Maine Midcoast Hunting

[steve137]

I have unsuccessfully been trying to find hare in the Midcoast Maine public lands. Does any one have any suggestions or are there no hare in this part of the state?

 

[Rich M]

You looking for snowshoes? I'm not sure where in Maine you find em - we used to shoot a bit in the NE corner of VT. Should be plenty in ME though. You might need to head north.

You got any snow? Go find the tracks. A Snow shoe is a big rabbit - not gonna be like cottontail tracks. The rears will be close to 6 inches long and 2 inches wide. They like tight young pines and swamp edges. You get a mix if that and might be golden.

Go on a fresh snow and find some tracks - follow em until you find the maker. They don't go too far but you can track em 1/2 mile or more. That was my favorite. They'll usually be sitting under a pin bough watching you when you see em.

If you can't find tracks, put a few miles on your vehicle until you do.