Congratulations Dirty. My team came in with about 280 bunnies. I figured it would take about 800 rabbits to win. Never guessed it would get over 1000.

We ended up loosing about 3 sections of what would have been our better ground with lake beds and young milo fields close by.
We had a great time though. Our team used mostly shotgun and went through about a case and a half of shells. And our entry fee was covered by the ranch we hunted

I want info for the next one they have!

I believe this will be an annual round-up. Teams must be taking rabbits on land in Midland, Reagan, Sterling, Howard, Martin, Upton or Glasscock counties only during the contest.

Thanks Chazz, it was fun as hell. Are you from Glasscock County?

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Thanks Chazz, it was fun as hell. Are you from Glasscock County?

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We hunted in the north end of Reagan Co.
Did you hear where the winning team had hunted?

The guys were from Rankin, so I'm sure it was around Upton County somewhere. Not positive though.

Sounds like you need a few more coyotes...

I live in Glasscock County and farm in Glasscock and North Reagan Counties. In general, the greatest populations of jack rabbits are in Reagan and Upton Counties. I was approached by two different groups about hunting our Reagan County property. I had to go visit the in-laws so I do not know if it was hunted. Rabbits are a huge problem for us once we plant cotton. When the cotton is tiny they will simply walk down a row and nibble off the two leaves it comes up having. They simply get the moisture from the plant and move to the next plant without actually eating the leaves, but it kills the plant. A single rabbit may take out 20 or 30 feet per night. I shoot them all year round.

Dirty-8-thirty. Get in touch if you guys come back out and I'll show you around and let you hunt rabbits.

I should've called Andy Sugg to see if I could help him reduce his rabbit population. Did y'all eat any of them or just let them rot?

I appreciate that Rhwill! If you are a farmer from Glasscock County, there is a 90% chance I know you or someone in your family. My mom is a Weishuhn from Wall. Cecil Halfmann is my great Uncle. His wife and my grandma are sisters.

Dirty 8 thirty.

I think we visited back and forth on the pecos river rafting trip. Not sure. Anyhow I know the Halfmanns very well and have uncles living in Wall

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You guys need to Google around a little on the rabbit drives of the dust bowl era. Kind of scary.

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They had rabbit drives into the 50s around here.

Thanks for posting that video Canyon Ag. I've heard stories from my grandparents about rabbit drives. They are indeed vermin. My grandmother speaks about the drives fondly. She enjoyed the camraderie or social aspect or getting together with all of the neighbors.

I'm not too familiar with that part of Texas.
Why are there so many rabbits?
Is that the normal population?
Did they explode with row crop agriculture and / or removal of predators?
Seems odd to see that many.

Also good at chewing through drip lines when you aren't actively watering. I get to fly a black flag when it comes to jackrabbits at work.

Last years rain caused a rise in the rabbit, rat, and quail population. Should've had a jackpot for rats too.

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I'm curious if TPWD is involved/aware and if you need permits to do this?

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LOL. Be sure to inform the warden of your plans to take out some jacks in West Texas. Never heard of this contest. Im in.

I have always thought this would come around. Especially with the amount of predators being taken in the bobcat contests these days.

Seems senseless to kill all the predators then kill so much of what remains. I'm on 3 acres outside of Bandera and we have a lot of rabbits but I don't see the harm.

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Seems senseless to kill all the predators then kill so much of what remains. I'm on 3 acres outside of Bandera and we have a lot of rabbits but I don't see the harm.

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Because you have three acres because it's pretty and a nice place to live. Of course you have a different outlook from someone owning or leasing thousands of acres and trying to make a profit from them.

Although I do agree that it is self-defeating to kill predators.

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If you think Bandera is pretty you have obviously never visited. It's rocks and weeds and ash juniper, mesquite and lots of wildlife!

I love being in this rocky rugged mess though, beats the manicured city neighborhood.

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Seems senseless to kill all the predators then kill so much of what remains. I'm on 3 acres outside of Bandera and we have a lot of rabbits but I don't see the harm.

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Just doing some quick and conservative math, the number of rabbits reported would eat about 100 ac. in a week. That equates to a very conservative income loss of $35,000 for the area in a week

If you're a yote which would you rather eat a day old sheep/calf or a jack rabbit. I know you know why the predators are killed