• Elvith Ma'for@feddit.org
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      In German there’s the word Dachhase (literally translated “roof hare”). Why it exists? Well…

      There are several reports that people ate cats in the 1600-1900, especially the poor when times were hard. And if you gut a cat, cut it’s paws, head and tail and remove it’s fur, the remainder look similar to what would remain of hares. Since cats can reach the roofs, but hare don’t, this term was coined.

      See also https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachhase (no English page available)

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        We have the same word in Dutch, ‘dakhaas’. Though here most reports of people eating it are from the winter of 1944-1945.

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          A ground blind is a very effective way to hunt vegetables. Though you really need to use fox urine to mask your scent.

          I personally prefer to bow hunt them due to the shorter ranges I encounter. Though some around here prefer using a revolver in heavier cover.