Hunting Rabbits

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Hello ALL

I am just wondering if anybody have an idea where I could go for hunting Rabbits. I am in Saskatchewan.


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Saskatchewan is big.

Location counts.

Gonna be a lot different in the PA bush, than the flat f***-all between Moose Jaw and Regina.

Northern Rancher is pretty much on, but lots of other places too.

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Trev
 
the way we do it here is wait untila a deep cold like we just had. they will bunch up into herds and huddle in the trees around farm yards. walk the tree lines and puch them out then sit and wait, they'll want to come back the shelter and run right into you. i had a hunt last year where there was no word of a lie at least 30 jackrabbits in front if me at once. the .223 got hot that day!
 
I can tell you there are next to no rabbits in the southeast. You see the odd one, but they are few and far between. I was talkin to my friends dad the other day, and he said back in the 70s they were every were.
 
Not to highjack your thread, but does anyone else have any strategies for hunting rabbits, my brother and I recently went but just ended up knocking on wood piles.
 
There are three species of "rabbit" in Saskatchewan. Very different tactics for each one. Basic rule in winter is "Look for tracks." In the snow we have had during the last week or so you should be able to find feeding and loafing areas.

The extreme south has a few cottontails. I'd no expert on them, only shot my first one this year while pheasant hunting. American publications say to stomp brushpiles or hunt with beagles.

Snowshoe hares are the "bush rabbits" found across all of Canada except the high arctic. Depending where you are in Sask. They can live in willow sloughs or in Jackpine forest, and there are many ways to hunt them. We shot two today during our traditional family boxing day rabbit hunt - lots of bush pushers and two people on point at a crossing between two pieces of cover. Used a .22RF with LR hp's and a .410 with 6's. Any similar hunting arms are appropriate.

White tailed Jackrabbits can be locally abundant or really scarce, depending again on location. Jacks can be hunted with a 12 gauge, full choke and big shot, but are best hunted with a walking weight varmint rifle chambered in something like .22 Rf magnum up to .223. I find the Hornet about perfect. Running shots are normal. Range can be 50 yds to as far as you can see. Jackrabbits are a supreme test of a rifleman's skill.
 
Hey LongWalker:

Here are some pics of my last rabbit outing. I gave them all to a french guy who eats them. Got 40 some that day. A rancher friend of mine had problems with them eating his bales so I gave the 17hmr a little break-in. I have since shot 100+ on his property and he still has problems. Calling coyotes around his place using distress calls is sooooo easy.

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Sorry for the sideways pics but you get the point.
 
virtually no rabbits anymore in my local lower mainland spots. Plus dog walkers and nature seekers are deeper in the bush this past few years making shooting around there an unsafe venture at times.

i would love to head on a weekender to the interior B.C. this winter for some serious coyote culling and some rabbit hunting. Rabbits are one of my favorite meats and i haven't had one on my plate in over 2 years.
if any interior b.c. cgners wanna invite me up for a weekend of shootin...... I'd have a hard time refusin :D maybe throw on an m14 clinic one of the days if there is interest.
 
Brenden, looks like you had a really good day, and did some fine shooting too! I bet that 17 HMR is a real good rabbit rifle, I have never used one myself but the pictures sure do tell a tale. Thanks for sharing.
 
Longwalker said:
White tailed Jackrabbits can be locally abundant or really scarce, depending again on location. Jacks can be hunted with a 12 gauge, full choke and big shot, but are best hunted with a walking weight varmint rifle chambered in something like .22 Rf magnum up to .223. I find the Hornet about perfect. Running shots are normal. Range can be 50 yds to as far as you can see. Jackrabbits are a supreme test of a rifleman's skill.
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Ditto on the small centrefires.....I used my 222 to great success, and experimented with the 12 bore as well.
If Mr Jack is not heavily hunted recently, once disturbed and they dash for the edge of thier natural territory. They then often stop, stand on rear legs for one last look at what spooked them, before high tailing it again.
Often from 5-10 seconds or so. Just enough for a good marksman who has some decent offhand abilities, to pull off a head shot. (if it's not too far)
 
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