Hares were scarce where I lived near Troy. We found a few in the NYS side of the Green Mountains, but I never had my .410 with me and shot them with my regular bird gun, usually a double 20. I also shot one with a .25-20 while wandering around along the NY/VT border on snowshoes once.
Did kill a lot of jack rabbits in CA when I was a kid and later when I used to ranch-sit in grad school. They are hares and my .410 Winchester and the ranch owner's ancient Iver Johnson killed them just fine. Most Westerners don't eat them, but I have eaten young ones down in the "Other Californias" and they make great burrito stuffing--slow cook, add Mexican spices..
I KNEW those lever action .410s were good for something besides rattlers and "things that go bump in the night."
