shrapnel
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I have always looked forward to January through March for hunting cottontail rabbits. I have done this for years and had great success. It appears that something has disrupted the life cycle of the cottontail, as they have been scarce the past 5 years.
I don’t know if it is disease or predation, but they aren’t as prolific as they were just a few years ago. It is still fun to get after them with old Colts, Winchesters, and Marlins.
This trip was with a Colt Bisley and a Marlin 1888 in 38-40…
![FD15D5B6-06DC-4877-B886-EC50146028FE.jpeg FD15D5B6-06DC-4877-B886-EC50146028FE.jpeg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/229/229947-b7b7976b78ee4ed925449ed890f89640.jpg)
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I don’t know if it is disease or predation, but they aren’t as prolific as they were just a few years ago. It is still fun to get after them with old Colts, Winchesters, and Marlins.
This trip was with a Colt Bisley and a Marlin 1888 in 38-40…
![FD15D5B6-06DC-4877-B886-EC50146028FE.jpeg FD15D5B6-06DC-4877-B886-EC50146028FE.jpeg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/229/229947-b7b7976b78ee4ed925449ed890f89640.jpg)
![2C567B97-E95E-4B1C-ABA7-495207A5C950.jpeg 2C567B97-E95E-4B1C-ABA7-495207A5C950.jpeg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/229/229948-a11780a1d508de0b83247ec988678eb7.jpg)