I've been reading some of the posts about Jack Rabbits and wondering how they differ from hares, or if they differ at all? From the pics posted they look very similar. The hares we have here are 'European Brown Hare' that were introduced in the 1800s. They are declared a pest, therefore no season or bag limit, although a lot of hunters see them more as a game animal than a pest and they are prized for the pot.
whistling foxes but got a hare instead
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, Mar 23 2011 05:12 PM
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Posted 23 March 2011 - 05:12 PM
Took the 12 gauge out for a change hoping to whistle in a young fox I'd seen hanging around the day before, but no luck. On the walk back home this young hare was silly enough to bolt from cover and one shot from the old SxS dropped her. She was a nice clean head shot so another one for the pot.I've been reading some of the posts about Jack Rabbits and wondering how they differ from hares, or if they differ at all? From the pics posted they look very similar. The hares we have here are 'European Brown Hare' that were introduced in the 1800s. They are declared a pest, therefore no season or bag limit, although a lot of hunters see them more as a game animal than a pest and they are prized for the pot.
I've been reading some of the posts about Jack Rabbits and wondering how they differ from hares, or if they differ at all? From the pics posted they look very similar. The hares we have here are 'European Brown Hare' that were introduced in the 1800s. They are declared a pest, therefore no season or bag limit, although a lot of hunters see them more as a game animal than a pest and they are prized for the pot.
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Posted 23 March 2011 - 09:15 PM
A Jack Rabbit is not a rabbit -- it is a hare. The name comes from the fact that early settlers distinguished this animal from the various forms of cotton tail rabbits by comparing the ears of this hare to that of a jack ass. A "jack ass rabbit" became, in time, a "jack rabbit".American jack rabbits come in two basic flavors -- white-tailed jack rabbits and black-tailed jack rabbits.People here have mixed feelings about eating jacks. They are not as tender as Cottontails but they are still good.In CA they are a game animal, but the season is open all year with no limit
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Posted 24 March 2011 - 09:46 AM
Way to go ,nice one.
You can hop but you can't hide. Yahi Bowmen. Its not how far you can shoot but how close to the game you get when you shoot. Sights we don't need any sights. Why waist time reloading when I can be making arrows.
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Posted 25 March 2011 - 08:46 PM
not sure the difference, i just know the jack rabbit is huge and runs FAST, never tasted it because everyone say its to gamey.
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Posted 26 March 2011 - 07:49 PM
Jacks are not gamey just not as tender as cottontails. And that all in the way you cook them. I think jacks are smarter than the bunnys also.
You can hop but you can't hide. Yahi Bowmen. Its not how far you can shoot but how close to the game you get when you shoot. Sights we don't need any sights. Why waist time reloading when I can be making arrows.
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Posted 28 March 2011 - 09:52 PM
Letting the meat soak in a mix of water and white vinegar over night removes a lot of the gamey taste.
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