Time of Year: Rabbit season typically runs from early November to late February. While early season may provide plentiful rabbits, many hunters choose to wait it out until the first good snow cover making it easier to follow their tracks.

What time is best to shoot rabbits?

The very best time is to go out shooting rabbits after a night-time rainstorm. The rabbits will have stayed in their burrows and will be keen to feed come the morning. If they are hungry they will be slower to bolt back into their burrows so you should get two or three shot opportunities.

Can you shoot rabbits all year?

The California Fish and Game Code classifies jackrabbits, cottontails, and brush rabbits as game mammals. There is no specific statewide season for hunting rabbit, so they can legally be hunted at any time of year in many places. ...