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Rodents

(Rodentia)

Animals such as marmots (for example, woodchuck), squirrels, beaver and muskrats are typically hunted.

We'll take a look at several species:

Woodchuck (Marmota monax)

Tree squirrels:

  • Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) 
  • Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
  •  Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Hares & Rabbits

  • Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus)
  • Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
  • Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

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