I live in a rural area in New Mexico where jackrabbits are thick on the ground. I once counted 27 on the road at night in four miles. A couple of weeks ago I dr

I live in a rural area in New Mexico where jackrabbits are thick on the ground. I once counted 27 on the road at night in four miles. A couple of weeks ago I drove from home and three jackrabbits scampered away ahead of me. The road there is narrow along a hillside, steep up on one side and steep down on the other, so the hares prefer to stick to the road, and just kept running in front of the car. I was going maybe 30mph, knowing they can get out of the way, not trying to avoid them. One hare gave up and went down the side after maybe a hundred yards. The next one lasted a few hundred yards more. The last jackrabbit must have been having fun, it just kept running in front of the car, around corners, up hills and down, for maybe three miles. I don't think I slowed to less than 25 mph at any point. Finally it dodged off to the side. Now I know why despite the jackrabbit population, the local coyotes are skinny. I don't know if these southern hares migrate as much as the northern ones. Given their greater food supplies, I doubt it. But I don't much doubt that they could keep pace with their northern cousins at need.