The large hind feet, long ears, short tail, and typical rabbit shape distinguish this snowshoe hare, the only "rabbit" throughout much of the Adirondack Park. From mid-December until late April, the ...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners has given preliminary approval to the 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons and ...

Snowshoe hares have a lengthy population cycle, but this year seems exceptionally low, writes Outdoors columnist Gord Follett, who digs into what may be happening.

With a range that extends from Alaska and Northern Canada south into the Rockies, Upper Midwest and Northeastern United States, the snowshoe hare is widely distributed across North America.

I am going in pursuit of the snowshoe hare. Snowshoe hares? You may ask: "Where in the world did that come from?" Once upon a time, I would actually hunt these interesting little varmints.

While New England cottontails (Sylvilagus transitionalis) are our only native rabbit, identification can be tricky in the field because the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) has moved in and ...

Some hares even sport different outfits as the seasons change. In the summer, the snowshoe hare’s brown coat camouflages well with its home in the boreal forest. As winter sets in and the snow ...