im looking for a snowshoe hare honey hole in michigan..

[jacobsladder]

I want to try and give snowshoe hares a try this winter... where is the best place to go in michigan...???????

[jacobsladder]

ttt

[xia_emperor]

Don't Snowshoe Hares live at 9,000 ft. I know that they are found in Colorado, and other state with large mountain chains.

[jacobsladder]

they may live at 9000 feet....but they also live in the cedar and spruce swamps of northern michigan.... I hunt cotton tails heavy in lower michigan..but would like to head north and chases some snowshoes.

[xia_emperor]

I did some reading, and never mind. interesting fact: Because the hare reproduces quickly, population densities can range from 1 to 10,000 hares per square mile.

[Bobby Urban]

They, like everything else, are cyclical and can be heavy or light depending on the year?  I did a lot of shoe hunting back in the day around the Houghton Lake area on state land with great success but you never know.  Gotta get out and pound the cedars.

Bob Urban

[Tim Fishell]

Drummond Island Steve!!  I have heard that is where most people in the state go to hunt them!!  I will do some looking around and see what else I can find out.

[MI_Bowhunter]

Don't know if its a "honey hole" but we have a lot of them near my place in the UP; Luce County.

[Drew]

any of the swamps and low lands of the NLP have pockets of them.  But once you cross the bridge, you'll find a lot more of them.

A friend and I hunted a chuck of public land on the north/west side of Higgins off Military Road and kicked out a few last year.

[Rick Butler]

I'll 2nd Drummomd Island.  When I was a kid my uncle and aunt hunted them religiously thru the Cedar Swamps of Chippewa County in the U.P. They use to fill the freezer with em every winter.

[Long Bow]

Steve,

We use to have a bunch up in Indian River. We've had some family land up that way for 25 years now, and have taken a few over that time. I can't say that I ever just went out for them, kind of just stumbled across them while coming out of the deer woods. One thing we do have is an abundance of cedar swamps!

[jacobsladder]

im not afraid to cross the bridge either...im gonna find some snow shoes this winter....anyone else it on this trek????

[Tim Fishell]

I am with ya Steve.  Let's make a plan and run with it.

[MI_Bowhunter]

Depending on when you go, I may partake in this adventure.

[jacobsladder]

im thinking a weekend in january ...gotta let the deer season get over...sounds like it would be a good warm up for our annual bunny hunt in february....do we need to have beagles for these hares..or can we just stomp thru the cedar swamps and hope to get lucky??? you guys start tossing up some ideas and areas for possiblities...

[MI_Bowhunter]

I know I'll be in TX the weekends of 1/12 & 1/19 so That cuts me out of a large part of the month.

I've always hunted them by tracking and stalking but that is kind of dependant on fresh snowfall.

EDIT:  Jan as a whole is always a bad month for me so don't go out of your way to plan around my dates.

[Drew]

I'm there! just let me know when..

[Steve O]

I'm in fellas...always wanted to do that.  I would love to hunt with some good dogs.  I think ol' Whitebuffalo has got one...

[jacobsladder]

jason...does have a nice dog...but old rosie might have some problems if the snow is deep...we'll be hunting with beagles in february the first saturday after valentines... i think its the 18th.... love to have you steveo...it will be in st johns, mi this year... Whitebuffalo and I will post more info and start sending out emails and pms the beginning of february..Should we make this snowshoe tromp in the northern lower or are we gonna head to the u.p.?????

[jacobsladder]

i just wanted to make it clear that the snowshoe hunt is seperate from the valentines hunt....just didnt want anyone to think they were one in the same...