Utah: Hunt Cottontails in the Winter Until February 28

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Utah –-(Ammoland.com)- Don’t put your shotgun or .22 away yet. Chukar and gray partridge, snowshoe hare and cottontail rabbit hunts are still underway across Utah. If you’re just getting into hunting — or you’re an experienced hunter who’s ready for a hunt that’s not too strenuous — the cottontail rabbit hunt might be the perfect hunt to choose.

Cottontails are found across Utah. The terrain in which they live is fairly easy to hunt. And when you find a pocket of rabbits, you should be in for a good shoot.

“Cottontails are fun to hunt,” says Jason Robinson, upland game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. “And you don’t need a lot of equipment to hunt them.”

Terrain

Robinson says rabbits typically live in two places in Utah — areas that have brushy, dry washes with lots of tall sagebrush or rabbit brush in them, and areas that have lots of rocks and rocky outcroppings.

“Cottontails usually hide under rocks or brush,” Robinson says. “Sometimes, they’ll even hide in …Read the Rest

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