MN DNR Cotton Tail Rabbit
The 2025 August Roadside Survey report includes data for eastern cottontail, gray partridge, mourning dove, rabbit, sandhill crane, white-tailed deer and white-tailed jackrabbit. One highlight for these other surveyed species is rabbit numbers.
Cottontail rabbit index (15 rabbits per 100 miles) increased from 2024 (nine rabbits per 100 miles) and exceeds the 10-year average (six rabbits per 100 miles) and the long-term average (six rabbits per 100 miles).
The east central region had the highest cottontail index (42 rabbits per 100 miles). The southwest, south central and southeast regions also had more than 17 rabbits per 100 miles and should offer good hunting opportunities, along with the east central region. The full report is available on the DNR website.
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