COLOSSAL JACKS TODAY

[Sharon]

That is because they are hares

LOL o kay lesson learned

[jackhunter]

Hey big gunner you're talking to the wrong guy about conservation. If there is anyone who cares about the conservation of this animal it's me. I've been hunting this animal since I was 15. That's 23 years! Up until 3 years ago I hunted ALONE. Now I hunt with a friend. We are 2 hunters that share the same views. In those 20 years I killed many Jacks. I've seen the tough times and the good times. In all my years of this game I have driven through every township that there is. I would never hunt the same place twice. If I would shoot a jack at one farm I would move on to another farm. I loved exploring new areas. I have spent tons of money and put a lot of time in. I have acquired permission on countless farms over the years. I am willing to wager that I have forgotten more farms than these "jack hunters" on this forum have in total hunt!! I have been through days where all I did was drive. Filling up fuel 3 times in a day. That's how much passion I have for this animal. That's what I consider a "jack hunter" and I did this alone. Im not like these other guys on this forum that hunt with 5,6,7,8 guys! I don't believe in that. I hope this answers your question

[kings of winter]

You beat me to the punch partner!

[kurt tealo]

Hey big gunner you're talking to the wrong guy about conservation. If there is anyone who cares about the conservation of this animal it's me. I've been hunting this animal since I was 15. That's 23 years! Up until 3 years ago I hunted ALONE. Now I hunt with a friend. We are 2 hunters that share the same views. In those 20 years I killed many Jacks. I've seen the tough times and the good times. In all my years of this game I have driven through every township that there is. I would never hunt the same place twice. If I would shoot a jack at one farm I would move on to another farm. I loved exploring new areas. I have spent tons of money and put a lot of time in. I have acquired permission on countless farms over the years. I am willing to wager that I have forgotten more farms than these "jack hunters" on this forum have in total hunt!! I have been through days where all I did was drive. Filling up fuel 3 times in a day. That's how much passion I have for this animal. That's what I consider a "jack hunter" and I did this alone. Im not like these other guys on this forum that hunt with 5,6,7,8 guys! I don't believe in that. I hope this answers your question

Well said.

[Mount Sweetness]

Well said JackHunter, sounds like me. Most people do not understand why I care to hunt rabbit, why so much effort and passion....and fuel. Everyone wants a trophy, they don't get enough glory out of a rabbit.

Myself, I will only kill 3 or 4 per season, I simply have no need for more meat. I prefer to hunt them in January and early February, I like to leave them to breed in late February.

One other thing that I'll mention, it may sound strange.... I like it when I miss.

[blackhawk]

Big Gunner that video you saw was jacks shot in the states(South Dakota) I checked it out.They had a huge jackrabbit population problem there a bunch of years ago.I believe the biggest threat to our jack #s is the coyote issue.Hunting pressure on jacks has little impact on their overall population.Like Jackhunter said I too have seen the good times and the tough times.It used to be that many areas had great #s of jacks,I have seen gangs hunting them in the past as well.When pesticides like DDT and others became available the population really dropped.Once they cleared up some of those issues numbers definitely rose again,in some areas they really rebounded.Then we had a real explosion of the coyote #s and shortly thereafter the jack #s tumbled again.Once we had the first big outbreak of mange in the coyote population some years ago their #S fell and the jacks grew again(Mother Nature doing what she does)Like Jackhunter said it takes time and committment to search out the better areas but they were there.Up until the last 2 or 3 years the coyote#s were really high and you had to look for the pockets of jacks and cover alot of ground.Recently coyote #s are trending down in some areas(More fox and jack sightings) and the numbers seem to be on the upswing again in some areas.ANYWAYS--that is MY perspective on this-I have benn at it for 40 years or so-Just my thought sorry about being long winded(BY the way-I hunt coyotes as well,I do not hate them!)

[dutchhunter]

I agree with most of what you said but there is nothing wrong with a group of fellows out hunting jakes together ,this is the way it has been done for generations by my granddad and his granddad ,and I hope to do it with my grandkids ,we would look for tracks send blockers around to block the runs and have someone with or with out a hound walk the rabbits up .great way to spend a Saturday we would get coyotes as well as jakes on these hunts .we never over hunted a property and had tons and tons of farms to hunt in those days .I still have a lot of farms to hunt but the number off folks that hunt like this is just no were near what it used to be ,Dutch

[blackhawk]

Hey Dutch I have no problem with the way anyone hunts jacks-I shot my first one in 1975,I was the wingman on the U of a7 man drive and still had to run to get a shot off!Remember it like it was yesterday. We are outdoorsman pursuing game in ethical ways for our enjoyment-we are hunters!!!

[little brit]

I wouldn't say gang hunting for jacks is bad but you need to respect the animal. We had a gang of 3 shooters and myself as a tracker. I've also been hunting these since I was about 10 years old and before I could carry a gun with me. I was taught by my dad and one of my dads older fiends on how to track and all the tricks they will play on you while tracking. At 10 years old you felt like part of the crew. You had a purpose in the group. I loved it. Every weekend we would all load up well before sunrise to make it to our area at day break. If we had a fresh snow and it was a clear night so that the jacks tracks would be visible that was ideal. We would also go if weather was bad in hopes to bump one which also worked out but made tracking difficult and walking all day in deep snow and bad weather was crap if nothing was seen. Now since my dad and his one friend have passed I hunt alone. I don't care if I get one or even get a shot at one ( I mean I do my best to get one) but its more of the challenge to out smart the animal and seeing it take off is a rush for me. I put a few miles on this year and only harvested 2 yesterday one for the farmer and one for my mom to cook like she use to for use back in the day. I think she was more excited then then I was when I showed her the pictures lol. Hats off to you Jackhunter.....some people don't get why we do it.

[Big Gunner]

Jakehunter
Very well said and good on ya, as I said I was not directing the question to you it was a general question to all and I thank you for your hunting methods it's nice to know there are like minded hunters out there, and trust me there's nothing better then jack rabbit on a plate of polenta( some of you might not know what that means)
I as well generally hunt with one other person or alone, a couple time's a year 4 of us might go out for a rabbit hunt but that's more of a social event then a hunt we do more talking then hunting. but Christ you should have said that earlier, I thought you had a secret honey hole with those freaks jumping out, or there was a farmer raising them and letting them out for you like a game farm lolol.

Keep up the good work.

I knew the video was filmed in the states just thought it fit Jakehunter, I pictured his hunts like that the way he slams them.