rabbit season is closing in

[Steelpulse]

So whose going to be out there aug 1 shooting rabbits at 4:27am, we have a solid 4 man team heading out in kamloops area, so stoked hunting season is back

[markomoose]

Hare-asassin will be all over that!

[two-feet]

Haha dont think i can quite match your enthusiasm and dedication but i will certainly be out at some point chasing those cute little bunnys. A year of high abundance!

[Wentrot]

I will be giving it a go, if I cant locate some of the *******s here in the fraser valley I will have an excuse to go further. Have seen plenty of tracks and photos of the trail cameras but can never seem to see any when I am out and about.

[epicZERO74]

Don't know about the 1st, but early August me and my dad, possibly my brother and dog, are goin' bunny blastin'

[liambobbi]

The family and I will be out August 1 in reg 8 ,hunting is back "hell yeah"

[rogerb]

population in the west kootenays is certainly highest its been for close to a decade. have been seeing them all times of the day while out scouting - munching on clover along the roads mostly but also on nearly every game cam at night. should be a great year to take young hunters out & start them off with some bunnies.

[marco604]

This year will be my first hunting. Very excited for the rabbit season as numbers are high and I love to eat them. Hoping for beginners luck and that my shooting practice will pay off

[B-rad]

Ohhhhhh ya,,,,tons of bunnies around kamloops this year,,,,I'll be chasing them opening day for sure

[Barracuda]

should be a good Cat /predator season

[kurtl]

I hope to be out there! I just bought a .22 magnum Browning T bolt Sporter to snipe some!

[srupp]

hmmm in the Quesnel lake area we saw 200 in 4 days..borrowed a .22 and a brick? of ammo me is gonna ride shotgun on a bunny morning..

Elmer Fudd Ruppster

[finngun]

wasky wabbits are fun to shoot,,and tasty to eat..:mrgreen: hi jello-bello yu like wabbit meat,,or not:confused::mrgreen:

[Wentrot]

What tactics do you guys use? Just walk and look for em? I am confused why I never run into them and only see their tracks

[nano]

What tactics do you guys use? Just walk and look for em? I am confused why I never run into them and only see their tracks


If we are hunting A honey hole me and my brother will set up a drive and push the rabbits out. If we are looking for new areas we drive around or walk old roads.

[Wentrot]

If we are hunting A honey hole me and my brother will set up a drive and push the rabbits out. If we are looking for new areas we drive around or walk old roads.

Perhaps we were walking right by em, once it opens maybe I will need to rally up a buddy and try the push method.

[300H&H]

I will be working Aug 01 but I'll get out soon after that.

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2009/341/7/9/Elmer_Fudd___The_Rabbit_Slayer_by_IosDawn.jpg

[Rhyno]

What tactics do you guys use? Just walk and look for em? I am confused why I never run into them and only see their tracks

Drive or hike at dusk, if there are bunnies around they will be out!

[Wentrot]

Drive or hike at dusk, if there are bunnies around they will be out!

Will do! Hopefully that was the missing puzzle piece!

[adamgarbett]

I'm taking my buddys son out for his first taste of hunting to my spot i call "RABBIT ALLY"....cant wait!!! if all goes well, get him his core and boom,got a first time hunter to put in for a group hunt with :)

Have fun out there fellas!!

[Cookie1965]

Perhaps we were walking right by em, once it opens maybe I will need to rally up a buddy and try the push method. It's funny, I've been out with people who can't see them until I've shot them, I'm pointing and they're like "where? where?" lol. Usually once they see a couple they pick them all up.
I'll be at the cabin for the long weekend and plan to go looking for bunnys.

[Singleshotneeded]

Snowshoe 10 year population cycle at or near the top this year...my 10 year old son is going to be nailing them with his .17HMR...the ones I get to shoot I'll take out with my 20 gauge...have fun everyone!

[Hodaka]

Posted in small game, but anybody check out Bull River to see how the hare population is doing up there?

[HarryToolips]

Gotta love August, the late nights of goin fishin then comin back at last light and nukin any rabbits..

[Steelpulse]

Well we're under 48 hours now

[BiG Boar]

Well we're under 48 hours now

Yeah I'm so F&$@"in pumped for rabbit opener it's crazy! 10 day pack loaded, weighs in at 55 pounds with my 22 custom lightweight. I know I'll be hating mountain house as usual, but I'm hoping we get some fresh tenderloins right away and ribs for over the open fire. Licence bought. Bag packed. Hopefully I'll have some pics if we tag out early for you guys. Hare assassin are you also doing a fly in this year?

[biggyun68]

Will going to an exclusive boat in camp probably the 3rd week in August, I have my partner all lined up and there are lots of Bunny's
I will take pictures this time

[BiG Boar]

Capes should be nice by the third week

[Ruger10/22]

Does anyone know if there is any decent rabbit hunting around Squamish?

[biggyun68]

Capes should be nice by the third week

I plan on making a hat in the style of the "Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog" This could be dangerous game hunting here folks

[6pt_elk_wannabe]

So who went out for rabbit??

[kurtl]

So who went out for rabbit??

I did. It will be for dinner tonight!

[weiss]

I did. It will be for dinner tonight!

no pictures = it didn't happen.

[Singleshotneeded]

First bunnies in the bag...the new Weatherby SA-08 20 gauge showed it's stuff and was blooded. Would've had more except for
the weekend camper traffic, 3 vehicles whipping through the area during the dusk prime time.

[Candychikita]

i did :D no bunnies, but it was nice to get out :D

[kurtl]

no pictures = it didn't happen.

as requested

http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag352/kurtl525/rabbitprep_zps83d9fab1.jpg

http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag352/kurtl525/rabbitbbq_zpsa718117e.jpg

[sausage lover]

brother in law and I blasted 5 wabbits! Stinky little gut piles hehe!

[kurtl]

brother in law and I blasted 5 wabbits! Stinky little gut piles hehe!

They do have an odor for sure, the first one I got in the spring was the worst, so all the others I've got since then don't seem too bad. The last one I just bbq'd was the best tasting one so far too. I'm hoping to get my butt out of bed early tomorrow to hunt at first light!

[sausage lover]

Whats a good method to carry all them wabbits while on the move? Last outing I had them tied to my cammel back bleeding down the back of my legs lol!

[BRvalley]

Whats a good method to carry all them wabbits while on the move? Last outing I had them tied to my cammel back bleeding down the back of my legs lol!

backpack with any sort of plastic bag liner...those clear industrial garbage bags but cut down so it's smaller works great, some of those heavier plastic shopping bags would work just as good too

[kurtl]

I have been using the heavy duty fish bags since I have some on hand. I have been road hunting them in my truck right now, so I have been also bringing a cooler along to put them in. I tried doing the squeeze gut method on a couple hares yesterday, but it didn't get all the guts out and there was some spoilage in the front legs/ribs area from something. It could have been bruising from the squeezing or contaminated from something rupturing? I'm not 100% sure everything that squeezed out came out nicely and didn't look ruptured but I don't want to waste anything so I am going to go back to the normal "peel and gut" method to clean them. I am thinking that I might just start to gut them on the spot, toss them into the cooler and then they're ready to go when I get home.

In the winter I was using the same fish bags in my pack while snowshoeing like BRvalley said. Good thing about winter is you don't need to pack around the cooler! (well at least up north here)

[buck nash]

What tactics do you guys use? Just walk and look for em? I am confused why I never run into them and only see their tracks

Look for tracks and poop. Make a note of the location and go there at first light or evening.
I find I have the best luck at the crack of dawn.

[buck nash]

Or just go for a drive at dawn. I see them all over the rds at sun up

[Steelpulse]

The best way to carry any upland is an upland vest, with a game carrying pouch that wraps around thee jacket, can fiit anything and everything. You need on. An upland hunt, I doont like plastic for any game as it can prevent cooling

[marco604]

I went up furry creek this morning at the crack of light. Walked all the little side trails and logged patches but didn't see a single rabbit. It was my first time out ever and not sure what to think. I'm looking for the same info as you lol

[Steelpulse]

Rabbits can be tough, they aren't just everywhere, they like specific habitats, and because of that they are found in pockets, where there is one there will be 2, 3, 4, or 20, 30 rabbits, find the absolute thickest stuff possible, with berries, thorny brush and dead fall, thick new growth, that kind of stuff, for example one of our spots is a. 20km road and we only see rabbits in a 300 yard stretch, but we see up. To 40 a night there