Rabbit Line

So now that it's January who's running a rabbit line for the pot?

It's fun to do and gives a purpose to being out.

I don't trap any, but I will turn to rabbit hunting soon. Water is froze up so not trapping much, pheasant season closes on the 10th, so its time to hunt rabbits.

Cottontails are one of my favorite wild game meals.

Fun to rabbit hunt.

A good beagle or two and its a LOT of fun.

Its outstanding.

Ive thought about getting a beagle terrier mix for hunting but there's something about have a short loop of rabbit traps.

How's the rabbit population up there in the woods of Maine?

That and squirrels.

All kinds of rabbits(snowshoe hare)

I love stalking them with a 22.

I think i enjoy taking the two beagles out for rabbits more than any deer hunting i do. One is about 11 and at the end of her run, but am lucky enough to have 2 younger ones coming in right behind her.
A really good beagle is a hunting partner someone who has never had one will never really understand. The only issue i have had is about the time they perfect there game there old and about done. Might be a life lesson that translates to our own life.

I didn't think we could trap rabbits in WI ?

we should send you 10K hawks and remedy that

Hare snaring in the winter is a big deal in Newfoundland. You’ll see a lot of flagging ribbons along the dirt roads making trails with snares.

Overrun with cotton tails here

That's what's for breakfast in the morning. I got a big doe and a cottontail with the muzzle loader this eavening . I think fried deer heart , rabbit , buiscuits and gravy will make a great breakfast .

I was planning on making some of the traps that were posted on here a while back with my boys. I didn't get around to it yet and now cant find the post.

Can't use a snare (unfortunately) but a 110 works well. If you've read different can you post?

I havent heard or seen a beagle in the woods in a few years around here. But that is how I started out, walking with my Dad down a farm lane looking for eyes in the snow.....long time ago.......jk

are we talking as a land owner?

I can find no trapping season info on them listed in the trapping regs other than under land owner provision

4. Landowner Provisions: the owner or occupant of any land and any family members*who live with them do not need a license to:
• trap coyote, beaver, fox, muskrat, raccoon, woodchuck, rabbit and squirrel on the land year-round (see “beaver damage control” on page 20 for more information); or
7Licenses & Permits
• live trap with cage or box traps for beaver, coyote, fox, woodchuck, rabbit, raccoon and squirrel on their land at any time in cities, villages or other areas where the discharge of firearms is unlawful. Live-trapped animals must be either humanely killed or released on unenclosed private land with the landowner’s permission within 24 hours.

I believe being a game animal. It would be illegal to trap them. They are not listed as a furbearer.

In Maine it's illegal to snare rabbits.

I live trap them on our farm.

People with beagle running pens pay people to live trap rabbits for them or do it themselves.

I've had cotton tails pull out of a 110 that I set by an inactive den hoping to get a weasel or mink following the creek,

1 1/2 coil in the trails works great here.