Rabbit hunting

Hmmm... now I'm really itching to get out there again soon!

There may be some more red and white photos up here next week. :sniper:
 
ironsighter said:
I've killed a fair amount of them myself but I'm not quite bored of hunting them yet, for many reasons. First and foremost, I love hunting but I am a meat hunter so my winter hunting must be focused on something I want to bring home to the table. Here in my neck of the woods, that comes down to one species. Beyond that, it is absolutely incredible exercise - out there on snowshoes in the wilderness for many hours on end. Then, there is the tranquility; nobody else is out there - crisp air, pristine snow, the smell of conifers filling my nose... nothing else like it! Whether I limit out or not is secondary, but commonplace. Some days I might only get 2 or 3, but those days are few and far between.

Being that we prefer to only eat wild meat, the hares add welcome variety to our table, beyond the ample supply of mule deer meat and the odd treat of grouse that I've squirreled away for special occasions.
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Oh, I am out on snowshoes and skiis, in in the outdoors in general all the time... winter is ice fishing and coyote hunting... and I shoot my fair share of hares while doing those things... but the only time I can get going on a bunny expedition anymore is when they are white and the snow goes... you know when nature is your best friend and their worst enemy... and rabbit back straps are still one of my favourite pieces of game meat.
 
"Neon bunny hunting" as Brutus called it is fun.... Love that period where it overlaps with house season so that I can bing the .22/.410...

Venison and rabbit pie with brown gravy is about as good as it gets.....
 
hoytcanon said:
Oh, I am out on snowshoes and skiis, in in the outdoors in general all the time... winter is ice fishing and coyote hunting... and I shoot my fair share of hares while doing those things... but the only time I can get going on a bunny expedition anymore is when they are white and the snow goes... you know when nature is your best friend and their worst enemy... and rabbit back straps are still one of my favourite pieces of game meat.
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I have to admit that I have never ice fished in my life. That's about to change now, though, as my folks recently bought a place at a local lake full of rainbows. I plan to head up (~5000 ft.) there this winter and snowshoe into the place and spend a weekend trying my luck. The ex-owner left an auger there, so it is just a matter of picking the right tackle and bait. Some trout would certainly be welcome on our table!

I'm not a predator hunter, yet. I'm with you on the hare back straps, though!

Merry Christmas to all, whether hare hunters or not!
 
ironsighter said:
I have to admit that I have never ice fished in my life. That's about to change now, though, as my folks recently bought a place at a local lake full of rainbows. I plan to head up (~5000 ft.) there this winter and snowshoe into the place and spend a weekend trying my luck. The ex-owner left an auger there, so it is just a matter of picking the right tackle and bait. Some trout would certainly be welcome on our table!

I'm not a predator hunter, yet. I'm with you on the hare back straps, though!

Merry Christmas to all, whether hare hunters or not!
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You are going to love ice fishing..... But warning you in advance... It gets expensive..... It's just like hunting.... You will start with a basic setup.... And next thing you know you will be upgrading..... My portable setup has a woodstove in it..... Lol

Merry Christmas to you as well...
 
25 minutes outside of Regina. Beautiful day at around +1 degrees, saw a couple, and managed to get a shot on one. Will be dinner Saturday night. Southern fried? Jambalaya? Fricking hasenpfeffer? Any suggestions guys?
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Dfbshaw said:
25 minutes outside of Regina. Beautiful day at around +1 degrees, saw a couple, and managed to get a shot on one. Will be dinner Saturday night. Southern fried? Jambalaya? Fricking hasenpfeffer? Any suggestions guys?
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what shell did you use?
 
'Boo said:
Suggestions ?

Yes, sweet & sour cooked in a slow cooker.
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Thanks! Forgot about a bottle of orange ginger stirfry sauce in the cupboard. I soaked the bunny in brine overnight and now its in the slow cooker on low. Well see how it pairs with some jasmine rice and buttered carrots.
 
I've mostly hunted big game and occasionally grouse and I've only seen a rabbit once in the thick bush (lots of tracks though). I had a friend from back east and he showed me how to snare rabbits and it was suprisingly easy and surprising to find all these bunnies that we never saw in the bush. I'm glad he taught me; now I always carry some snare wire in case of a survival situation.

He always swore that a grouse and rabbit pot pie was the way to go.
 
City Boy said:
I've mostly hunted big game and occasionally grouse and I've only seen a rabbit once in the thick bush (lots of tracks though). I had a friend from back east and he showed me how to snare rabbits and it was suprisingly easy and surprising to find all these bunnies that we never saw in the bush. I'm glad he taught me; now I always carry some snare wire in case of a survival situation.

He always swore that a grouse and rabbit pot pie was the way to go.
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A pot pie is a waste of grouse meat in my opinion, but I can tell you a Venison and rabbit pot pie or Pork and rabbit pie is to die for.....
 
Superbrad said:
A pot pie is a waste of grouse meat in my opinion,....
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I agree 100%. Some of the grouse recipes I have seen make me wonder... Hare meat, however, is excellent in a pot pie because it really does benefit from significant processing and seasoning, IMO.

I managed to get out early Sunday morning for a real quick hunt before I returned to my fatherly duties. I missed the first 2 before realizing that my scope wasn't quite zeroed for the ammo I was shooting (I had switched back from 40 gr. HPs to 30 gr. v-max). Then I got the next 3 and headed home. Seemed like the kind of day I might have limited out if I was able to stay out all day.
 
City Boy said:
I've mostly hunted big game and occasionally grouse and I've only seen a rabbit once in the thick bush (lots of tracks though). I had a friend from back east and he showed me how to snare rabbits and it was suprisingly easy and surprising to find all these bunnies that we never saw in the bush. I'm glad he taught me; now I always carry some snare wire in case of a survival situation.

He always swore that a grouse and rabbit pot pie was the way to go.
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do you need a trapper's license to snare rabbits ?
 
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