Mack in N.C.
Senior Member
We are up in North Carolina!! I have 2 friends that each have a big pack. We are getting ready to hit them hard after Christmas till the End of February.
I've been told my grandfather hunted rabbits as a kid but he may have had a bit more pressure to put food on the table than I do. Either he didn't pass the info or my Dad wasn't interested because I never got the memo and Dad was never a hunter. Actually, no one in my family hunts.
Over the past four years I've been trying to rabbit hunt Dawson Forest. I say trying because there's been no sightings and you can only learn so much from youtube and books. More like walking around with a gun for a long time. That was until the weekend after season opener this year. I flushed two and got a shot at one but missed. I kept trying and was able to flush one on 11/22 and he became stew a day later. A lot of suggestions I've read or have been told as to where to find rabbits in north Georgia simply have not been true in my experience. As a solo hunter I've found that doing the dog's job is a bit challenging but manageable.
I don't like how the State ignores priority on small game and I understand loss of habitat, predators, etc aren't helping. On the other hand, complaining to DNR doesn't work. Big game is where the money is. I only spent $15 for my license and feel excited every time I hit the woods. What I'm trying to say is don't be put off by the lack of perceived interest. Keep wading into those thorns. Keep running your dogs if that's your thing. Just don't give up.
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I don't deer hunt but as an aside I spotted this goofball before he spotted me while taking a break on 11/16. (center right)
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I am not far from you maybe we could meet up one weekend and runI have a lease in taliaferro county that has some big brier heads and and i’m Seeing some rabbits. I was hoping to get someone with a pack of beagles to meet up and see If we could kill a few after deer season.
You can run them on private property the day season opens.
What am I missing there?
Good morning sir.Mr Bowyer29,
Do you have a pack of beagles that you maintain all year and then run in season?
and one more thing.....
Do you own a piece of property that you and your friends and or family deer hunt on?
Now that is cool!Someone say rabbit hunting!? Belle is a juvenile redtail hen, first pic. Zip is an adult Harris's hawk, 2nd pic. Both are rabbit killers
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Beautiful birds especially the HarrisSomeone say rabbit hunting!? Belle is a juvenile redtail hen, first pic. Zip is an adult Harris's hawk, 2nd pic. Both are rabbit killers
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Two years ago I trapped a property for a friend and caught several coyotes and a pile of grey fox. The following spring the land owner commented to me that he had seen a rabbit on his driveway and it was the first he had seen in years there. I didn't get back out on the property last year but the land owner told me he's been getting coyotes on the cameras again. I think the trapping of predators, especially coyotes really helps the small game populations.We are seeing more rabbits this year on our leases after a successful year of trapping last year. Definitely would like to entertain someone with a pack of beagles to expand the recreational use of the lands we lease after the Holidays. SE Georgia, Long County.
Because every square foot of land has somebody deer hunting on it, and the expert buck-killing man on the tv says that if somebody sets foot on it, all the big bucks will leave.You can run them on private property the day season opens.
What am I missing there?
You and me both know running the deer off is a crock ! That is the reason folks with dogs aren't allowed...even after the deer season in a lot of cases !Because every square foot of land has somebody deer hunting on it, and the expert buck-killing man on the tv says that if somebody sets foot on it, all the big bucks will leave.
I miss my beagles. Had a lot of fine days out there running them.
You and me both know running the deer off is a crock ! That is the reason folks with dogs aren't allowed...even after the deer season in a lot of cases !