Table 3- Success of hunters who visited two Illinois areas specifically to hunt 
cottontail rabbits, lg63-64 and 1964-65. 
Sam 
Dale 
Stephen A 
. Forbes 
State 
Park 
State 
Park 
1963-64 
1964-65 
1963-64 
1964-65 
Total Hunter-Trips 
43 
85 
79 
214 
Total Hours Hunted 
125 
344 
331 
731 
Total Rabbits Harvested 
133 
151 
129 
363 
Rabbits Harvested per Trip 
3-1 
1.8 
1 .6 
1 -7 
Rabbits Harvested per Hour 
1 .1 
0.4 
0.4 
0.5 
Table 4. Age-distribution 
1963-64 and 1964-65. 
of cottontail rabbits harvested from two 
Illinois areas, 
Sam 
Dale 
Stephen A. Forbes 
State 
Park 
State 
Park 
1963-64 
1964-65 
1963-64 
1964-65 
Number of Rabbits 
Aged 
140 
70 
114 
71 
Percent Juveni1es 
in Sample* 
8 II 7 
76+10 
7818 
8718 
Average Date-of-Birth 
of Juveniles* Hay 
7 _19 days 
May 3^13 days 
May 28±23 days 
June 1+12 days 
* Plus or minus two standard errors. 
