Colorado Rabbits
05-26-2005, 12:45 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Colorado
Posts: 335
Colorado Rabbits
Anyone know of any good public or private land in CO for rabbit hunting? I keep hearing of overpopulation of rabbit on the eastern plains, but I can't seem to find anyone that really wants them gone. I guess I can't blame them, I'd be hesitant to let an unknown hunter on my land as well. We've been hunting the SWA's along the S. Platte, but have found few rabbits.
Let me know if you know of any good areas or desperate farmers who need the rabbits gone.
spud
Let me know if you know of any good areas or desperate farmers who need the rabbits gone.
spud
06-03-2005, 04:30 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PUEBLO, CO, USA
Posts: 636
RE: Colorado Rabbits
South side of the Ark River next to Pueblo Reservoir is publick land for rabbits. Biguns too.
Stop at the park office off CO69 west of Pueblo and get the map as some park areas are closed to hunting.
I got 20# jacks in my yard alla time eating everything but I live in the no hunt area of the reservoir.
Good luck
Stop at the park office off CO69 west of Pueblo and get the map as some park areas are closed to hunting.
I got 20# jacks in my yard alla time eating everything but I live in the no hunt area of the reservoir.
Good luck
06-05-2005, 07:38 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Elizabeth Colo. USA
Posts: 4,413
RE: Colorado Rabbits
I would think that in the "off" season, not during deer, antelope, and pheasant season, it would just be a matter of knocking on a few doors. I was out last weekend to shoot a few prairie dogs, and the town I was shooting was covered with jack and cottontail a like. More rabbits than I have seen in years past.
The further east you go from I-25, the easier it is to find access. Like I said though, go out when all the other seasons are not in full swing, knock on doors and ask! Don't be afraid of being told "NO", and eventually someone will tell you where to find them and let you on!
Every year I go out and knock a few "new" doors looking for places to call coyotes, and RARELY do I get turned down to hunt!
This is a good time of year to be looking, as the farmers and ranchers are between busy times as most ranchers are done calving and have thier cattle out to pasture and the farmers may be planting some fall crops and gearing up for harvest in a few weeks!
The further east you go from I-25, the easier it is to find access. Like I said though, go out when all the other seasons are not in full swing, knock on doors and ask! Don't be afraid of being told "NO", and eventually someone will tell you where to find them and let you on!
Every year I go out and knock a few "new" doors looking for places to call coyotes, and RARELY do I get turned down to hunt!
This is a good time of year to be looking, as the farmers and ranchers are between busy times as most ranchers are done calving and have thier cattle out to pasture and the farmers may be planting some fall crops and gearing up for harvest in a few weeks!
