Big Sky
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This might could go in the Small Game forum, but it seems more appropriate here around the campfire, so to speak. Last week was extremely cold with temperatures between -20 to -60 all week long. Saturday I couldn't take it anymore. It was -35 to -40 and I just had to get outside. I'm no good at being cooped up for any extended period of time. I asked my boys if any of them wanted to go rabbit hunting. They all wussed out. I think they were afraid that their yellow flowers might freeze and fall off their pink panties. However, my 7 year old daughter said, "Hey dad I want to go rabbit hunting with you!" So I bundled her up and we headed out. We had a blast. She isn't a'feared of the cold. She actually thrives in it. Like her dad she's no good at being cooped up either.
As you can see, she isn't sissy about holding dead bunnies.
We pretty much got every rabbit we saw, but one kept sneaking in it's hole every time we tried to approach. My daughter noticed that in the bottom of our lunch bag there were some mini-carrots. She asked what would happend if we stuck a carrot by the rabbits hole. I replied the rabbit would probably eat it. We decided to try it. So, I got out and stuck a carrot in the snow. I placed it so that we could approach the rabbit from a different angle in hopes it wouldn't notice us. We took off to check another area and returned 20 minutes later. The plan worked. The photo below was taken right were the rabbit took his last bite. Note the carrot in front of him and his hole behind him. Love it when a plan works.
We dubbed this rabbit as her's as she was the one that came up with the idea to trick the wascally wabbit. Here she is with wascally Bugs.
Finally the day was coming to an end and I said we had to head for home. She didn't want to go as she was having too much fun. I promised to stop by a little country store on the way home and buy her a candy bar. She wasn't completely satisfied but accepted. While at the store I called my wife to let her know we were heading home and would be there in about an hour. My daughter asked to talk on the phone. First she told her mom about all the rabbits, then about her "carrot-rabbit". Towards the end of the phone call she mentioned that she was having fun and didn't really want to come home. Mom, bribed her by telling her that one of her favorite dinners would be ready when she got home. Just before she handed the phone to me she told her mother that "Today was the best day ever!"
YES IT WAS A PERFECT DAY!
As you can see, she isn't sissy about holding dead bunnies.
We pretty much got every rabbit we saw, but one kept sneaking in it's hole every time we tried to approach. My daughter noticed that in the bottom of our lunch bag there were some mini-carrots. She asked what would happend if we stuck a carrot by the rabbits hole. I replied the rabbit would probably eat it. We decided to try it. So, I got out and stuck a carrot in the snow. I placed it so that we could approach the rabbit from a different angle in hopes it wouldn't notice us. We took off to check another area and returned 20 minutes later. The plan worked. The photo below was taken right were the rabbit took his last bite. Note the carrot in front of him and his hole behind him. Love it when a plan works.
We dubbed this rabbit as her's as she was the one that came up with the idea to trick the wascally wabbit. Here she is with wascally Bugs.
Finally the day was coming to an end and I said we had to head for home. She didn't want to go as she was having too much fun. I promised to stop by a little country store on the way home and buy her a candy bar. She wasn't completely satisfied but accepted. While at the store I called my wife to let her know we were heading home and would be there in about an hour. My daughter asked to talk on the phone. First she told her mom about all the rabbits, then about her "carrot-rabbit". Towards the end of the phone call she mentioned that she was having fun and didn't really want to come home. Mom, bribed her by telling her that one of her favorite dinners would be ready when she got home. Just before she handed the phone to me she told her mother that "Today was the best day ever!"
YES IT WAS A PERFECT DAY!
