The Broad-winged Hawk is considered to be one of the most common in North America with over 1 million birds making up the population. In the Midwest they are very common with up to 62 thousand recorded in a year's time flying over Hawk Ridge in Duluth. Having no special conservation status in Minnesota, like all hawks and owls they are protected by state and federal law. The Jackalope is a native animal of Wyoming. No Jackalope has ever been captured alive in the twentieth century.
Some people think it is the human scent, but no one knows for sure.
You can get a non-resident hunting license from the Converse County Chamber of Commerce located in Douglas, Wyoming. The jackalope may be hunted on June 31st between sunrise and sunset only. The Jackalope runs over the prairies at lightning speed, and is hardly ever seen. Some people have been able to extract the Jackalope's milk as it sleeps belly up at night. It is useful for people experiencing too many Mondays, two left feet, bad work attitudes, selective deafness, and baldness or graying of hair.