BLOOD SPOTS ON SNOW??????

beaglecrazy-scott · Post by **beaglecrazy-scott** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:22 pm

went hunting today and seen blood spots on snow , where i jumped a few rabbits, the dogs had trouble running these rabbits, anyone seen these spots of blood? I figured it was does in heat....the dogs ran the heck out of 3 rabbits , one big buck and 1 doe and dont know the gender of the other one, he was the lucky one...(bad shot)....scent condition seemed to be the best i have seen it in weeks, bad weather is about to hit again , there goes the good running for a couple more days...SCOTT

Emery · Post by **Emery** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:34 pm

Are you sure it was blood? I have seen pretty dern red to pinkish urine in the snow from rabbits while hunting them. A little fleck of blood here and there, maybe... but if it was something the size of a dime, then I would think it to be urine.

Emery

coolbrze · Post by **coolbrze** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:10 am

Maybe. Could it have been blood from one of the dogs - tail cut w/ briars or something?

beaglecrazy-scott · Post by **beaglecrazy-scott** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:24 am

got to checking my male and he had a pretty good cut on his foot.....go figure....scott

coolbrze · Post by **coolbrze** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:54 am

beaglecrazy-scott wrote:got to checking my male and he had a pretty good cut on his foot.....go figure....scott

LOL, all good. That's what this board is for, right?

danny vansickle · Post by **danny vansickle** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:17 am

I SEEN THE SAME THING THE OTHER DAY,MAYBE THE BLOOD WAS FROM A DOG TOO,HERE I THOUGHT MAYBE ONE HAD GOTTEN A PEICE OF THE RABBIT AND IT WAS BLEEDING,

THANKS FOR BURSTING MY BUBBLE GUYS LOL

mo. beagler · Post by **mo. beagler** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:26 am

danny vansickle wrote:I SEEN THE SAME THING THE OTHER DAY,MAYBE THE BLOOD WAS FROM A DOG TOO,HERE I THOUGHT MAYBE ONE HAD GOTTEN A PEICE OF THE RABBIT AND IT WAS BLEEDING,

THANKS FOR BURSTING MY BUBBLE GUYS LOL

I am sure in your case, one of your dogs did get a hold of it.

...Feel better???

danny vansickle · Post by **danny vansickle** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:31 pm

MUCH BETTER,THANK YOU

TomPA · Post by **TomPA** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:58 pm

The little red and dark colored urine spots on the snow are colored like that because of what the rabbits are eating this time of year, bark and such. I don't think rabbits come into heat and bleed like a dog, most rabbits can breed anytime all year . The wild ones probably have something mother nature does to stop them for a couple months when it is to cold, but not to cold, I have seen little rabbits here in PA out of the nest as early as mid march with snow on the ground.

BIG AL · Post by **BIG AL** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:41 pm

I looked up biology of a rabbit on the net. Said rabbits are "induced ovulators" and that mating triggers ovulation. Also said that rabbit have brown to orange urine depending on their diet.

Jane · Post by **Jane** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:09 pm

Same with hare up here in the North East. They eat bark this time of year.