Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Facts

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The eastern cottontail rabbit is popular with small game hunters. The rabbit inhabits brushy areas, valleys and old home sites. Hunters find rabbit with beagles and other sporting breeds. The eastern cottontail has speckled brown-gray fur above, reddish-brown fur around its neck and shoulders and lighter fur around its nose and on its undersides.

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Throughout the country you'll find many-productive places to hunt rabbits. These rabbit-hunting spots provide both food and cover for rabbits:

Brushy country, particularly dry country, provides what is probably the easiest to hunt of all the habitats; in many cases, the hunting can be done without beagles. Smaller species of oak trees are interspersed with other vegetation and sometimes agricultural fields or pastures. The rabbits can be found pretty much anywhere there is some form of cover. Stalking along with a rimfire rifle or pistol is great fun and an efficient way to hunt. If there is an active agricultural field in the area, focus efforts along the edges and in corners.