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Boolit Master Join DateNov 2007LocationN.WyomingPosts321

Ain't that a snowshoe hare?? JWThats a Whitetail Jack, kinda poor man's snowshoe. They can get to the 9lb range like most big jacks but tend to eat/live more like snowshoes/cottontails. They turn pure white (that one is about 80%) like snowshoes and get confused with them alot.

When I was a kid I ate a few Jacks but mostly cut em up for dog food. My Grandfather was a master chef and his dogfood smelled better than most 3 star resteraunts.

I cut the meat up in medium cubes and ditched all stringy meat, garlic onions, white whine in a dutch oven. Just past browned I added salt, pepper, rosemary, basil. Cook for a bit then add parsley and cook until it gets soft and serve.

The only thing on Hares VS Rabbits: Hares naturaly have a body temp 10* hotter and carry parasites longer, also the big ears are super vascular and can get big infested pimples. Shoot kick em over, check...bugs leave em. Skin ASAP and check for mite bites...small black dots under the skin. I'll shoot cottontails after the first freeze but wont touch a hare until after a month of freezing.

Boolit Master Join DateNov 2007LocationN.WyomingPosts321

I know its an air rifle. I was wondering what brand.Crossman Nitropiston HP 22. I've crono'd the Premiers at 738fps, and have it sited in at 55y for pidgeons that land on the barn.

consumed and waiting to be consumed?

for ya'll country folk; that would be et an waitin to be et.

sorry for the lack of caps where appropriate, typing laboriously with left finger only temporarily (for the grammar police out there)

I guess this might be an example of intentional ignorance or stupidity that so annoys some here, if so, great!

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Best chili I ever ate was made out of course ground jack!
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Boolit Master Join DateNov 2007LocationN.WyomingPosts321

consumed and waiting to be consumed?

for ya'll country folk; that would be et an waitin to be et.

sorry for the lack of caps where appropriate, typing laboriously with left finger only temporarily (for the grammar police out there)

I guess this might be an example of intentional ignorance or stupidity that so annoys some here, if so, great!

Step away from the NyQuill...............

I thought the five types were "Living, shot, skinned, butchered, cooked".In this part of Ohio we only have the cottontail that I know of. Your 5 type's apply here very well. They have the snowshoe hares in some counties and are protected.

As I was told when I was a child; your elders will make you smarter if you listen. Then when you are older your edlers will teach you WISDOM.
300winmag

Well what ya know I learned something from this myself. I didnt know that Montana had black tail jack.
I also didnt know of the several sub species of cotton tail other than the pigmy.
The 5 types I have taken are
Snow shoe hare
white tail jack
cotton tail
pigmy
and pika
Going back and reading from the field guide I now think maybe your pulling my leg since there was no mention of pika.

Well what ya know I learned something from this myself. I didnt know that Montana had black tail jack.
I also didnt know of the several sub species of cotton tail other than the pigmy.
The 5 types I have taken are
Snow shoe hare
white tail jack
cotton tail
pigmy
and pika
Going back and reading from the field guide I now think maybe your pulling my leg since there was no mention of pika.Distribution and habitat
The American pika can be found throughout the mountains of western North America, from central British Columbia in Canada to the US states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California and New Mexico.[7]

Pikas inhabit talus fields that are fringed by suitable vegetation on alpine areas. They will also live in piles of broken rock.[8][9] Sometimes, they will live in man-made substrate such as mine tailings and piles of scrap lumber. Pikas usually have their den and nest sites below rock around 0.2–1 m in diameter but often sit on larger and more prominent rocks. They generally reside in scree near or above the tree line. Pikas are restricted to cool moist microhabitats on high peaks or watercourses.[9] Intolerant of high diurnal temperatures, in the northern portion of their range they may be found near sea level, but in the south they are rare below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft).[8] Pikas rely on existing spaces in the talus for homes and do not dig burrows. However, they can enlarge their home by digging.[8]

Diet

As I was told when I was a child; your elders will make you smarter if you listen. Then when you are older your edlers will teach you WISDOM.
300winmag

Boolit Bub Join DateMar 2012Locationidaho falls idahoPosts34

That be a whitetail jack turns white in winter ,not bad eating.The meats dark a little differant than cotton tail.When i was a kid i would track them after a new snow and try to hit them when they jumped you had to look close.

That thing looks like a Wererabbit.

big-small-slow-fast-dinner, thats 5.nice.

I've always considered rabbits like barracuda, only one season when you can eat without getting really sick.

Distribution and habitat
The American pika can be found throughout the mountains of western North America, from central British Columbia in Canada to the US states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California and New Mexico.[7]

Pikas inhabit talus fields that are fringed by suitable vegetation on alpine areas. They will also live in piles of broken rock.[8][9] Sometimes, they will live in man-made substrate such as mine tailings and piles of scrap lumber. Pikas usually have their den and nest sites below rock around 0.2?1 m in diameter but often sit on larger and more prominent rocks. They generally reside in scree near or above the tree line. Pikas are restricted to cool moist microhabitats on high peaks or watercourses.[9] Intolerant of high diurnal temperatures, in the northern portion of their range they may be found near sea level, but in the south they are rare below 2,500 metres (8,200 ft).[8] Pikas rely on existing spaces in the talus for homes and do not dig burrows. However, they can enlarge their home by digging.[8]

Diet

That and they have to be the cutest of all the rabbits in the west. There all over where I elk hunt.

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