Swamp Rabbits

daybreak · Post by **daybreak** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:46 pm

does anybody raise swamp rabbits in kentucky or is there a place you can run or hunt swamp rabbits in kentucky.

Kansas Mike · Post by **Kansas Mike** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:19 pm

daybreak, We used to jump a swamper every once in a while when hunting the Ohio River bottoms in Western Ky., along the Kentucky and Illinois border. That was over 20 years ago, so I don't know if there are any there now. I have never heard of anyone who raises swampers.

Mike

fair chase · Post by **fair chase** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:13 pm

We still have a lot of swamp rabbits here in west ky. But I dont know any body that raises them.

daybreak · Post by **daybreak** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:14 pm

i live in western ky is there a game reserve that has swampers to hunt.

daybreak · Post by **daybreak** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:19 pm

went to the sloughs in henderson a few years back and limited out but i have went three times after that including this year and never jumped a swamper.

i like to hunt the swampers

JMurphy · Post by **JMurphy** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:46 pm

I read an article once that said the the Sloughs was covered up with swampers.I went 3 times before I finally found a swamper but that race made all trips worth it.If I hadnt seen the swamper come up out of a drainage ditch when they jumped it I would have thought they were running a fox.
Also I have heard the Painter boys talking about running swamp rabbits on Peabody around Central City,Ky.I dont hunt that part of Peabody so I dont know.However Wayne and Pat Dorrow run that part of the country quite a bit so they may be able to tell you if there are any swampers there.I think either or both of them may come to this board from time to time.I have seen Wayne post on the Better Beagling board several times so you also may find him over there.

J.Murphy

daybreak · Post by **daybreak** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 6:00 pm

thinks JMurphy for the info the sloughs were fun that one year

,but since i haven't jumped none

. i hunt peabody but never hunted down central city part maybe try it.

BMC · Post by **BMC** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 10:25 pm

I live in Henderson Ky going to sloughs in the morning will let u know how we do have never tried swampers before have a buddy who says they get into a lot of swampers there.

daybreak · Post by **daybreak** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:15 pm

good luck BMC let me know how you done.

BMC · Post by **BMC** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:06 pm

Just jumped one cottontail maybe next time I go am going to take somebody that knows the area little bit better than I do.

Alabama John · Post by **Alabama John** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:48 pm

Sometimes when you hunt in an area that has Cottontails and Swamp rabbits, especially if it a lot of water, your dogs won't find any swamp rabbits as they are hunting where they have been successful jumping Cottontails.
A Swamp dog will hunt the water, every stump and roots and will swim from one to another if the water is deep. They will also look under the bank overhangs. I have gone behind packs and mine would jump plenty that they passed up. Especially dogs down here from up north.

RabbitRodeo · Post by **RabbitRodeo** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:06 pm

I am going with a guy from work to Central City in January, he is from there. I have heard that Peabody is covered up in rabbits but difficult to kill any, for it is so thick with cover. We are gonna try it anyway.

daybreak · Post by **daybreak** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 5:12 pm

rabbit rodeo should do good at peabody your only enemy is thinkness

bmc i stop in at check station and talked to the area manager and they told me to go to jenning hole area i limited out that one year had a great time.

but never had that much luck since.

thinks for the info alabama john

BMC · Post by **BMC** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:40 am

daybreak and rabbitrodeo where do u guys live in Ky?

daybreak · Post by **daybreak** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:00 pm

east of owensboro