The snowshoe rabbit is so named because its huge, furry hind feet enable it to scamper across the surface of deep snow.

Early one summer, a snowshoe rabbit emerged from a dense stand of hemlocks nearby and hopped over to join us about the fire.

The limp body of a snowshoe rabbit fell heavily to the ground, followed by a piece of cardboard.

When being chased by dogs, a snowshoe rabbit tends to remain in its home territory, circling about or cutting back and forth.

On that first afternoon, Brewster did manage to start a snowshoe rabbit and run it in one circle before losing the scent.

When we returned to camp there was a snowshoe rabbit sniffing about the front steps.

We remembered the relationship between a food animal called a snowshoe rabbit and a predatory cat called a lynx.

"When you get 10 or more inches of new snow, the dogs will tire easily, but they'll run, just as beagles do after snowshoe rabbits."

We always took a .22 rifle, just in case we encountered a snowshoe rabbit.

Late in the afternoon, I shot a snowshoe rabbit, or varying hare, that bounded through the woods before me.