Cottontails

[Keelebilly]

Anybody still enjoying the lost art of rabbit hunting over hounds? We had a big day yesterday. 16 on the tailgate in a 3 hour afternoon hunt. Had continuous races from the time we dropped the hounds until we called it quits for the day. One heck of a way to spend an afternoon.

 

[Keelebilly]

Took this young man for his first rabbit. He killed two and missed a few

 

[thoma018]

Running rabbits with a good pack of beagles is hard to beat !! Been a long time since I've been. I surely enjoyed the excitement of the chase and hoping for a shot.
You guys had quite a good day. Rabbit hash over toast is pretty good too.

 

[Betterinthebush]

Beagles and bunnies! I love it!

 

[farmer_john]

Ive never done it but it looks like a great time.

 

[JoeA]

Nice way to keep the traditions of small game hunting alive. I get after the squirrels occasionally, but beagles & bunnies…looks like a good time.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Do it all the time.

 

[farmer_john]

Took this young man for his first rabbit. He killed two and missed a few

What in your experience is the density of rabbits per acre? Thats quite a haul.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Probably my biggest regret is not shooting at least one cottontail for my little French Brittany. She has always had a fascination for bunnies. Jackrabbits not so much. But oh those cottontails. They drove her mad. Now "Puppy" has maybe months at most left to live. Maybe only weeks. Hard to say how fast cancer will progress. She almost certainly won't see another season. Wish I'd shot a cottontail this past fall just to see how she reacted. I should have. At age fourteen it was obvious her days in the field were at an end no matter what. At this stage there would be no worries about "ruining" her for future bird hunting. Sorry old girl. She's laying next to me right now dreaming and woofing quietly. Probably chasing a bunny. Get em, Puppy!

 

[Flbt]

I have not hunted them over dogs in a long time. Wish I still could.
My boys do a bit of spot and stalk around the hay field though