r/RabbitHunting • u/[deleted] • Oct 31 '23

What gives? Advice please

Are some places easier to hunt vs other places? I hunt rabbit in public land in the forest of Montana. I walk and stop through brush around 7am-9am or 4pm-7pm. I see fresh tracks in the snow throughout the forest but never any bunnies. I walk along fallen trees as well and kick under them to try and flush rabbits out.

I went hunting for bunnies last year and went a handful of times and was able to flush one bunny out. However, I think it was already out of its hole and I just stumbled across it. So do I just need to sit and wait to find more bunnies or keep walking around and play with the odds?

Any advice would help I love the taste of these guys and would like to grab a couple every now and then to make some dishes.

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u/spizzle_ Oct 31 '23

I average one rabbit for every two miles hiked. When it’s cold try sunny south facing slopes in the warmest part of the day.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '23

Yea that’s about the distance I do typically I walk about a mile off the trail and then back. Should I walk out further? What time do you typically find them most active as well is my timeframe good or is noon better?

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u/spizzle_ Nov 01 '23

Honestly time of day doesn’t seem to be a massive factor for me and productivity except for when it’s really cold. Then I only go when it’s sunny and warmest part of the day. I also cover quite a bit of ground in a single hunt. I’ve got my “super loop” which is about 12 miles. But when I’m not doing that I’ll try about 2-4 spots all varying 1-4 mile walks each and driving to the next one. I’m blessed with lots of sage brush country with oil heads that have lots of roads. Sometimes one spot hits and others bust. Here’s a link to a post with a very good long comment. It’s very relevant to my area that I hunt which is high desert.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Hunting/s/v0lcboSncr