HUNTING RABBITS, 2: How to hunt a hare or a rabbit 
�ahead on Passport to Texas.

This is Passport to Texas

Deer hunters are used to sitting quietly in a blind for�
sometimes�hours before a buck or doe saunters into 
view. If they ever do. Increase your odds of harvesting 
game by hunting rabbits.

04�I mean, there is an abundance of rabbits across Texas.

Rabbit hunting is year-round and statewide. Heidi Rao, a 
hunter education specialist says rabbits don�t often stray 
into the wide open spaces, and suggests hunting the 
edges of their territory, such as fence lines or tree lines. 

08� A lot of people use .22 rifles, .22 pistols. Some people use 
410 shotgun or 20-guage.

Rao recommends sticking with the .22s; shotguns are 
loud and can cause other rabbits to run erratically, 
reducing your odds of taking a safe shot.

17� The do zigzag. We always recommend making sure you 
have a safe background and that you can identify your target. So, 
we always want to make sure that you have a good still shot. So, 
make sure that they stop. Because it�s always difficult to hit a 
moving target if you don�t have a spray of pellets like a shotgun.

Besides, it was that shotgun blast that made the rabbits 
zigzag in the first place. Plus, a single shot from a .22 will 
go further to preserve the integrity of the meat.

Tomorrow�a recipe for making cottontail carnitas.

The Wildlife restoration program supports our series and 
works to promote shooting sports and hunting in Texas.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife�I�m Cecilia Nasti. 

	


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