Mississippi’s 4-month rabbit season opens this weekend – Daily Leader

Mississippi’s 4-month rabbit season opens this weekend

Printed 10:58 am Friday, October 14, 2022

BROOKHAVEN — Rabbit season opens this weekend on October 15, 2022 within the state of Mississippi. The day by day bag restrict of rabbits is eight and the season is not going to shut till February 28. 

Cottontails are the extra widespread species of rabbit which may be hunted in Mississippi and swamp rabbits are the opposite time of rabbit discovered within the state. In keeping with the Mississippi Division of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, cottontails favor brushy cowl for defense in upland agricultural settings.  

Alternatively, swamp rabbits favor moist lowlands and brushy cowl alongside streams or creeks. Briar pants are wanted as a result of rabbits get pleasure from hiding in thick thorny covers. Sporting hunter orange can be a should when looking rabbits to forestall looking accidents. It is suggested to put on a hunter’s orange vest and even a hat. 

There are a lot of methods hunters can pursue rabbits. A technique is to take a seat alongside a fence row and watch for rabbits to feed in the course of the early morning and late afternoon hours. One other approach is to stroll these fence rows and even fields of canopy hoping to leap up rabbits. 

They’re huntable with canine however you don’t have to make use of a canine to hunt rabbits. Different locations to attempt to leap up a rabbit are in outdated brush piles, strategically positioned to supply cowl, and the woods is usually a place to search for them. 

MDWFP’s ideas for looking rabbits features a tip to scout areas rabbits like to hang around. By watching when and the place they go and the way they escape areas may be helpful. 

“Pay particular consideration to the place and the way the rabbits flee as a result of these escape routes are used repeatedly and could also be helpful sooner or later,” the MDWFP article states. 

Shotguns utilizing No.6 or 7 shot are beneficial for looking rabbits in brush whereas .22 rifles can be utilized in looking rabbits from a distance in a discipline or open setting. 

Chilly and damp mornings is usually a nice time to hunt rabbits as can the primary heat day after a chilly snap. Hunters ought to attempt to preserve their scent downwind from a rabbit or the place they assume they’re. 

It is very important keep in mind while you hunt rabbits to decelerate. 

“Shifting extra slowly and performing a extra thorough search of the world would possible flush a rabbit and supply a shot,” MDWFP states in an article. “A few rabbit looking tips could also be useful. When rabbits flee, watch them into the gap the place they usually cease and look again to see if hazard is out of vary. This may increasingly present the right time for bagging the rabbit. One other trick is to whistle or click on your tongue when the rabbit takes off. This may usually trigger a rabbit to cease and attempt to decipher what and the place the sound is.”