Turkeygirl Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I'll tell you what, the Lord has been good to me lately,lol. Ok He always is, just more so lately,lol I was walking in from doing barn chores tonight, still light out, and my sister's dog barks. I was walking around to the back porch anyway to see if any rabbits were out and down at the bottom of our woods in an open spot in the swampy brushy area is a rabbit1 I think geesh he seems big for that far away I go inside, grab 5 shells and the 20 ga. Andy tells me the rabbit just ran part way up the hill. I hike down the hill in our horse pasture, enter the woods, andy yells he just ran up to the top of our hill. I walk up there and find the rabbit's tracks going into a brush pile. I climb unto the brush pile, stomp a few times, my gun ready, and the rabbit comes out! BOOM! I miss....rabbit still in good range..BOOM! the rabbit does a front flip roll in the snow then gets up and keeps going! BOOM! I get another shot off as he enters some brush and turns back down the hill. Well I find his tracks and follow them like 3 feet, stop and about 15 yards down the hill in front of me I see a rabbit lying stretched out in the snow, not dead. If you've ever seen like pet rabbits, if they are hot/tired, they'll stretch out and this is what he did. I put the sight on his head and BOOM! Rabbit down! I go get him and oh my goodness, the biggest darn Cottontail I've ever seen or gotten! No wonder he looked big about 100 yards away in our woods....he is big! So below is a photo...hopefully you can see he is pretty nice sized and in my opinion, big. Rabbits I've gotten before are usually maybe 1/4 smaller. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Forgot to mention Grouse/Squirrel/Rabbit season ends on Wednesday...last day...so that makes the rabbit and grouse extra special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exturkinator Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Now that's a nice bunny - should be some nice meat on him... Congrats tg... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Congratulations on the excellent wabbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrBuckshot Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) nice kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Yep, that's a good size bunny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeE141414 Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Congrats on the rabbit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) see you did get the last laugh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natethebowhunter Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) nice bunny ive never killed one that big, i have seen a few though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Congratulations on the Bunny Ruth! We used to have rabbits in my backyard until the red-tailed hawks moved in. I normally see about one cottontail a year now when I used to see about 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) congrats on the rabbit, our season ends wednesday too so i went out yesterday for the last time this year and missed one twice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckslayer Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Congrats also! Very nice one! Dats a lotta meat fer yer wabbit stew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Mmmmmm rabbit backstraps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Thanks guys. Yeah, mom is planning to make some rabbit stew with it. Meaty little bugger,lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartonman Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Man...that is one big bunny......he was eating good for sure...he will make a great stew............al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pintail711 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) pretty rad if you ask me i love shootn them things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natethebowhunter Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) i like to go afetr them with my bow. it really is fun. i have only gotten two of them but i think it is a lot harder that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterbucks1 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) very cool, nice shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malikai Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Nice rabbit! Hope it tastes good! Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Awesome! Nice wabbit there Ruth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: BIG Cottontail (photo) Real nice He is almost the size of our snowshoe rabbits !! too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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