Two hare species live in Latvia: the brown hare, which prefers open farmland, and the mountain hare, which is more often found in forests and bogs. Huntgate groups them together as “Hare”.
Hares are mainly active at dusk and at night and spend the day in a shallow hollow called a form.
There are still few observations of this species, so the statistics are indicative.
Hare is most often observed in these conditions:
Based on the most common conditions in the historical trail camera observations (absolute counts, not an activity rate).
Activity by hour of day
Number of observations by local time.
Seasonality by month
The most active month is highlighted in yellow.
The mountain hare turns its coat white in winter for camouflage; the brown hare stays brownish.
It runs at up to 60 km/h and changes direction sharply to escape a predator.
Brown hare leverets are born seeing and furred, ready to run within a few hours.
Active at dusk and night; it spends the day in a shallow hollow called a form.
When are hares most active?
In Huntgate trail camera observations, hares are photographed most often around 19:00 (evening). The hourly chart shows how observations spread across the day.
In which month are hares observed most?
The month with the most hares observations is April. The seasonal chart shows how the number of observations changes through the year.
In what weather are hares observed most often?
Most hares observations were recorded at temperatures of 0..10°C and air pressure of 1010–1020 hPa. This is an absolute count of observations, not an activity rate.
How can I find out when hares will be more active in my area?
The Huntgate activity forecast combines historical trail camera observations with the weather forecast for the coming days at your chosen location and shows an activity index by hour and by day.
Data: Huntgate trail camera observations in Latvia, aggregated nationwide without precise camera locations. Species are sorted by users and the AI; the user's sorting always prevails.