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Using an ATV for an elevated shooting position while rabbit hunting is legal, according to the MDWFP law enforcement chief. However, at no time with the motor running is a hunter allowed to have a loaded firearm in his/her hands.

ATVs for rabbits: Toeing fine line of legality

October 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

In Mississippi, according to the law, hunting from a motorized vehicle is illegal, which, with rabbit season opening Oct. 18 will soon come into play.

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Mississippians can begin chasing rabbits Saturday statewide. The limit is 8 daily and the season ends Feb. 28.

Rabbit season opens Saturday

October 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

With Mississippi’s statewide rabbit season opening on Saturday (Oct. 17), a lot of hunters are wondering how drought affects rabbits and the art of hunting them. […]

Whether it’s from the bed of a UTV or the seat of an ATV, the elevation gives a rabbit hunter an advantage of a better view down into the mass of a thicket.

Toeing a fine line of legality

February 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

In Mississippi, according to the law, hunting from a motorized vehicle is illegal. […]

A group of Delta rabbit hunters pose with part of their day’s take.

The Fast and the Furious — Rabbit hunting in the Mississippi Delta

February 1, 2015 Michael O. Giles

The swarm of hunters mounted their ATVs and UTVs and drove into the thickets of a CRP area near Greenwood on an early morning hunt on the last day of the 2013-14 season. […]

Rabbit loin Creole

December 15, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

Whenever I have a limit of rabbits to clean and cook, I always separate the middle part of the rabbit, which includes the long, tender loin. […]

An afternoon of stalking the edges of an old Delta oxbow lake provided Sidney Montgomery with a Mississippi triple: gray, red and black squirrels.

Small-game delight — Tips for squirrel and rabbit hunting

December 1, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

My back tight to the wide trunk of a white oak, the sun rising behind me was providing the first light in the tops of the two red oaks to my front. […]

Grandma’s greatest gift: Squirrel dishes

January 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Fried, smothered in gravy or simmered in a big pot of dumplings, squirrel recipes were the author’s grandmother’s specialty. […]

Small game hunting will take center stage until the start of the gun season on deer.

Small game seasons hit full speed

October 28, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Tommy Wilson of Biloxi packed a few extra articles in his truck Friday afternoon before heading to his small hunting camp in Stone County for the weekend. […]

Tony Holeman and his No. 1 jump dog Princess, with the rabbit the dog caught on her own on a recent Delta hunt.

Win some, lose some on Delta ditch bank

February 8, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

When Tony Holeman was describing the plan for our mid-morning rabbit hunt on a cold and windy Mississippi Delta ditch bank, it sounded good and actually made sense. […]

Working with dogs can provide hunters extra enjoyment when small game hunting.

Hare Trigger – Extend your hunting season by chasing rabbits

February 1, 2013 David Hawkins

Hunting dogs have a ritual prior to getting down to business. Perhaps it comes from days in a pen and hours in a dog box, but they must complete this ritualistic activity before they can get down to business. […]

Rabbit pills on a stump are a sure sign bunnies are in the area. Rabbits excrete on logs and stumps, then return later to consume the dried, previously undigested portion.

Bunny basics

February 1, 2013 David Hawkins

According to Mississippi State University biologists, Mississippi has two types of rabbits: cottontails (or “hillbillies,” as they are known in hunting circles) and the swamp rabbit (aka the “cane cutter”). […]

Rabbit hunters can find great opportunities on the many public lands around the state.

Public lands provide quality rabbit hunting

October 19, 2011 MDWFP news release

Mississippi’s rabbit hunters can look to the ample public lands around the state for quality hunting opportunities, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said. […]