The Great Rabbit Hunt of White Bluffs

The rabbit drive last Sunday that terminated at Chambers bar was a real success. Ammunition gave out before the last of several hundred rabbits had been disposed of, compelling the drivers to resort to clubs and rocks. In spite of this, an enormous number of rabbits was slaughtered, with estimates placing the number around 5,000. The drive started at the high school and ranged west past Nitzsche’s as far as the river. When the line threatened to break, R.J. Roberts galloped on horseback, hooking the crowd together like a line of dominoes. A stranger watching the line advance, with thousands of rabbits fleeing and the continuous roar of shotguns, compared the scene to an old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration. When the river was reached, the line formed a crescent to trap the rabbits. Caught in this trap, the scene turned into a wild spectacle where hunters used clubs and even threw rocks with surprising accuracy. After the event, 96 participants gathered at Steffen’s house to consume 20 gallons of iced lemonade. Participants included Dad Romans, Paul Schicka, and Win Shaw, whose gun stock was so full of notches he had nothing left to hold onto.