The only incentive I need to hunt small game is the vision of a plate full of fried rabbit, mashed taters and pan gravy. Grab the .22 and head out!
This!!
Squirrels do it, too.
Edit: there is some reason to think that the return of deer and turkey populations has redirected some hunters more toward those species and away from rabbits, squirrels, etc. A high school kid today can hunt turkeys after school, but probably couldn't 50-60 years ago.