This jar of canned snowshoe hare is from a home-canner in Newfoundland and Labrador. Though hunting of Arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) is no longer permitted in that province, hunting of snowshoe hares has become an important part of the culture. After their introduction in the 1860s, snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus), known locally as 'rabbits', became so abundant that people regularly snared hundreds for personal use and for canning. Rabbit-canning factories existed in the 1890s, and the industry was unregulated until about 1930. Newfoundland 'bottled rabbit' is still available commercially in season.