Beautiful day, swather is running right along at 175F.
Saw the biggest fricken jackrabbit of all time about an hour ago. Swear that sucker was 20lbs!
You have snowshoe hares in your area Sam? Might have been one of them??? A hybrid maybe?
Whitetail jackrabbits? They are big SOBs.
I figured those, the antelope variety is only down in S AZ I think.
Are them whitetails as big as a snowshoe hare?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Where's the turkey vultures this year? In my area, haven't seen a single one from mid-March to now. I don't think that is normal.
Funny, eh? Normally they fly on by during the migration up to the mountains or you folks. Hardly ever see on in summertime here. This year is different. Many of them hanging around the sagebrush areas this year.
These two were resting after eating on the fox I shot the other night:
They apparently are like vultures everywhere. They went after the tasty bits first (the guts). Cell phone pics the best I could do yesterday.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Like if you only stun one and go over an pick it up and then it proceeds to whoop ass on a fella?
I'll remember that if they are. We supposedly have some around here. I'll be sure and use a finishing shot as I walk up if I get one in my sights.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
When I lived in Odessa I was known as the W.D.M.Bell, of the permian basin, for my rabbit killing skills with small bore rifles and hand guns as small the 22 short , and most of this hunting was done under the cover of darkness !
The "D" was for danger !
My good friend ,George Thorogood wrote, "bad to the bone" for the sound track of my rabbit hunting adventures !
Campfire pals, please ponder, discuss and add your own introspective observations.
Around here you can actually see the other side of most all fields. Might be a half mile, but dang you can see trees or a fencerow on the other end. Sam, how much time between turns with that thing?
Yes, Whitetail jackrabbits are big enough to leg rassle a logger!
Turn white in da winter. Look like a big ass blacktail one with a lighter tail now. We have a gaggle of them here. Our beagle will have her a challenge.
"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022
I was walking out to make a coyote stand just north of Vernal, Ut. in late October and spotted the biggest rabbit I have ever seen in this country. I shot it w/ 55gr Vmax. I took a picture of it w/ my rifle next to it for scale. When I looked it up I leaned about White tail Jacks. Our Blacktails here are less than 1/2 the size of that one and they are pretty big. It was infested w/ fleas which is common w/ the coyotes in that region but rare here in Nevada.
If you got a healthy one it would make a big meal.
mike r
Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better
Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC
I was walking out to make a coyote stand just north of Vernal, Ut. in late October and spotted the biggest rabbit I have ever seen in this country. I shot it w/ 55gr Vmax. I took a picture of it w/ my rifle next to it for scale. When I looked it up I leaned about White tail Jacks. Our Blacktails here are less than 1/2 the size of that one and they are pretty big. It was infested w/ fleas which is common w/ the coyotes in that region but rare here in Nevada.
If you got a healthy one it would make a big meal.
mike r
My Dad's family lived on jackrabbits during the Depression. Now there ain't any to be found hereabouts.
I was walking out to make a coyote stand just north of Vernal, Ut. in late October and spotted the biggest rabbit I have ever seen in this country. I shot it w/ 55gr Vmax. I took a picture of it w/ my rifle next to it for scale. When I looked it up I leaned about White tail Jacks. Our Blacktails here are less than 1/2 the size of that one and they are pretty big. It was infested w/ fleas which is common w/ the coyotes in that region but rare here in Nevada.
If you got a healthy one it would make a big meal.
mike r
My Dad's family lived on jackrabbits during the Depression. Now there ain't any to be found hereabouts.
When I was a kid, we would constantly have them loping ahead of us when we were hunting pheasants; then one morning we woke up and they had all packed up and left.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
thanks for that info. Not that I'll ever be in the market for something that does that type of work on a scale big enough to overheat.
It's just nice to know the mfgs are actually using modern technology at times.
Probably adds $10K to the price of a new rig though
My new CTL has a HUGE radiator, and doesn't plug up easily, but operating in dusty, dirty conditions, it needs blown out too. Air filter, and inside a/c filter too. Amazing how much dust gets sucked in.
The coolant isn't standard antifreeze though. It's the new OAT coolant. Great... more product to have to carry around. OAT coolant, DEF fluid, hydraulic fluid,... My pickup is just a rolling toolbox and fuel station.
Man, that's a nice machine. I haven't blown out my a/c filters this year. So far, so good. First field I was ready to roll on and the boy reminded me after I was already set to go. F u c k it. So it blew cold and I never bothered. They're gonna need it bad.
Campfire pals, please ponder, discuss and add your own introspective observations.
Around here you can actually see the other side of most all fields. Might be a half mile, but dang you can see trees or a fencerow on the other end. Sam, how much time between turns with that thing?
Mathsr,
there's a reason they call it Big Sky Country on their license plates.
Some places in the West , the horizon is so far away you can't see it.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
I was walking out to make a coyote stand just north of Vernal, Ut. in late October and spotted the biggest rabbit I have ever seen in this country. I shot it w/ 55gr Vmax. I took a picture of it w/ my rifle next to it for scale. When I looked it up I leaned about White tail Jacks. Our Blacktails here are less than 1/2 the size of that one and they are pretty big. It was infested w/ fleas which is common w/ the coyotes in that region but rare here in Nevada.
If you got a healthy one it would make a big meal.
mike r
My Dad's family lived on jackrabbits during the Depression. Now there ain't any to be found hereabouts.
When I was a kid, we would constantly have them loping ahead of us when we were hunting pheasants; then one morning we woke up and they had all packed up and left.
Both Jacks and Cottontail populations vary a lot here from year to year but there are always coyotes, strange.
mike r
Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better
Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC
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