Not from woodbridge but we still got it! (jacks)

Yes I have to agree the conditions have not been the best! Great job on some successful hunts!!

Tony

I hunt them in Orangeville. usually just need to walk along rock walls or slender chunks of timber and they take off!! funny enough I am from woodbridge. Good job.

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Originally Posted by jackhunter

Beagles?!!! Lol. This majestic animal has enough problems with the coyotes chasing it every night let alone for some dog chasing it during the day. No need for beagles

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Originally Posted by swampsinger

C'mon, Beagles are no more of a problem than a scoped 22 wmr.

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Before this degenerates into another one of those my hunting method is better/more ethical than yours lets all agree that everyone has their own preferred hunting method and as long as its legal so be it.
For me the both of you are wrong as it should be walked up and shotgun only:silly:
Remember we should all be friends here :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by marky.mark

I hunt them in Orangeville. usually just need to walk along rock walls or slender chunks of timber and they take off!! funny enough I am from woodbridge. Good job.

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With this snow/rain mix should make for good conditions too walk one up tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by finsfurfeathers

Before this degenerates into another one of those my hunting method is better/more ethical than yours lets all agree that everyone has their own preferred hunting method and as long as its legal so be it.
For me the both of you are wrong as it should be walked up and shotgun only:silly:
Remember we should all be friends here :thumbup:

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I agree, I'm ready to edit.

Hey swampsinger have you ever tried shooting one that was crossing at 100 yards with a scoped 22 wmr? Because from my experience that European hare stands a way better chance then when a coyote is after it!

Hey finsfurfeathers I think you arent understanding how we hunt. The only way I have hunted the European hare was walking and trying to flush it. We don’t shoot them when they are sleeping and if you have hunted them
In the last few years you would know that it’s not as easy to see them sitting as it once used to be. My buddy and shoot them on the run and it is the hardest but most gratifying method. People mock it because it is too difficult for them so they stick to shotguns. I used to hunt them with shotguns years ago also but once you learn how to shoot a rifle it is a totally different game.

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Originally Posted by jackhunter

Hey swampsinger have you ever tried shooting one that was crossing at 100 yards with a scoped 22 wmr? Because from my experience that European hare stands a way better chance then when a coyote is after it!

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I have no issue with what you are doing, what I've read from European hare hunters on this board, they seem to have respect for game.
Just can't abide Beagles portrayed in a negative light.
If your interested seeing what's involved in a Snowshoe hare hunt with Beagles give me a pm.

Yes I have the outmost respect for the European hare. Many years ago people considered them a pest. Not the case at all. That animal has a history. And I hunted for snowshoes with beagles for years and years. So I know exactly what it’s all about with beagles. I’ve hunted the European hare many times with people that have beagles.

Well done ! It has been a crappy few years for us. We haven’t seen one in two years. We chase tracks, but like I said before it’s like chasing ghosts. You guys must be hitting good pockets of them. Where we hunt if we find a track we go after it. If not move on to the next spot. Slim picking nowadays.
I don’t think it matters what you use to hunt jacks. Shotgun or rifle it’s an amazing hunt especially when when you can flush and put one down.