NEEDED INFO ON JACKALOPES
03-23-2004, 05:28 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Hennessey,OK
Posts: 60
NEEDED INFO ON JACKALOPES
My family and I just got back from a trip to New Mexico & South Texas and saw some mounts of jackalopes. Tried to get infomation on them, like if there was an archery season on them or not but everyone was unhelpful. Would like to know answers like opening dates in new mexico, where is the kill zone, do jackalopes shed there antlers? Any info would be helpfull.
03-23-2004, 05:50 AM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mertztown, PA
Posts: 970
RE: NEEDED INFO ON JACKALOPES
Ummmmm, anyone with jackalope experience care to field this one. I'm afraid I could only speculate on most of this. I did hear there's Sasquatch hunting season info over in the off-season forum though......now that's "big game".
03-23-2004, 05:55 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Central PA
Posts: 2,299
RE: NEEDED INFO ON JACKALOPES
Ahh, you have discovered the legendary jackalope.....
We have a few running here in PA beleive it or not. Very wiley critters to say the least. They have been known to attack people here. We once had one out behind our house and one Easter, not one of the kids got any candy. Found the Easter bunny two days later battered and bruised. As for hunting these critters...I've heard stories about having to gun them down after a shot because they charged hunters. Ugly.....ugly, I'd rather not think about it. New Mexico has a large population that will offer the hunter a great challenge. Talk to the DNR for the state and make some contacts. Shed horns are difficult if not impossible to find because they usually chew up and eat their antlers as soon as they are dropped.
Kill zone is small, right behind the front leg. You need alot of KE to bring them down. So don't mess around with light weight setups. Elk setups work well.
We have a few running here in PA beleive it or not. Very wiley critters to say the least. They have been known to attack people here. We once had one out behind our house and one Easter, not one of the kids got any candy. Found the Easter bunny two days later battered and bruised. As for hunting these critters...I've heard stories about having to gun them down after a shot because they charged hunters. Ugly.....ugly, I'd rather not think about it. New Mexico has a large population that will offer the hunter a great challenge. Talk to the DNR for the state and make some contacts. Shed horns are difficult if not impossible to find because they usually chew up and eat their antlers as soon as they are dropped.
Kill zone is small, right behind the front leg. You need alot of KE to bring them down. So don't mess around with light weight setups. Elk setups work well.
03-23-2004, 07:51 AM
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RE: NEEDED INFO ON JACKALOPES
I will have to agree with the others, jackalopes are a very dangerous critter indeed.
Better be packing very heavy when you go on a hunt for them, they have been known to survive the shots from some of the biggest guns. Best bet is to try and hunt them with at least a Barret .50 caliber.
Anyhow, if you do find out when the season is, please be sure to be safe and wary of their every move. Just as dangerous if not more so than a Cape Buffalo.
When you saw the mounts, did they not have a plaque to explain the legend of the jackalope?
Good luck in your quest for the ever elusive jackalope, it could be a long hunt!!!
Better be packing very heavy when you go on a hunt for them, they have been known to survive the shots from some of the biggest guns. Best bet is to try and hunt them with at least a Barret .50 caliber.Anyhow, if you do find out when the season is, please be sure to be safe and wary of their every move. Just as dangerous if not more so than a Cape Buffalo.
When you saw the mounts, did they not have a plaque to explain the legend of the jackalope?
Good luck in your quest for the ever elusive jackalope, it could be a long hunt!!!
03-23-2004, 07:58 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Onamia,MN.
Posts: 1,375
RE: NEEDED INFO ON JACKALOPES
Don't let their size fool you--trust me on this,i was once chased up a tree only to find out they can climb!Luckily i had my trusty pepper spray(for use on LARGE bear)it was just enough to make the thing go away but you talk about a close call![8D]
03-23-2004, 08:03 AM
#9
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
RE: NEEDED INFO ON JACKALOPES
I'd like to invite everyone on this board to my place for some Maine Jackalope Hunting. I saw a couple of bulls on my unfenced lanfd that were 7 x 7 and at least
300 inches. I'm talking Boone & Crockett Jackalope. It's really too bad that B & C dosen't consider a Jackalope to be a "game" animal.
Any ways, If you hunt big ones like I have on my property make sure to place at least 30 ft up in the tree. Last year I was at 20 ft and the damn bull charges and tried to jump up and knock me out of the tree. This was after I sent two threw the 1 1/4 inch boiler room. It's best to hunt these with a guide toating a gun.
GOOD LUCK
300 inches. I'm talking Boone & Crockett Jackalope. It's really too bad that B & C dosen't consider a Jackalope to be a "game" animal.
Any ways, If you hunt big ones like I have on my property make sure to place at least 30 ft up in the tree. Last year I was at 20 ft and the damn bull charges and tried to jump up and knock me out of the tree. This was after I sent two threw the 1 1/4 inch boiler room. It's best to hunt these with a guide toating a gun.
GOOD LUCK
03-23-2004, 08:10 AM
#10
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Idaho
Posts: 584
RE: NEEDED INFO ON JACKALOPES
Watch your backside as some of the bucks can become very agitated or aggresive while being persued. If one does decide to come at you full force, just face him and hold your ground and call his bluff!!! Be careful and good hunting...