The hay days of jack rabbits in my area

[trappermatt]

https://archive.org/details/resource...5onta/page/n65

wish I’d have seen these populations , I heard about them from all the older generation , there was still lots of them when I started hunting but I’ve seen a steady decline since then , to the point of very few around now

[cricket]

Thats an interesting read. How did you find that document? I doubt the MNR has the funding to do studies like that nowadays.

[jackhunter]

It seems like the MNR doesn’t even care about the European hare!

[ninepointer]

It seems like the MNR doesn’t even care about the European hare!

They don't. Their marching orders during the McGuinty/Wynne era were that native species at risk were to get their full attention. Non-native but naturalized and ecologically benign species such as European Hare and Ring-necked Pheasant were dropped altogether.

[trappermatt]

Thats an interesting read. How did you find that document? I doubt the MNR has the funding to do studies like that nowadays.

Lots of googling lol , I enjoy reading wildlife management stuff

[kings of winter]

That's 100% correct ninepointer the introduced species like the Gray partridge, Ring neck pheasant and especially the European Hare got the short end of the stick with out any doubt!!!!!!

[fratri]

That's a lot of jackrabbits...... boy, I have not seen one or tracks from one in over 20yrs and I do a lot of fence walking during my coyote hunts....The last jack I shot was probably 25 years ago.... wish they would make a comeback.

[Fox]

They don't. Their marching orders during the McGuinty/Wynne era were that native species at risk were to get their full attention. Non-native but naturalized and ecologically benign species such as European Hare and Ring-necked Pheasant were dropped altogether.

Why should they care about non-native invasive species? Just because they are fun to hunt or good to eat does not mean they should be here, but then again people will come on here and complain about the movement east of the coyote and how it should be eradicated but yet we should welcome feral pigs because we can eat them, you cannot have it both ways.

[G.S.]

Good read, thanks for finding this! Apparently, fox was the only 4-legs treat for Jacks back then.

[jaycee]

Back in the 60,s , we used to hunt in the Stratford, Sebringville area for jacks , it would be an extremely rare day that 6 of us would not have at least 2 jacks for each of us.