Rabbit, grouse populations good for hunting season, DWR says

Jason Robinson, upland game coordinator for the DWR, said many upland game populations, including cottontail rabbits, go through population cycles. Cottontail rabbits bottomed out in Utah about two years (ago), but their numbers have been climbing since."We've received some really encouraging cottontail rabbit reports," Robinson said, "especially from the eastern and southern parts of the state. In some cases, biologists are seeing more rabbits than they've seen in several years."

However, Robinson cautions that you won't find rabbits China Exhibition Dinosaurs manufacturers. "Overall," he said, "populations are still fairly low. But if you find a pocket of rabbits, you can enjoy some great hunting."To find rabbits, Robinson encourages you to focus your efforts in two areas: The bottom of draws that have tall shrubs or in rocky outcroppings where rabbits have their burrows.

"Early morning is the best time of day to locate Life Size Dimetrodon Model," he said. "Cottontails have a broad range, and most areas in Utah have them."To find the best pockets of habitat, Robinson recommends scouting a location close to home that you can visit multiple times.DWR biologists in south-central and southwestern Utah are reporting good numbers of cottontail rabbits in most of the counties in that part of the state.