Snowshoe hares have a lengthy population cycle, but this year seems exceptionally low, writes Outdoors columnist Gord Follett, who digs into what may be happening.

A hare was caught on camera running in the snow with a herd of deer in an East Yorkshire field. Jase Broadhead captured the scene at about 07:00 GMT on Sunday in Airmyn near Goole. Mr Broadhead ...

A hare was caught on camera running in the snow with a herd of deer in an East Yorkshire field. Jase Broadhead captured the scene at about 07:00 GMT on Sunday in Airmyn near Goole. Mr Broadhead ...

With a range that extends from Alaska and Northern Canada south into the Rockies, Upper Midwest and Northeastern United States, the snowshoe hare is widely distributed across North America.

I am going in pursuit of the snowshoe hare. Snowshoe hares? You may ask: "Where in the world did that come from?" Once upon a time, I would actually hunt these interesting little varmints.