Rabbits!

Got just enough snow to hunt rabbits this morning. I hunted by myself without dogs for 2 hours. Put out 3 rabbits(that I saw) no shots. Such a shame no one hunts rabbits anymore. When I lived in Erie, I could get 3 or 4 guys easily to hunt em by the train tracks in North East. At least I got some good exercise!

speaking of rabbits,I seen the weirdest sight the other while hiking. Went for a hike at moraine at porters cove. Where the porta potty was was a big pile of rabbit fur and carcass's. Dave

ORIGINAL: BIGHEAD

speaking of rabbits,I seen the weirdest sight the other while hiking. Went for a hike at moraine at porters cove. Where the porta potty was was a big pile of rabbit fur and carcass's. Dave

Sabreena couldn't quite hold it long enough.

That's what I miss most about hunting.It seems I only hunt deer,turkey,and geese now.I lived to hunt bunnies after Christmas,I alway had 2-5 beagles that could flat out smoke a bunny.I love a little under 13 inch dog that's fast and straight.Get one up 15-20 min. run bang then get another one going.That's my 2012-13 season mission to get in better shape and get a couple of little bunny busters.It doesn't get any better rolling a rabbit a high speeds with my little Browning 20g. auto and a couple of beagles closing in on the bunny.

I missed the days when our party of five back then would hunt the farm fields (alfalfa) and pastures in Westmoreland Co. kickin'up bunnies all day long.

Never had a beagle, needed a beagle or owned a beagle back then. The action was none-stop.

Much of that same land today is now occupied by Walmart, Sunoco, McDonalds, Wendys and a bunch of new homes.

Who would shoot and gut a rabbit and then pile them up and not use or give to someone that would eat them. I was taught at a young age if you kill it you better clean it and eat it or give it to someone that can use it. In my beagle hay days 150 bunnies a year was the norm, I average in the 50's for years and the tag alongs shot around a 100. Some days all the rabbits ended up in my van because nobody wanted to clean them,as tired as I was I would clean them and give almost all of them to people that wanted a rabbit dinner. I killed tons of geese in Ohio and really got sick of cleaning them and finding homes for them,that's why I don't kill 200 geese a year any more 25-30 is more than enough.I get sick of people that kill for the fun of it and waste game,they shoot a piles of deer and throw last years away or feed it to their dog.There are a lot of people out there that could use the meat.I urge all hunter to give a little to some needy family's that really needs help.

+1 Looked like they only took the back legs. Kinda sad really!!

+2 That was ignorant of them to do that. The only explanation I can think of as to why they would only take the back legs is because they were to badly shot up.

Dedicated bunnie hunter here.. Run 4 beagles and hunt every Sat all season long.. LOVE IT!!! Dont hunt nothing else!! John

Can say what they want bout Deer and Turkey - IMHO rabbit is still the best tasting meat in the woods.

ORIGINAL: retired guy

Can say what they want bout Deer and Turkey - IMHO rabbit is still the best tasting meat in the woods.

Try eating Grouse RG. Than come back and tell me Rabbit is better.

Quail are even better than grouse.  I believe that as the birds get smaller, they get tastier.  Now If I could just get the pointers to hold a hummingbird to a solid point, I woud be in culinary heaven.

It's all in the way they are cooked. IMO, of actual wild game (not including ringnecks) the way I have had it on my plate I'll have to go with RG. In fact some of the best eating (much to my suprise) has been snowshoe rabbit from the clearcuts of Warren and Mckean counties.