delicious meat pie. I have not eaten one of the little critters for over 30 years.
Hunting Rabbits (edit, Hares) in the Snow?
- Thread starter dand883
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I ended up getting away from meat pies the past few years. How I have been cooking them is to braise them.
I cut them into the 5 big parts, 4 legs and back strap, put them in a roasting pan with a splash of olive oil and whatever spices you like and fill with water so they're 3/4 covered. I usually do 3-40 minutes at 350° and then flip for another 30-40 minutes, drain most of the liquid, flip one more time and put on the bbq sauce like you would making ribs and back in for another 10 mins or so to caramelize the sugar in the bbq sauce and enjoy. The meat just falls off the bone.
Managed to get out for a few hours on Saturday. The bunnies aren't quite fully white yet, so it made it tougher to spot them. We saw one that was still pretty well full brown, one that was almost full white, and a few mixed in between.
When we started out it was around noon, and still very wet and damp everywhere from the rain the day before. I figure with the wetness everything was just trying to stay back in their little holes and keep as dry and warm as they could. We checked a few of the usual spots and didn't see much, although there were lots of trails and signs that they are around, just nothing moving that we could see.
After a few hours we were just about to call it a day after seeing nothing when we were turning the truck around and one was sitting right on the side of the road next to us, I took this as a good sign and we headed back to one of our best spots. Within 20 or 30 feet of the truck we saw our first one and got him right away. Good signs, so we kept walking up through the alders. We saw two more before it got dark, one was fully brown and running like he had to be somewhere, and the other was almost all white, but he kept managing to sneak behind something else just as we got a glimpse of him moving through the bushes.
Compared to previous years it's been fairly warm and no snow, so they seem to be turning white quite late compared to normal. Not having snow also means all of the long grass and weeds that would normally have been pushed down by the snow made it tough to see very far, or get a good look under any of the trees we were walking past.
All in all though it was a decent day getting out, and being able to bring a couple home for supper was a nice bonus. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and i'll be able to get out again a few more times before the snow really hits.
When we started out it was around noon, and still very wet and damp everywhere from the rain the day before. I figure with the wetness everything was just trying to stay back in their little holes and keep as dry and warm as they could. We checked a few of the usual spots and didn't see much, although there were lots of trails and signs that they are around, just nothing moving that we could see.
After a few hours we were just about to call it a day after seeing nothing when we were turning the truck around and one was sitting right on the side of the road next to us, I took this as a good sign and we headed back to one of our best spots. Within 20 or 30 feet of the truck we saw our first one and got him right away. Good signs, so we kept walking up through the alders. We saw two more before it got dark, one was fully brown and running like he had to be somewhere, and the other was almost all white, but he kept managing to sneak behind something else just as we got a glimpse of him moving through the bushes.
Compared to previous years it's been fairly warm and no snow, so they seem to be turning white quite late compared to normal. Not having snow also means all of the long grass and weeds that would normally have been pushed down by the snow made it tough to see very far, or get a good look under any of the trees we were walking past.
All in all though it was a decent day getting out, and being able to bring a couple home for supper was a nice bonus. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and i'll be able to get out again a few more times before the snow really hits.
- Location
- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
Sounds delishious, I need to head out and look for hares soon. It's on my to do list over the winter, even the wife has said she wants to come out snowshoeing and hunting this winter!
