Quote Originally Posted by EdD
Bugsy, your post makes me wonder if jackrabbit feet would have any special qualities for fly tying.
Like CM_Stewart states, while there are many similarities, the dense hair on the bottom of the feet seems unique to the snowshoe and would serve no purpose in a desert climate.


Quote Originally Posted by Donald Nicolson
The nearest we have is the European Hare...
Yes indeed. The jack "rabbit" is actually a hare as well: long ears, long hind legs, dark back, furred, active newborns, etc...

I understand the European Hare has established populations throughout eastern North America where it is also known as the Eastern Jackrabbit. Could this "Eastern Jackrabbit" be the source for some or most of the "hare's masks" we obtain in the US?