I killed one today (no closed season here in Texas) just walking through the woods. I was walking an ATV trail that runs through some heavy brush and looking for turkey. I was walking at a very quiet and leisurely pace and heard a rustle in the bush just a few feet to my left. I looked over and the was a relly large rabbit maybe 10 or 15 feet away. He had only gone a couple feet and stopped. I was kind of hesitant to shoot because of the close range but a well placed head shot did the trick. Not a bit of meat or hide damaged. Let me tell ya, 20guage 3" #6 Heavy Shot turkey loads are more than effective on bunnies! Especially at short range. May go with the 12ga mag next time though just for extra knockdown power. Or I'll just take some more appropriate game loads for just such a case as this.

You don't need a dog you just need to hunt smart and slow down.

Anyway, that's my little story. Sure is gonna taste good tomorrow night with a couple of squirrels that were left over from last season, some rice and gravy and biscuits. MMMMMMMM!