It hops about at night, looking for grasses, buds, leaves and twigs. In the winter it nibbles bark or trees or pine needles. Enemies People find the hare's meat tasty, and use the fur for coats and other clothing. The hare is also food for many meat-eating animals. Its enemies are wolf, fox, coyote, wolverine, fisher, weasel, hawk or owls.
Lynxes also eat snow show hares.
The enemy needs to be very fast to catch this mammal. The hare leaps over the ground, twisting its body into the air, and instantly changing directions. With so many enemies, the hare is lucky to live for a year. The mother has two or three litters between April and September. There may be two to ten young in each litter.