I hunted many years without a dog or a friend. When You get to know an area, you will know where the rabbits are hiding, and they will run in about the same direction every time you jump them. If I couldn't get a shot off, I would come back a few days later and the bunny would be holed up in the same spot but this time I stalked in quieter and closer to take the shot. On occasion I would hunt with a trusted partner, and one of us would stand in view of the "escape" route and the other would beat the brush. I never had an instance when I felt anyone was in danger, except the rabbit! My favorite time to hunt was after a fresh snow. When The Coyote began making a comeback the Rabbits all but disappeared and that's when I began my tree rat adventures, but that was not as fun as popping a bounding rabbit. PS I used muzzle loader most of the time,,,LK