Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: aero86 on March 30, 2010, 05:45:09 pm
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so, i roamed a field this sunday, and i didnt see anything but a few birds. i could see the rabbit trails and the rodent trails, but how to find the little critters, squirrels, rabbits. im not too sure what rabbits like to eats, but squirrels like nuts, but im confused!
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bunnies eat fresh shoots, grasses, bark, buds and their own poop ;D
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Yep what Dana said.
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What Dana said,but you also might want to check on the game laws,there is a season on Rabbits and Squirrel's in TN. and it ant open right now.Not sure about where you are. :)
Pappy
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may 1-31 for squirrel..
rabbits and hares, no closed season
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Cool,wished we could hunt Rabbits all year. :)
Pappy
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its pretty neat. i dont understand the squirrel. maybe because it spreads seeds?
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Pappy, come on down to Florida, all year, all you want. :) Cotton tails, and marsh. ;)
Wayne
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yeah...but aint they all wormy down there?? I know that they get Tape Worm Larve and Bot Fly Larvae here...you have to watch for these...even though neither one is transferrable to Humans...they are still gross......... :P
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yeah...but aint they all wormy down there?? I know that they get Tape Worm Larve and Bot Fly Larvae here...you have to watch for these...even though neither one is transferrable to Humans...they are still gross.........
You aint justa woofin there.When i was about 13,i shot a cottontail that had a big lump in its back.When i pulled the skin off,out popped a warble,bout the size of my thumb.Just about lost my cookies right there.LOL
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Them things are disgusting too! I cut the Head off my Whitetail Buck last year to have it mounted...and when I looked in the Bag the next day before I took it to the Taxidermist...it was full of Nasal Bot Larve...just crawling around in the Bag....man they are nasty....
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Ya know I think I will just stay up north eh :P
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Ya know I think I will just stay up north eh :P
Yup, me too! ;D
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wow, that sucks to hear. if i come across a bunny that has something like that, do i just leave it? id hate to waste..
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Nope....you can eat them...they say that the Tapeworms...and the Wolves are not going to do anything to the Meat...just your Appetite... ;D
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Yeah, they do have that going for them. But yeah, you can eat them, just cook them well! :P I have killed plenty when I was a kid, and they all had tape worms, and wolves. Speaking of Wolves, and tape worms, the wolves in Montana are infected with a weird strain of tape worms, and can be contracted by other animals, including humans, just through breathing in the microscopic eggs. They can be fatal! :o They are not your typical tape worms. Wolf Hydatid Disease. Nasty stuff. Anyway, our bunnies, are transport for tapeworms, and wolves. ::) If you are good enough you can just shoot the wolves out of the bunny, without hurting the bunny! :o The tape worm will be a bit different. But you have fish bait there! ;D
Wayne
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so theres an article about this in the new magazine out! thanks PA! haha
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If you are good enough you can just shoot the wolves out of the bunny, without hurting the bunny! :o
lol with my new .17 hmr that might actually be a possibility. :P
yeah the bunnys get some nasty varmits living in them.
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Here in Florida I don't hunt rabbits in the summer due to the worms, squirrels also get the botfly larve and roll around in the yard during the summer.
Some times you can't see the botfliy larve, they are under the legs.
Just eat around the flies/worms ;D,
Don
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skin, gut, roast whole then?
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some like to soak in milk or saltwater overnight, first. Watch out for spots on the liver- called Tularemia (SP?). Also, if ya ain't seeing much, slow down! ;D
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Aero86 ;
That would make a good article about the "Wolf Hydatid disease", and the warnings that go with them. Senator Greg Hinkle from Thompson Falls, Montana, had a public meeting on the subject, and just how nasty this stuff is, along with the warnings, and precautions.
Wayne