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 Jackalope Hunting
#8569259
04/01/22 01:32 PM
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Joined: Aug 2021
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65x55
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Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Wasn't sure if this belongs in the deer forum or the varmints & small game forum. What gear do y'all use for your jackalope hunting?
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569265
04/01/22 01:38 PM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 7,782
Mr. T.
THF Trophy Hunter
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I've hunted them for years with great success. Here's a photo of my trophy room. But I'm not giving out any secretes of my success. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/04/full-54614-342393-jackalope.jpg)
Cabin rental in Pagosa Springs, Co.
Sleeps 10, If interested please PM me.
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569271
04/01/22 01:44 PM
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 60,414
BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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kind of a big deal
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I use to use a 22 WM but it was to destructive on fur so I switched to 6.5 CM. I have to track more but seldom exists and nor tears up fur.
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
#8569296
04/01/22 02:09 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 8,396
freerange
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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More love for the 6.5cm. Could be ideal for this prey.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR
Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569330
04/01/22 02:39 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,769
P_102
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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Jackalope harvesting is fine but it’s now illegal to sell mounts due to the high density of parasites in the antlers.
Do not trifle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: P_102]
#8569354
04/01/22 03:10 PM
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Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 446
Kevin Heath
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Jackalope harvesting is fine but it’s now illegal to sell mounts due to the high density of parasites in the antlers. Well dangit ! I have one in the freezer waiting to take in to the taxidermist.
Some days you're the pigeon, other days you are the statue!
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
#8569366
04/01/22 03:30 PM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 9,893
unclebubba
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I use to use a 22 WM but it was to destructive on fur so I switched to 6.5 CM. I have to track more but seldom exists and nor tears up fur. I've found the opposite to be true. Jackalopes are tough to kill...along th lines of Nilgai. 30-06 is marginal. Magnum cartridges are preferred. If you can get within bow range, a 45/70 loaded to modern velocities is good medicine.
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569371
04/01/22 03:36 PM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,236
Biscuit
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569373
04/01/22 03:40 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,185
hook_n_line
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I heard they are going to go to ARs next year.
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: Mr. T.]
#8569377
04/01/22 03:45 PM
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Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 3,788
Wytex
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I've hunted them for years with great success. Here's a photo of my trophy room. But I'm not giving out any secretes of my success. Those are hybrid jackalopes. Pure bred look like this and are easily distinguishable from the crosses by the true horns and no antlers. They are such unique animals we do not hunt them, they are actually very rare these days. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/04/full-61217-342409-ce_jo5ow4aak_tl.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/04/full-61217-342410-jackalope_pronged_antelope_horns_1_1024x581_2.jpg)
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569404
04/01/22 04:08 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,228
dredd
Pro Tracker
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Pro Tracker
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I have been interested in starting up some sort of Re-Stocking Program.
Does anyone know of any restrictions?
Where can I get fertilized eggs?
I'm pretty sure a regular chicken or quail incubator will work.
Lastly (for now), is it really true that they only hatch during a full moon?
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: dredd]
#8569408
04/01/22 04:13 PM
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Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 3,788
Wytex
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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I have been interested in starting up some sort of Re-Stocking Program.
Does anyone know of any restrictions?
Where can I get fertilized eggs?
I'm pretty sure a regular chicken or quail incubator will work.
Lastly (for now), is it really true that they only hatch during a full moon?
. That's an old wives tale. They hatch during the 1st quarter. Wyoming may step up and help with your restocking efforts, they have done some interesting programs in the recent past: https://buckrail.com/first-90-kangaroos-released-in-wyoming/
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569413
04/01/22 04:17 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,119
Black02z28
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Ya'll still using that Indian Corn to bring them in?
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: Kevin Heath]
#8569439
04/01/22 04:53 PM
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,769
P_102
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
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Jackalope harvesting is fine but it’s now illegal to sell mounts due to the high density of parasites in the antlers. Well dangit ! I have one in the freezer waiting to take in to the taxidermist. Kevin, local regs vary but I’m pretty sure you’ll be OK since it’s for your personal use.
Do not trifle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569658
04/01/22 10:54 PM
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Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 3,408
JimBridger
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Dream Catcher nets work really well.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569665
04/01/22 11:05 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 9,968
Old Rabbit
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Sure am glad to see some are still around. In my part of East Texas (where if it's brown its down) we have completely exterminated them.
Mr. T. I think they are what killed off the turkeys on the lease I was on in Cass County. We had lots of turkeys and then had a few sighting of Jackalopes and then WHAM, no more turkeys.
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569715
04/02/22 12:01 AM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 8,396
freerange
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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One of my favorite threads. No one spoil it by telling the Emperor he has no clothes.
And who said the THF was dead.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR
Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8569756
04/02/22 12:53 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 11,902
Simple Searcher
THF Celebrity
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Them are some mean bastages
Had a friend that was attacked on the way to his blind one morning: He took an antler to the groin. Almost bled out by the time he got back to camp.
I never was much on carrying a sidearm. I am now.
Y’all be careful out there.
![[Linked Image]](https://live.staticflickr.com/4340/36432483774_50a6be0c41_m.jpg) "Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: Old Rabbit]
#8569762
04/02/22 01:04 AM
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Joined: Dec 2020
Posts: 593
Catperch
Tracker
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Sure am glad to see some are still around. In my part of East Texas (where if it's brown its down) we have completely exterminated them.
Mr. T. I think they are what killed off the turkeys on the lease I was on in Cass County. We had lots of turkeys and then had a few sighting of Jackalopes and then WHAM, no more turkeys. I was just thinking how I wished they were still around east Texas. They were the only thing that kept the fire ants under control. I haven't seen a quail since yall killed all of the jackalopes. It's a chain reaction
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
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#8569922
04/02/22 12:56 PM
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Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 8,318
Dave Davidson
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Dang sure tough to rope. They keep cutting back and going between my horses legs.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8570624
04/03/22 02:35 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 8,396
freerange
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I hate to ask a dumb question, but do the females have horns too? If they don’t, it seems they would be hard to distinguish from a jackrabbit.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR
Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8570699
04/03/22 04:13 PM
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Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 14,134
Hudbone
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Free, do you have any dissertations on how to score a Jackalope in the field?
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: freerange]
#8570720
04/03/22 04:25 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 11,902
Simple Searcher
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I hate to ask a dumb question, but do the females have horns too? If they don’t, it seems they would be hard to distinguish from a jackrabbit.  Dang, we may have been hunting females for years.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
[Re: 65x55]
#8570892
04/03/22 09:09 PM
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Posts: 37
rclee
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Were those on the wall high fence, low fence or free range?
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Re: Jackalope Hunting
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#8570908
04/03/22 09:18 PM
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Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 2,764
spacejunkie
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I’m cheap so what is the procedure for euro mount?
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