Snowshoe hares average 18 to 20 inches in length and weigh three to four pounds. Their summer coats are yellowish to grayish brown with white underparts, and the tail is brown on top. During the winter, their coat is replaced by white fur, but the hair is dusky at the base with a gray underfur. Snowshoes’ ears are dark at the tip.
Hares are found in mixed spruce forests, wooded swamps, and brushy areas. They feed on a variety of vegetation including grasses, buds, twigs, leaves, needles, and bark. Snowshoe hares travel on well-established trails or runways at all times of the year.
Young are born April thru August with two to three litters per year. Litters average two to four leverets (young hares) and can range from one to seven. Leverets weigh about two
