Jack population somewhere around 2010 or so. It was actually a Prairie Dog disease but it got our Jacks and Cottontail too.
Kase and I hunted them out of my Bronco. The areas we hunted were mostly open. We would jump a Jack near some thick brush and the race was on. Kase would hang out the window while I tried to keep up with the Jack and out of the arroyos. Kase used a shotgun. When we would get to about shooting range the Jack knew we were there. He would lay his ears back and go into over-drive.Then there was no catching up.
Unfortunately, most of our Jacks were so tick-infested that they weren't edible except a few weeks in the winter.
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Hunting The Lepus
- Jim Taylor, 2026-08-23, 16:02
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Here in Maine, we have snowshoe hare.
- John W, 2026-08-25, 06:46
- I have never seen a snowshoe hare. - Jim Taylor, 2026-08-25, 07:24
- Thanks for that Jim. We had that disease hit our - Gary Reeder, 2026-08-24, 16:33
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great story Jim, here is a tip, they hunt much
- jthomson, 2026-08-24, 15:47
- its the only jack we have seen in 3 yrs here (nm) - jthomson, 2026-08-24, 15:49
- Great Story! Thanks for sharing. (nm) - Dave H., 2026-08-24, 12:43
- Excellent Jim, thank you for sharing. (nm) - SPB, 2026-08-24, 06:37
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Here in Maine, we have snowshoe hare.
- John W, 2026-08-25, 06:46