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5 stories matching jackrabbit

  1. The Jackrabbit Plague of Fruitvale

    Farmers in the Fruitvale district are calling for organized rabbit drives as pests devastate alfalfa fields.

    Sep 3, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland, Benton CountyStrange But True

  2. The Great Coyote Drive Falls Flat

    A massive community hunting effort ends in embarrassment as the wily predators evade the local volunteer army.

    Feb 9, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

  3. The Great Richland Rabbit Drive

    Citizens and local youth organize a massive, community-wide rabbit hunt to curb the population explosion of jackrabbits in Benton County.

    Aug 27, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland, Benton CountyStrange But True

  4. The Great Rabbit Scourge of 1916

    A brutal winter and lack of food drives starving jackrabbits into the heart of Richland's orchards.

    Feb 10, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland, Benton CountyStrange But True

  5. The Great Rabbit Drive: Blood, Snow, and the Hunt for Sport in Yakima

    Hundreds of men, boys, and ladies converged on a four-mile line to corral hundreds of jackrabbits into a killing field, resulting in more broken bones than dead rabbits.

    Jan 30, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

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