Q-Ball,
How are you? Where are you located exactly, in relation to Sacramento? To get up here where I live, take the I-5 North, then West on Hwy. 20 just past Clearlake. I live between Clearlake and Ukiah in a teeny tiny little farming/ranching community called Potter Valley.
We have rabbits all over up here because we're so rural. The Jack rabbits are everywhere in the vineyards and the more arid parts of Mendocino National forest but I don't eat Jack rabbits, I think they're nasty and can't eat them after cleaning some in the summer months with boils! The cotton tails, hares and brush bunnies are also all over the place in my area, usually near blackberry patches or the thick bushes near the river's edge, both of which we have a lot of here in Potter Valley too.
I asked where you are exactly because there are quite a few rivers over there near Sacramento(Sacramento, American, Feather, Putah Creek, Bear Creek, Cache Creek, etc.) that have the riverside bushes that hold lots of hares and cottontails.
I've been super busy lately since the Covid-19 got out of control but I am going to be on vacation from July 17th-31st. Maybe if you're interested we can meet up and go look for some rabbits. Or, if you just wanted to meet, we could do that too. Or, we could do a little of both. My boys and I have a nice range with a great shooting bench, target stands at 50, 75 and 100yds, ABC 4 sided metal targets at 65 and 90yds. We also have 3, 4, 5 and 6 inch metal gongs at 120, 130, 150 and 165 yards and at 75yds we have 5 little KYL type spinners ranging in size from 3/4" to 2". We even have a spot to place stinky bait with a nice little landing zone for fly hunting! My oldest son and I repaired some target stands, moved things around and added a bunch of Lego men, army men, cars, dinosaurs, little metal animal targets, clay pigeons, cotton swabs, toothpicks, paint balls, exploding golf balls, etc... It's a lot of fun. We could always hunt in the morning, shoot at the range in the afternoon after a nice lunch.
Just throwing some suggestions out there if you want to get together to hunt and shoot together if we can. My boys always meeting and shooting with new people too. They're only 10yrs and 12yrs but can usually hold their own shooting with adults. They'd definitely enjoy it too.
Have a good one! Stoti
