San Juan Rabbits

[Buckbriar]

I have a pup and would like to buy some San Juans to train with. Does anyone know somebody who raises San Juan's. Thanks

[Carl]

I have always heard that it was ilegal to turn San Juans loose...
but I don't know if it is or not. I use to raise San Juans and they do look like a wild rabbit. They burrow in the ground and I guess that wouldn't be good if we were over populated with them.

[GSP]

What is a San Juan?

[Buckbriar]

GSP,
A San Juan is a rabbit that originated in Europe and behaves more like a wild rabbit than any other domestic breed. At least, that's what I've heard.

[CPA Hunter]

They don't do well in the wild but they do okay with training pups. There are all kinds of rabbits from Knot Heads to San Juans.

Try Americanbeagler.com

[mike fuson]

We have had San Juans before and they run out of steam fast . The best I have seen are smokey mountain cotton tails.

[The Beagler]

The reason it is illegal to release San Juan rabbits is because they sometimes carry a disease (don't know the name of it) that has a 95% mortality rate. Therefore, if San Juan rabbits were released into the wild there is potential for them to spread disease to wild rabbits, which would devastate the population.

[GW805]

Just for the record: 301 KAR 2:082 Section 2 Subsection 1 makes it illegal to import or possess (c) Wild European rabbit (also called the San Juan Rabbit)

An hour in the woods with my son's is worth a month in the house....