March is the perfect time to get out and hunt Snowshoe Hare (Lepus Americanus). 

It is mating season! And just like deer in the rut; The chase is on!! Many hunt the Hare’s with dogs. I grew up hunting them one on one in thick fir stands. Below is the  New Hampshire Wildlife Profile and Hunting dates and Units. In Canada, the Snowshoe Hare is a sought after food source. In Newfoundland for example over 1.5 million are consumed each year!

https://wildlife.state.nh.us/hunting/small-game-season.html 

https://wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/profiles/snowshoe-hare.html

As a teen it was relatively easy for me to bag a snowshoe hare with shotgun in the New Hampshire’s North Country but few in my family really knew how to prepare it. 

The German Inspired Dish Hasenpfeffer is a great way to prepare a delicious meal with wild hare/rabbit meat that you hunted and brought to the table. 

A recipe that I like is on website: https://honest-food.net/hasenpfeffer-recipe-dumplings/

The key to this recipe, I believe, is the Marinade. Follow the ingredients well. 

You can do the dumplings on the side or do what I do, use some wide egg noodles. The sauce uses sour cream. I make the sauce with some beef bullion and mushrooms, a rue, like Stroganoff. Wow! The hare meat should be very tender and almost fall off the bone.

Another side to try is German Spaetzle here… https://platedcravings.com/authentic-easy-german-spaetzle-recipe/

Good Hunting! Good Eating!