Snowshoe hare hunting is a great way to get some fresh air and exercise during the winter months while honing your hunting skills and marksmanship. Perhaps the best benefit is in the pot.

“I’ve actually had two bears within 15-20 yards of me while hunting – I passed on one last year at 20 yards – and last year was the first time in 15 years I ever saw a snowshoe hare while ...

Snowshoe hares also have an adaptation that can come in very handy in northern environments. In winter, their pelage – or fur – changes from brown to white, allowing them to better blend in to ...

Rabbit Hunting With Dogs Beagles are by far the most common rabbit and snowshoe hare hunting dogs, and they make good companions, too. (Photo/Getty Images) ...

The snowshoe rabbit is not a rabbit, it’s a hare. Actually it’s other name is a varying hare. It is larger than a cottontail, with a longer body, larger ears and snowshoe shaped hind feet.

Christmas hare hunts have been a tradition in our family ever since Bill, my oldest brother, got his first hunting license back in 1943. He’s a fisheries-research associate and lives on a 27,000-acre ...

Still-hunting along in areas of abundant hare sign, hunters scan the underbrush for patches of white, and especially for a beady black eye.

WYOMING OUTDOORS By BOB KRUMMWhen I told him that I wanted to try my hand at snowshoe hare hunting, he suggested, Why don t you rent our longest snowshoe, 36 inches? Though we have 25-inch and 30 ...

In its third year, the state’s Snowshoe Hare Cooperator Program asks hunters to record the dates and locations they are pursuing hares, as well as the number of hours hunted, and number of hares ...

“I’ve actually had two bears within 15-20 yards of me while hunting – I passed on one last year at 20 yards – and last year was the first time in 15 years I ever saw a snowshoe hare while ...