Rabbit hunting

Rabbit hunting

Rabbit hunting or cottontail hunting is a kind of small game hunting, an activity involving the tracking, chase, and sometimes killing of a rabbit. ["Rabbit Hunting: Secrets of a Master Cottontail Hunter", by Dave Fisher (2002) ISBN 0970749368] ["Rabbit Hunting: Stories and Techniques", by Charles Fergus, Paul Jukes (1985) ISBN 0910042500 ]

Hunting of rabbits involving dogs (usually beagle hounds) is called beagling. It is the most common type of rabbit hunting.

Hunters without hounds have the following options. A hunter, alone or with a partner, walks through the possible locations of rabbit hiding places, kicking or stomping possible covers to chase the rabbit out. In winter an advantage is visible rabbit tracks after fresh snow. Unravelling tracks allows the hunter to locate the hiding place: if to tracks leave out of a suspected location, then the quarry is located. After this, hunters with short range arms (archers or the ones with small calibre) may scrutinize the location to find the rabbit and shoot it immobile. Alternatively, one may just as well scare the animal out and shoot it on the run.

Hunting seasons by location

* Virginia, USA: November, December, and January. "Virginia Hunting Guide",by Bob Gooch (1985) ISBN 0813910412, Chapter "Small Game Mammals", pp. 151–163. ]

ee also

*Hare coursing

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