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Last sunday's hare hunt adventure. Barely any snow...just a patch here and there. Hunted 3 hours no jumps. Moved a different spot another state forest and not 50 feet off the road I spy a hare sitting in a 10 foot deep depression in the ground. I decided to let the beagle sight chase it And track it. The dog sees it jump out and begins barking trailing almost immediately. I maneuver Into an open area; But 50 yds or so away suddenly the barks stopped. ??? I'm thinking a hole ? I move to where gunner is and find an old house foundation with a hole aside a tree. I immediately remembered that it was the same hole from last year's wounded hare I shot at in a foot of snow . Go figure! Hare do go to ground . Contrary to popular belief. I'm thinking it may have been a female possibly? Either way a smart hare . We didn't jump another the rest of the day. Rain came around 2pm so I headed home. I'm glad the dog seen it at least. Those hare sit tight ! Till next season I hope this hare reproduces.

He was, eye was punctured. Small amount of dried puss near it. No other issues beside the droopy ear. Weighed 187 dressed.

I have found that when hunting Hare and they are in their white phase with no snow for cover it is the toughest. While they rarely go to ground it does not surprise me that one would especially when the ground is bare. Al

Mine are up all year. I have them on my property, so it isn't a problem with theft. Believe it or not, I put up some pretty cheap (Amazon Chinese specials) and get several years out of them.

If you trust the Government, it’s pretty obvious you had a few bad history teachers

If you do any amount of cutting materials like corrugated steel or plastic roofing, various sheet metal-duct work, I have come across a tool that will really make life a lot easier. The Dewalt Shear Attachment, it will go on just about any drill or impact driver and it makes working with and cutting sheet materials so much more pleasant and easy. I tried it out on my Milwaukee impact driver and man it is slick, it is going to be a big work saver for me. Al

The OP shows a great example of increased size and thanks for posting it

The muscle mass decreases just as rapidly as it increased before and during the rut due to swings in testosterone production, I would think. I'm not a biologist, though - this is just an (un)educated guess.

Maybe I really don't want to know this, but what is it that makes the neck on a rutting buck swell like that? What is it that they are filling up with? Anybody know?