Predatory Jackrabbits???
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08/15/21 08:36 PM
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I got my copy of the Wyoming G&F Regs for antelope, deer, and elk a couple of days ago. Reading through it tonight, under the Terms and Definitions section, I saw that the jackrabbit is listed as a "predatory animal" along with coyote, porcupine, raccoon, fox, skunk, and stray cat. This was certainly a surprise to me but it is no error, it is consistent with the referenced Wy statute. OK western guys, why would the jackrabbit be considered a predatory animal?
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Re: Predatory Jackrabbits???
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08/15/21 08:38 PM
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Just covering the vermin ranking I would guess. That’s how we list the same critters as vermin.
Last edited by Law Dog; 08/15/21 08:38 PM.
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Re: Predatory Jackrabbits???
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danny clifton
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Its not. Its just listed that way as its a nuisance animal and the state has no license requirements or seasons or limits on animals on that list.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Predatory Jackrabbits???
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08/15/21 11:21 PM
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I see a few Jack booms now and then but you see them more in the breeding season, then they run down the road in front of a guy they are not very bright. Only see a few most years but tracks all over in some fields so they are out there~
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Jerry Herbst
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Re: Predatory Jackrabbits???
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08/15/21 11:46 PM
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Based on the Black-tailed Jacks that nearly ate Idaho in the winter of 1981-82, I'd say "predacious" isn't far off. I saw them eat entire haystacks to the ground......massive stacks of bales reduced to a pile of pizzy, shat smeared rubble in just a month or so. It is hard to describe how thick they were in the Mud Lake, Lewisville/Menan area of the Snake River plains. I had days when I saw literally thousands of them many times over. I'd love taking my grandsons out there hunting if they ever get like that agian.
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Re: Predatory Jackrabbits???
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08/16/21 12:15 AM
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I was taught in FFA that 7 jackrabbits eat as much foliage as a cow. The first time they eat the material goes straight through them with enzymes added. This begins the digestive process. Then after a while the jack eats the pellets a second time to complete the digestive process. They always eat more than they need on the predigest side. Very bizarre dietary habits.
Predation on hay is a thing. As are trees and porkies.
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08/16/21 09:32 PM
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Maybe lawmakers in Wyoming just ain’t too bright. Jackrabbits are a lot of nasty things but predator ain’t one of em. Fun to spotlight on the backroads though. Tons of em out here
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