Have you gotten any rabbits yet ?

L&O,
We have been out a few times this year, usually 3-4 guys. Someone among us has gotten one or two each time.
We have not been using dogs and use shotguns.
We see tons of tracks in the spots we have been going, but the last time I think we were a little early in the day before the sun really came out, so the bunnies weren't out sunning themselves yet. My dad got one though. I might be back out this weekend, depending on how my last days of deerhunting go.
Good luck.
-Amos

shhhhhhhhh be berry berry quiet. ive taken a good number of rabbit this year so far not more then 10 though. but i have had the oppurtunity to harvest at least three times that many but choose to pass as i don't wish to clean em and we don't need the food and that leaves em there for the next time i take me beagle out. i love to watch and listen to her run them wascals!

My wife and I have been out a few times this year. She has killed one, I have killed zero. I have been playing dog since our beagle seems to have forgotten everything he has learned. He has decided that where the rabbits came from is more important than where they are going. This makes for an interesting hunt. I am hoping with a little more hunting he will straighten up and hunt right. Its a little hard on the dog with all this snow. Maybe thats part of the problem.. Any suggestions or ideals?

Only been out one time for rabbit and got one. Too much snow now for Bugsy the wonder Beagle & me, but we are keeping our fingers (paws)crossed for Jan. & Feb..

L&O: Just use rabbit in your favorite chicken recipe. I like to slow bake them in cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup. Add a little cooking wine and sour cream to the soup, cover the rabbit with the soup/wine mixture in a glass cooking pan and cook until golden brown. The slower, the better.

PS: Canola oil, like olive oil, is a little heavy for frying game meet. Always use a lite veggie oil.

Good luck.

Originally posted by Liver and Onions:
Thanks DILLIGAF, lite veggie oil it will be.
Cute name..its meaning ?

Ranger, just keep working with that dog.

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L&O: DILLIGAF is more a state of mind than a name. It is how I try to approach things while I'm at deer, rabbit, fish and bird camp. No President yet? Lions lost again? Put in 70 hrs. at work last week? Didn't get a deer? Didn't catch a fish? DILLIGAF!

Our hunt club is called DILLIGAF Hunt Club. We try to have a good time and the taking of game takes a back seat to enjoying our time in the woods. DILLIGAF just means that when you are up north hunting, fishing or scouting, nothing else matters!

Well Saturday six of us went on our annual rabbit hunt. We have done this every year for the last 4 years. It is a great time, we use recurves, longbows or sling shots.
The deep snow had us all wondering if we would get any bunnies.

Well the first area we hunted, we took 3 rabbits in about 2 hours. Two were taken with recurves and one with a slingshot. The deep snow seemed to slow the rabbits down, but they would only run a short distance and hole up.

I have a 15 inch beagle, for the most part he just helped jump rabbits. However he was able to run one back to us nice, despite the deep snow.

We hunted the rest of the day with no luck. We never seen another rabbit all day, they seemed to hole up after the morning hours. Last year we had no snow and took 3 bunnies, the year prior we had perfect conditions, (3 inches of snow) and took 5.



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Here's a picture of a pair of bunnies I shot a couple of weeks ago. Used a Ruger 1022 magnum...hope this works...



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I like shiny things...

Yea, getting one with the slingshot is pretty amazing. Most of us hunt with recurves so we use them for the rabbits. A couple of the guys do not hunt with recurves, so they feel more comfortable with the slingshots, the wrist rocket type. We were all quite amazed when the first rabbit was taken with a slingshot on a dead run! Two rabbits have been taken with slingshots in four years, (four hunting days).

Since we are not using guns, the rabbits keep running longer, and we get many oppurtunities.

January 20; at Elm Hall Mi. The Michigan Traditional Bowhunters will be having their annual rabbit hunt. Recurves and longbows only; must use blunts and wear orange. It is a great time last year we took 8 rabbits. Trophies are given to first and largest rabbit. Last Year's winners



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L&O-I like them cooked on a grill with just some minor seasoning,I tried them fried also and couldn't get it right at first.Can't go wrong with the crock pot either.
Ranger-how old is your dog?Mine is 3 and hasn't experienced snow like this before.First time out this year I jumped a rabbit and called him on it,he took off after him and after about 30yards of plunging he stopped threw his head up looking in the direction of the rabbit then turned and looked at me as if to say"you really expect me to chase in this." He has run in normal snow before but this was different for him,It took a few short stints out for better conditioning but now he is fine again.have you ever run your dog in snow before or was he trained on dry land?

Hey guys, it's time to strap on the snowshoes. If you have never used them you would be surprised how easy it is to get around. I use Michigan type shoes(home made)
and they handle brush fairly well. As far as slingshots (wrist rocket type) with some practice again you would be surprised how accurate they can be.

Tom