New York has a new state law that will ban some hunting competitions starting in November. The law, which Governor Kathy Hochul signed last month, will make it illegal to hunt animals like rabbits, ...

This story, “Trying to Keep Up with J.R.— No Ordinary Rabbit Hunter,” appeared in the November 1975 issue of Outdoor Life. My feet and hands were very cold, but I tried not to notice. I stood still, ...

It was the last rabbit on the first day that beat us so bad. We had our excuses. By the time Sugar Ray jumped the bunny, we’d been chasing swamp rabbits through the Alabama wilds for eight long hours.

Based on a post-season survey, the DNR estimated 13,861 hunters pursued rabbits last year in Wisconsin. In the early 1980s the state annually sold about 400,000 small game licenses. The decline in ...

Wildlife agencies must be precise in setting rabbit bag limits to ensure long-term population resilience, and these vary greatly by state. Population instability is based on multiple factors, and ...

From left: Joe Fodor and my sons, Bobby and Park, start hunting on Joe's farm in Medina County, Ohio. Homer the beagle trails the trio. Some mornings are made for hound-dog music and this one in late ...

Rabbit hunting dates back for centuries I suppose, but it is still fun to many East Texas hunters. We have two different types of rabbits in East Texas, the Cottontail and the Swamp Rabbit.

For a lot of hunters, they cut their teeth hunting rabbits. With a long season and a liberal daily limit, an easy go-to species for much of the fall. Like most huntable creatures, rabbits like edges, ...

Rabbit hunting in Pennsylvania is a popular activity for families and a good way to introduce beginners to hunting. The state offers extensive rabbit hunting seasons, primarily from October through ...

I don’t like to hunt with a hungry man,” Dungee Taylor says. He’s a bull-sized fellow, bald, with one foot in the briers and a grin on his face, but I can read between the lines. His comment is both a ...

My late-season rabbit hunts look a lot different these days. My 5-year-old daughter marches in front of me, her curls bobbing with every step as she follows the white tip of our beagle’s tail into the ...