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Title: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: Chris Lantz on January 02, 2008, 10:07:00 AM

I spent Christmas in Nova Scotia visiting my parents and managed to get out rabbit hunting with my Father and a few of his friends one day. Conditions were a bit tough, there was a lot of snow on the trees and low hanging bushes which made it difficult to see anything, but we also had fresh snow for tracking. We only managed to get 3 rabbits but we were chasing bunnies most of the day and everyone in our group (6 people) got a shot, so all in all I would consider it to be a successful day.

Here are pictures of the 2 rabbits I was lucky enough to get.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/dumbarse/Hunting/PC290386.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/dumbarse/Hunting/PC290391.jpg)

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: acadian archer on January 02, 2008, 11:01:00 AM

Nice trophy! Wish I was heading back to to visit my family.

I'm looking to get out bunny huning in the next few weeks (BC) myself. Great way to spend a day.

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: Izzy on January 02, 2008, 11:35:00 AM

Awesome shooting bud, congrats.

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: R.W. on January 02, 2008, 11:54:00 AM

Chris,

What species of rabbit are those? Pretty good size. The prairie cotton tail is mighty small compared to those you harvested.

Acadian archer. Are rabbits still open in BC? I though they closed end of the year? Most of the rabbits I shot in BC were Rocky Mountain cottontails, and tehy are quite small, too.

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: Kevin Bahr on January 02, 2008, 11:56:00 AM

Awesome, Chris! Looks like a bunch of fun.

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: Eastern fisher on January 02, 2008, 02:20:00 PM

R.W. Those would be Snowshoe Hares. The only wabbits we have here in Nova Scota.

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: LONGHORN on January 02, 2008, 02:48:00 PM

Nice Chris :clapper: ,nice pics too.
Serge

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: ishiwannabe on January 02, 2008, 04:21:00 PM

Thats cool. One of the animals on my "to hunt soon" list. Looks like a blast.

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: Rubiolio on January 02, 2008, 04:56:00 PM

Good shooting. I've been out once, missed two. fun anyway.

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: Chris Lantz on January 02, 2008, 05:43:00 PM

R.W., yup they're Snowshoe hares as Eastern Fisher has stated, the only "Rabbits" in Nova Scotia. I think they're bigger then a Cottontail but smaller then a Jack Rabbit.

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: R.W. on January 02, 2008, 06:41:00 PM

HeHe,
Don't know if I could bring myself to try and eat one of these lousey prairie jackrabbits. They just crawl with ticks and lice. Bleeegh!

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: Bluenose on January 02, 2008, 08:58:00 PM

Good shooting and eating, takes me back to when I used to hunt the same area for rabbits. Answered your message earlier, check your messages.

Bluenose

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: acadian archer on January 02, 2008, 11:14:00 PM

Getting one might be lucky but TWO is Good Shooting!!

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: J.T. on January 02, 2008, 11:25:00 PM

awsome bunnies and bows. Good shooting

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: pointy sticks on January 05, 2008, 07:02:00 PM

Congrats on the bunnies.

I was out with a friend today for a litle over an hour. Didn't get too serious about hunting seen two took home one.

(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/shelhebeen/Bow%20Harvests/DSCN0288.jpg)

Title: Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
Post by: acadian archer on January 06, 2008, 09:41:00 PM

BC rabbit season open till april

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