THE JACK-RABBIT 



THE jack-rabbit is generally a resident of 

 open country, though he may be found 

 also in woodlands; and, in some parts of 

 the country, when deep snow covers the low- 

 lands, he retires to the fastnesses of the moun- 

 tains, where, up to altitudes of eight thousand 

 feet, he frequents the range of Bighorn. 



He is unquestionably the delight of the hunter 

 who desires to acquire efficiency in hitting moving 

 objects with a rifle bullet. 



His tracks, being the biggest of the rabbit 

 tribe, cannot very well be mistaken for those of 

 any other animal. On sandy or muddy places 

 often only the imprint of the front part of the 

 hind foot is seen; and on hard roads, plow fur- 

 rows, etc., usually the mark of the toenails alone 

 is visible. When the animal is feeding or mov- 

 ing along slowly, the whole imprints of the hind 

 feet are left, while with increasing speed only the 

 front parts of them touch the ground. The 



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