It's always open season on snowshoe rabbits in Wisconsin, but the best hunting in years is taking place right now north of Highway 70.
Snowshoe rabbits go by many names.
They're technically called varying hares, and Wisconsin hunters refer to them as white rabbits or balsam bunnies. Statewide, there are 4.5 million snowshoes for the taking. Like ruffed grouse, white rabbit populations are cyclical. All you need to do is hunt north of Highway 70, which runs from Grantsburg near the Minnesota border to Florence along the Michigan border. Here, soil and tree cover will determine how many snowshoes you'll find.