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Posted: Tue Apr 14th, 2009 02:07 AM

Joined:	Mon Jul 30th, 2007
Location:	Denver Area, Colorado USA
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Back in the 50s, a group of us would ditch school on the day of the first snow (and many days thereafter). We'd head northeast of Denver toward Wiggins and beyond. I remember filling the trunk of my buddy's '42 Ford with cottontails and jacks. -Yes, there were 1942 model cars..

We would bring the cottontails home and the jacks would go to my Grandmother, who boned them out and ground them up.. Has anyone else ever eaten jackrabbit burger?? Edible, but a little different.

It seemed to be a "thing" with us that no rifle was ever used, only shotguns. Twelve guages were the most popular, with the twenty about second. The best shot among us used a 16ga Ithaca double.

My shotgun was my other Grandma's Belgian hammer double in twelve ga, using low base shells..

No one seemed to know anything about the plague or rabbit fever, we just learned from the oldtimers to hunt in cold weather. I don't know how many of you ever heard the old saying that said "only shoot rabbits in any month with an R in it".

A long time ago, when things were a whole lot simpler.... :wink:

Last edited on Tue Apr 14th, 2009 02:09 AM by 3006 user

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