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Author Topic: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt  (Read 858 times)

Offline Chris Lantz

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Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« 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.
   

 

 
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Offline acadian archer

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #1 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.
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Offline Izzy

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2008, 11:35:00 AM »
Awesome shooting bud, congrats.
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Offline R.W.

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #3 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.
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Offline Kevin Bahr

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2008, 11:56:00 AM »
Awesome, Chris!  Looks like a bunch of fun.
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Offline Eastern fisher

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2008, 02:20:00 PM »
R.W.  Those would be Snowshoe Hares.  The only wabbits we have here in Nova Scota.
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Offline LONGHORN

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2008, 02:48:00 PM »
Nice Chris    :clapper: ,nice pics too.
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Offline ishiwannabe

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2008, 04:21:00 PM »
Thats cool. One of the animals on my "to hunt soon" list. Looks like a blast.
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Offline Rubiolio

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2008, 04:56:00 PM »
Good shooting. I've been out once, missed two. fun anyway.
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Offline Chris Lantz

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #9 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.
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Offline R.W.

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #10 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!
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Offline Bluenose

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #11 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.

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Offline acadian archer

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2008, 11:14:00 PM »
Getting one might be lucky but TWO is Good Shooting!!
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Offline J.T.

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2008, 11:25:00 PM »
awsome bunnies and bows.  Good shooting
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Offline pointy sticks

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #14 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.

 
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Offline acadian archer

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Re: Nova Scotia Hare Hunt
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2008, 09:41:00 PM »
BC rabbit season open till april
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