of the 06-07 Alabama rabbit season was a success. At least in my eyes since I killed three.
Heck, if I had only killed one it would have been a success over last year.

Plunker started us off, killing a big buck as you

Today's the last day of the Alabama Rabbit season for 06-07. It is also the last day for the Rabbit Journal 06-07. Oh, and don't forget the Ridge Grove Volunteer Fire Departments BBQ and Brunswick Stew Fund Raiser on March the 17th in Chamber's County, Alabama.

Yesterday's hunt was only fair. Four races, three rabbits on Plunker's property in Chambers County. I didn't see a live rabbit while Brag didn't get a shot. Rye and Cuz got one a piece. One thing about Plunkers property, some of it is steep, but you don't have to worry about falling, the briars will hold you up.

It's just getting so warm in the middle of the day for both the dogs and the humans. The briars are also greening up and the new thorns are getting a little tough.
The state had finished with the fire lanes and were preparing to burn the back 46. That's a particulary tough stand of briars, mixed with pines in the area we hunted that morning.

We're not sure where we're hunting this morning. I suppose we'll find out when we get to Cuz's house

“Dang it, Rimfire“, Rye fumed, “you get more like Cuz everyday”
I have to say, Rye was hot under the collar after I missed a rabbit in thick brush just off the logging road that Rye was standing on.
“At least Cuz pretends not to see you when he cuts you off“, Rye continued, “ you just wave as you go by“.

was a success.
"We" killed 8
Brag 3 though that ain't the best news
Cuz 1
Dewayne 1
Plunker 1
Rimfire 1 And it was a running shot with me on both knees shooting from the hip though that ain't the best news
Nate 1 That's the best news. His first

is to hunt from the front gate of the Bird Hunter's property to the back. If we don't have many races, we'll move back to the RR trestle.
If you prefer a written write-up of the last time we hunted the the Bird Hunter's property

I suppose would be the title to this post from a purely personal point of view though “18 shot rabbit“ would be the name from the more entertaining part of the day's events.

We hunted a piece of our club’s deer lease that is located in Pittsview. It’s a small section that has been mostly clearcut and didn’t draw our attention till this late in the Alabama rabbit season.
That was a mistake.

for Saturday’s hunt in the wilds of Opelika, Alabama where Brag, Plunker and myself, Rimfire, the current members of the East Alabama Rabbit Hunters and Souse Eaters Social Club met Will and Jordan, our hosts.

Now MarkTippins is a good ol boy who happens to be a lawyer as well as quality of life giver to Ruby, his beagle companion. You needn’t hold the lawyer part against him though if you just wing him you might want to finish him off before the lawsuits start to fly. Anyway, MarkTippins is going through a nickname adjustment. I was telling Cuz we were going on a hunt arranged by MarkTippins, he, Cuz, kept saying “who?”. Finally it dawned on Cuz, who said “Oh you mean One Dog”.
MarkTippins, you may as well get used to your new nickname, “One Dog” even if you get a whole pack.

Our three vehicle caravan pulled up to Will and Jordan’s house with Will outside. Will told us he was a little surprised but Jordan was ready to. Neither had really been on a good rabbit hunt before and Brag and I were ready to show them how much fun they had been missing.
Sigh!
The “girls” turned sorry.

till I write up the Opelika hunt

and myself are hunting near Opelika, Alabama today as guests of Ruby and her quality of life giver Marktippins

I haven’t met a friend of djmed’s yet that roughs it in a hunting camp.

We pulled into hunting camp late Friday. Who am I kidding, the family hunting lodge was a remodeled farm house, built late in the nineteenth century. It came complete with a deer stand at the back porch

We were greeted by Steve, the patriarch of the family who had just had his truck pulled out of a slick spot by a neighbor. You’d think that a four-wheel truck that big wouldn’t get stuck, but I suppose it was more the driver than the truck.

Ok, that wasn’t fair.

this video to tide you over till I write up the Hissop hunt.
I will say this
I haven't see any of djmed's friends exactly roughing it at their hunting camps and they feed you really really good

Hissop, Alabama for a rabbit hunt.

Where the heck is Hissop?
I don’t have a clue.
Djmed had set it up and it’s an overnighter though the ride isn’t to bad, so Brad might be back for a Sunday hunt.

we’ll take up a collection and buy you a set of those dollar store reading glasses, so you can hit a rabbit.
I was feeling a little cocky since I had killed with a single shot, the first running rabbit of the morning, only a half hour or so ago.
Funny, how fate likes to hand you your head in situations like that.
We had been standing there, in a relatively clean area chatting for about five minutes when the rabbit broke right next to us.
Bam! Bam!
Rye and I were treated to rapidly receding sound of dogs in hot pursuit.
“What kind of reading glasses did you say We needed?”

You know, nobody like a smart butt.

till I write up today's hunt

but as usual, we just couldn’t hem them up.
The land was pine hillsides with hardwood bottoms. djmed asked after the looong hike, “Don’t you have any land where we can walk downhill?” I fully concurred since all the hills seem to have only one direction….up.

The girls ran with three 15 “ males on the Ellerslie hunt. And it turns out that the dog man knew of The Rabbit Journal. And The East Alabama Rabbit Hunters and Souse Eaters Social Club.

No, we’re not legends in our own minds. It’s just that rabbit hunting is a small fraternity. Eventually, you meet most everybody.