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Show !JJi Iiliilia ALBINO RABBIT. A rare albino jackrabbit was an added trophy on recent hunt in Iron County. The rabbit had pink eyes and the pictures indicate the lack of black coloration. of opinion of the group was that BLM revegetated areas are a favorite sport for rabbit hunting. During this hunt Russel Meacham of Layton bagged a rare albino jackrabbit. The an-imal an-imal was given to the Southern South-ern Utah State College mem-mology mem-mology collection for study. Excellent rabbit hunting enjoyed by visiting group Recently a group of hunters from Syracuse and Layton journeyed to Iron County to engage in the excellent recreational recrea-tional sport of jackrabbit hunting. Most of the group used big game rifles to "keep their shooting eye in shape for deer season." Approximately 150 rabbits were killed with an individual high of 35. The men using 22 rimfires held the edge over those using big game rifles. Bert Lowry, BLM Wildlife Specialist, said the consensus |