O/T chasing jack rabbits ...

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R.J.
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Thanks again guys ....

GaryL wrote :
was happy to see the JR get away safe!!
I use to never let a Jack Rabbit opportuity pass ! ... they are excellent " slow cooker " fare ...

For years the Jack Rabbit population was in decline in our area .... so I found myself taking pictures of them instead ...

The numbers seem to be on the rise now ....

Joe said to me after the encounter " I was wondering why you didn't shoot when it was so close to you ? "

I said " I can shoot a Jack Rabbit anytime .... but who knows when I might get an opportunity to frame hunter and rabbit in the same picture again " " those are trophy moments in my eyes ... got to take advantage of them when you can "

We will head out again next week for some " meat and potato shots " :lol: :lol:
See Ya. ... R.J. > " Remember , Trophies are measured by the time and energy expended to get them , not the size or quantity of the quarry "
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Great pics and story.

Thanks..
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Great pics as always Rick :)

I hear you on the lovely weather conditions, I moved the mother-in-law up to Hanover in that & it was a long drive, especially when I had a white rental van in the white out conditions :shock:

Great to see your pics as always & some excellent action shots of that jack standing up.


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awesome pics RJ
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Your a wicked photographer!. You should be making a living at it if you aren't.
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Nice pictures again R.J. Was that in the Cambridge area you were hunting? Haven't seen any around in my area where I hunt.
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:shock:Thanks for the great pic's :lol: miss the days of the jack drives down in Kent county,that is when I was younger.
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Nice shots R.J.

I must say, you really have stirred that photo bug up that is within thy self :wink:
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Hey R.J............... what with a brown rabbit in snow? Haven't they changed color yet? Ours are all white here, blending in the snow.

Are you sure you guys didn't release a tame rabbit, or on a hunt farm? :lol: :lol:

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Post by Allan »

Great pics RJ, keep them coming PLEASE

Saxman, is it common down south for the same game to have parasites making them unworthy as table fare?

Grey Owl, out my way we have mostly snowshoe hares too, but we have a few European hares that don't change colour. They aren't as big as these Jacks.
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:lol: :lol: GreyOwl .... nope ... our snowshoe rabbits look like this ...

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Our Jack rabbits are much bigger than a snowshoe rabbit ... and they stay brown all the time ...

But not as big as these ones from Texas ! ... I guess everything is bigger in Texas ! :lol: :lol:

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Here is an old blurry picture I got off the net. Must be from Texas ... Something fishy going on here ! :lol: :lol:

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See Ya. ... R.J. > " Remember , Trophies are measured by the time and energy expended to get them , not the size or quantity of the quarry "
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Learn something new every day. I didn't know that your Jack Rabbits don't change colors. Man them suckers don't stand a chance in the snow, eh!

Those Texas rabbits are big, good thing their not mean.

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Where to go for Jacks? The only place I've seen them is on a friends farm in Hastings, 2 or more hours drive.
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WOW, Great photo's
I don't know what I like hunting more. Jacks, Fox and Coyotes in the winter or deer in the fall.
I hunt them solo with a rifle. or sometimes with another guy.
I can almost feel the cold snow when looking at your photo's
They are great.

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Thanks guys ... for the kudo's on the pictures .

PJC wrote :
I don't know what I like hunting more. Jacks, Fox and Coyotes in the winter or deer in the fall.
I hunt them solo with a rifle. or sometimes with another guy.
I can almost feel the cold snow when looking at your photo's
They are great.
Pat : I just finished watching yours and John's Winter Magic DVD for the second time today .... Wow ! .... some awsome winter outdoor footage and some scaaaaaary accurate shooting !

You guys made it look so easy ! ... but my time in the field tells me , you guys must have put some miles on to get that superb footage ... great DVD , I really enjoyed it !
See Ya. ... R.J. > " Remember , Trophies are measured by the time and energy expended to get them , not the size or quantity of the quarry "
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