We’ll wait for Christmas day.” That was the advice I told the crew of our Snowshoe Hare hunters. Two weeks before the opening ...

A hunter accepts an invitation to hunt snowshoe hare, which he calls rabbits, in freezing temperatures and snowy conditions.

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 ...

Arctic hares can go the distance. A member of Lepus arcticus in northern Canada has traveled farther than anyone knew possible. BBYY, as the adult female was known, made a wild dash of more than 388 ...