I had a buddy went out and they caught eight of them, gave me one.
Amercianized Hasenpfeffer tonight. Yum Yum...

Got some drumsticks there don't ya?

So how big are they? weight wise? Of course I have never seen one......jk

Yes, they do, it weighs ten lbs. 26" from nose to base of tail.

Looks leggy

Yes, they are, hunted with snowmachines like cowboys.

You hunt cowboys with snow machines up there?

That happens on occasion, usually by the womenfolk.

Are they different than our snowshoe hares ?
They do look long legged …..

Good eating.

Think of a jack rabbit that has hit the weight room.

Yes, a different species.

They are typically hunted in March and April when they are gathered up mating on the tundra. If the female is shot first, the rest won't leave, and they get the bunch at once.

Hey yukonjeff. Enjoy your posts. Thanks. Far as I know (which may be erroneous), Arctic hares, Lepus arcticus, only occur in Canada. Alaska has only Alaskan Hares, Lepus othus. However, in the minds of some "experts", they are one-in-the-same. Other biologists keep them separated. I'm with you, I lump them all together and we called 'em arctic hares. Whatever their handle, impressively big bunnies and tasty, too.

Jack

Do they stay white all the time or change color?

The hare we have around here change.

Did they go to Kuzi to get those? Nice clean looking hide. Worth some money on taxidermy market.

They stay white year round,the snowshoe hare changes to brown in the summer.






They hunted Owl Village on the Kashunuk. My old trapline area.

cool read, thanks for posting,

well if you have any skins i would buy them $$
PM me

Thanks Jack,I always enjoy your post. I didn't know there was a separate Canadian specie. I figured they must be the same. Here the locals refer to them simply as jack rabbits. The furs are used for children's parkee liners, they don't shed like a snowshoe does.



Sorry, I am out in the boonies shipping is too costly and risky.