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Post by jeremiah1119 on Oct 29, 2023 20:34:26 GMT -5
Hey everyone, new hunter trying my hand at small game. This is my first year out hunting with a 12 ga. At the moment I'm hunting in Bluegrass FWA and Lost Hill (Southwest Indiana) and have a pretty good sense of what a good squirrel spot looks like. However rabbit season is coming up in a few days and I have yet to see a single one so far in the woods. I was curious if squirrels and rabbits tend to share the same habitat (big trees vs overgrown fields for example) and if there are some tell-tale signs to look for and I should come back to later on. Online it seems fairly easy to flush them out when there's a ton of snow on the ground (find a bunch of fallen brush and kick it), but I wouldn't expect snow till January/February and wasn't sure if their habits change.
Thanks for any insight
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Post by span870 on Oct 30, 2023 6:25:44 GMT -5
Rabbits will use woods but not many.
Overgrown fields. If you can't walk through them easily, they'll hold rabbits. Chewing at base of saplings and rabbit pellets are your best sign.
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Post by omegahunter on Oct 30, 2023 8:19:34 GMT -5
I usually only find rabbits in the first 30 yards or less of the woods. They like thick weed fields and the woods transitions around it.
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Post by jeremiah1119 on Oct 30, 2023 17:48:31 GMT -5
This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you two. I know exactly the kind of spot to look for now and have an idea of where to start. Appreciate it
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Post by span870 on Oct 30, 2023 18:50:25 GMT -5
This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you two. I know exactly the kind of spot to look for now and have an idea of where to start. Appreciate it You ever get up to lawrence or orange county, let me know. I'll take you out with some beagles |
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Post by welder on Oct 31, 2023 17:06:36 GMT -5
This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you two. I know exactly the kind of spot to look for now and have an idea of where to start. Appreciate it Be sure to kick and stomp small brush piles,down treetop and vine patches,way better chance they're in such spots than in just weeds. Good luck, keep us updated. |
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Post by drfleck on Oct 31, 2023 21:04:30 GMT -5
I had a lot of luck last season walking the sloping sides of creek banks and drainages that were grown up with tall grass or any type of brush.
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Post by ms660 on Oct 31, 2023 22:04:03 GMT -5
If you are hunting Bluegrass hit the reclaimed fields that they have there. The thicker the better
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Post by esshup on Nov 1, 2023 9:43:16 GMT -5
Also, don't continually walk. If a rabbit is close, when you stop they tend to get nervous and want to get outta dodge when you are stopped or as soon as you take the first step.
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Post by welder on Nov 1, 2023 14:41:08 GMT -5
Also, don't continually walk. If a rabbit is close, when you stop they tend to get nervous and want to get outta dodge when you are stopped or as soon as you take the first step. Exactly, let them get nervous. |
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