Not a bird but still upland game.

Last season we did a mess of cottontail hunting. The west desert seems to be ripe with them and I seriously reccomend that everyone tries this at least once. Makes a wonderful stew with taters, carrots, green beans, pepper salt and just a touch of sage.

It has become even more fun with a properly trained, and I stress PROPERLY, jack russell terrier on point. He can take Jack Rabbits at a full run. Fast little monster.

Been using my good old .22 and my shotgun with ultra light bird load or skeet load. Try it sometime.

As well, the pelts can be sewn together to make neat pillows.

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MuleyMadness
Very nice, what did the pillow cost you??

Thanks
Brett
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HEH! Did not cost me anything but gas, and a few rounds. Tanned the hides and cut them then sewed them up. Takes 12 hides for a full pillow or 6 hides and a square of deer hide to make the one you see there. REALLY nice for the den. Would have more but I am currently sewing up a queen size blanket/quilt out of rabbit and deer hide so 4 pillows will have to do for now.

REALLY easy to make, simple saddle stictch.

Last time we went up during the season we got 23 jacks and 10 cottontails. Takes about 2 cotton tails to make a good meal but well worth it. Jacks have a better coat for thickness but cottontail are smoother. I would really like to head up north this year and take on the snowshoes but the west desert is much closer.

Cottontail = fun to hunt, good to eat, useful hides.

Andrew "Grayman" Nixon
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bigbuck92
looks soft wouldnt mind takin a nap on that.lol :) :))
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a_bow_nut
PILLOWS? :nono:

Let's make some underwear out them there furry lil critters. :))
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bigbuck92
:funny-post lol ive said before and a_bow_nut you always find a way to make me laugh. i just spit water all over the screen.lol :)
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Hmmm... Rabbit fur and hide against sweaty male neather regions.

LET THE CHAFFING BEGIN!
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bigbuck92
lol
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a_bow_nut
That's the great part about the fur. It will hold tons of talcum powder to help reduce the chaffing and it also helps keep the boys warm on those really cold hunts. :huh
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a_bow_nut
And you are in luck. The Utah division of wildlife just put out a report that rabbit numbers are way up this year. =D>

Now I'll have plenty of loin clothes to last me thourgh the whole year. :-k
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bigbuck92
ya ive seen tons or rabbits this year.like grayman said LET THE CHAFFING BEGGIN!!!!!!!!! :))
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