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Post by Undercover Cowboy on Nov 3, 2008 21:15:26 GMT -5
Wow..
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Post by Wolfer on Nov 3, 2008 23:48:50 GMT -5
Yes I know Exactly where Jackie Is........ She Lives On the ranch I spent Many of Summers On growing Up. PAtty you Know Haw many Hours I spent Hunting cottontails around the old Generator shed. How Many Dove I shot off the old Pond by the same gen set(if its still there)
Here is a tip for Getting cotton tails It Only take 1 person and some of the Many sticks of 4inch irigation line( didnt have pivots back then) Gett a couple of the big mill balls from Basic take a burlap bag . Put the dogs on a cottontail and run it into the pipe Place the bag on one end and lefit the other end Up and start sending in the mill balls...... Hey I was 8 at the time and It work absolutly Perfect........Oh the days.
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Post by mb on Nov 4, 2008 10:47:13 GMT -5
Sounds like a plan, Wolfer. I tried something else the other day, dogs ran a cottontail into a four inch irrigation pipe. They wouldn't leave the damm pipe and I didn't feel like leashing them and dragging them a quarter mile to the truck so I found another two inch pipe laying around, put it in one end and tried to pound the thing out. I swear that little rabbit was bracing himself against the sides, I was slamming the small pipe into the big one and could barely budge the rabbit, I was hoping the cottontail would pop-out and give my greyhound pup some work. Well, it didn't work out the way I wanted. (what is a mill. ball)?
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Post by Wolfer on Nov 4, 2008 11:48:41 GMT -5
Mb In the mining Industry they Have Giant grinding Mills that Use Large Steel Balls (cannon ball size) to further grind the Ore. The steel Balls outta these mills are what i used to use. As for Swelling themselves Up Yes they will I have seen them Hold Back Half dozen of these Mill Balls, and Believe it Or Not they can swell themselves Up enough they will Hold Back water. and sticks and what ever Else I could Lay hand to and stuff Down the Line to get them Outta there.LOL
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jackie
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Post by jackie on Nov 6, 2008 19:57:18 GMT -5
Rabbit behavior is very interesting indeed. I have found that when hunting Jacks, that they will let walk right by them often without breaking, they hold very still and let their natural camo do its work and then when you are by them, say 50 to 100 feet away, they come out of their bush or cover and actually kind of flaunt themselves. Sort of skipping away, not in a real big hurry. This usually happens when we are heading home and the wind isn't with us, but, if the wind is with us those Jacks get found. Duke is particularly good at looking over his shoulder on the way home and catching them doing their little disappearing act and I sometimes get a shot off...to their surprise.
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Post by thistlesdale on Nov 6, 2008 20:58:49 GMT -5
worms come from the intestines long as you keep the dogs out of the guts, you're ok tularemia is "rabbit fever" check the liver for spots if you ever come across a spotted liver, dispose of the entire rabbit in such a way that no other critters can get at it
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Post by Wolfer on Nov 7, 2008 0:40:03 GMT -5
Jackie when all else Fails Get you a little speed to work with your dales or not they beagle Pick was taking at cloverdale ranch
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Post by jackie on Nov 9, 2008 21:52:56 GMT -5
Hey, nice rabbit pictures, those skinned ones look like supper to me. The one at Cloverdale is a nice big fat bugger and your sight dog looks very fast indeed...what is it? Thanks for the good info about eatting wild jack rabbits thistledale!!! Jackie
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Post by jackie on Nov 13, 2008 23:49:57 GMT -5
I took somemore pictures of my Patty and Duke and how they hunt jack rabbits in desert country. They are starting to work together more now. Here is Duke as we are getting ready to go: And Patty... Starting out... Patty working the desert brush... Duke joins in and they work together for me off to my right... Patty coming back and checking a bush, these rabbits will hide in a bush and let you walk right by, the dogs are getting savy to this now, and I also taught them to be more careful by simply standing still and making them hunt the area more carefully, they found a few rabbits this way and Airedales are smart they figured it out... Patty sent right... Here is what can happen if the a rabbit is still and Patty finds it in a bush, she will sometimes point and sometimes just stop and be real keen, but it won't last long... Here is a nice picture of some good rabbit hunting country while we were out... Today we had a good hunt, at least the dogs, we raised three nice jacks, and the one I really had a sweet shot at was the second one, it was right to my left and Duke and Patty raised it together, it ran right by in front of me, not 20 feet away (I don't know why I tell these stories on myself!) I raised my gun and had a perfect bead on it, and 'click' no shell in the chamber, well, there was a shell but it had been fired. The dogs are going to have to get me and e-collar. I really felt bad about not bagging it for them, but, they are my hunting pals and have a lot of heart. Happy hunting... Jackie
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Post by longbow on Nov 18, 2009 16:35:20 GMT -5
stew them rabbits(whole pieces) inna crock pot with lots of red chilli, makes a good shredded beef taco substitute
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Post by maugh on Nov 18, 2009 17:59:58 GMT -5
Jackie, Very interesting, thanks for the great pictures. Having grown up in southern Idaho, that kind of scenery gives me a twinge of nostalgia. Regards, Maugh
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Post by thistlesdale on Nov 20, 2009 11:29:10 GMT -5
Pardon my french, but those are some damn fine looking animals you've got there. Rich pigment, wiry coats, & really put together. Not to mention their work ethic. May I ask who bred them? The photos are outstanding as well. I hope you'll share more in the future. But speaking of french, I tell ya what's pretty good is rabbit liver pate very snooty, very french, & very easy to make don't be afraid to stretch those wild rabbit livers farther by combining them w/ chicken livers (or whatever kind)
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Post by antonyniall on Nov 24, 2009 5:32:58 GMT -5
stew them rabbits(whole pieces) inna crock pot with lots of red chilli, makes a good shredded beef taco substitute The classic British recipe for hare (jackrabbit) is "Jugged Hare" - check it out !
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Post by theresa on Nov 24, 2009 11:24:05 GMT -5
OMG - stunning photos! My experience with dumbed down city bunnies (so stupid they will hop across the street during rush hour traffic) is that as long as you don't make eye contact they will sit steady. Seems as soon as you look them in the eye they will take off. I've been able to get close as long as I pretend I don't see them!
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Post by thistlesdale on Dec 2, 2009 21:01:58 GMT -5
Jugged hare sounds interesting! I'm going to have to try that sometime. This really doesn't belong in a training thread, but rabbit stew is my specialty, and I'm making it tonight. Made it so many times I've got it down to a Science, so here goes: It's important to let a dressed rabbit rest in your icebox until rigor mortis comes and goes. Otherwise it'll taste funky. Takes at least 3 full days. Dress a rabbit on Saturday, cook him on Wednesday. Put him in a big sauce pan, with a tight fitting lid. Simmer him low & slow in about 1/2" - 3/4" water until tender. While he's on the simmer, scrub & cut a mess of taters, onion, celery, & carrots. Leave the skins on your taters & the leaves on your celery for flavor. You'll know he's done when the meat pulls away from the bone. Strip all the meat off & discard the bones. Combine your cooked, deboned rabbit meat & veggies in the saucepan ( add a splash of water if necessary) cover & simmer slowly until the carrots are tender ( they take the longest). Don't cook it to mush. You want some texture. Al dente. You can season any way you like, but rabbit is pretty delicate in flavor, so I usually add nothing but a little salt & black pepper to the pot. Lot's of people say "rabbit is greasy" & I reckon it would be if you fried it? Cooked in this fashion however, rabbit is extremely lean. I like mine w/ homemade wholewheat gorditas & a little cayenne pepper sauce. Tastes a little like an enchilada.
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