One of the most popular game animals, the cottontail rabbit, provides an outlet for hunters’ energy when most other hunting seasons are closed.

It’s also a diner’s delight. Weeks after most other hunting seasons have closed, rabbit hunting continues. Limits are liberal, and a hefty cottontail affords plenty of lean meat for the table.

Recipes for rabbit cookery abound, but few are as simple and tasty as rabbit fajitas.

To make rabbit fajitas, remove raw meat from the bone and cut into strips one-half inch thick. Sprinkle with Old World Red Rock Fajita seasoning, made in Kansas City. Let this stand in the refrigerator for two hours, then saute in olive oil until cooked through.

Add a little water and lots of yellow onions and green or red bell peppers cut in strips. Simmer until vegetables are tender but still crisp. Serve with sour cream, grated pepper jack cheese and picante sauce on tortillas wrapped in foil and heated in the oven.

In Kansas, rabbit season lasts all year with no limits, but in Missouri the season season runs through Feb. 15, with a daily limit of six and a possession limit of 12.