The third in the classic hunting trilogy featuring Bugs, Daffy, and Elmer. The premise is simple but effective. Elmer goes hunting during duck season. Daffy tries to convince him it's rabbit season and goads him into going after Bugs. But, of course, Bugs is too smart for that and points Elmer back in Daffy's direction. It's back and forth throughout the short about whether it's duck, rabbit, goat, skunk, pigeon, or mongoose season! Full of hilarious lines and gags like "fricasseeing rabbit" and "Good heavens! He disintegwated!" This is one of the all-time classics from Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese. Great voicework from Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan. No matter how many times I've seen this one, it never gets old.

This is the third and final part of the "Hunting Trilogy" pitting Bugs against Daffy and Elmer. Bugs once again uses Daffy's excitability and Elmer's gullible nature to stay one step ahead of them.This particular cartoon is noted for taking place during winter (as evidenced by the snow) and Bugs tricking Daffy into identifying himself as various animals then convincing Elmer that hunting season for that animal is now open.The choice of the animals is hilarious in its own right. Mixed with Daffy's frantic reactions, it's comedic gold. At one point, Daffy's so frustrated by the constant shotgun blasts to the face, he doesn't even need Bugs to set him up for the punchline. This is proof that on some level, Daffy knows he'll never be able to outwit Bugs.

This is the last episode of the "Hunting Trilogy" three Looney Tunes episodes with a similar theme. Like in the last two of the trilogy, "Rabbit Fire" and "Rabbit Seasoning", Elmer is hunting and Daffy "shows" him the way to Bugs Bunny so the rabbit can be killed. For some reason Bugs Bunny just about never is shot, but Daffy is (because these are cartoon he always survives, for which we should be grateful). In this particular episode it is winter and Daffy calls himself a lot of animals, then Bunny shows a "Season sign" for the animal, so Daffy is then shot by Elmer. Like the first one is:Daffy: Well, I guess I'm the goat. (Bugs shows "Goat season sign" and Elmer points his gun at Daffy.) Daffy: What? (Elmer shoots Daffy.)This is personally not my favourite of the trilogy. The animation is quite ugly (when Daffy is shot) and I prefer the theme of the jokes in "Rabbit Fire" and "Rabbit Seasoning". The Season sign theme is quite repetitive; funny the first few times, but it just becomes boring after a while. However, this episode is quite well worth watching, despite its slight flaws.I recommend this to anyone who likes the greedy, cynical Daffy Duck best and people who like to see Bugs Bunny have his own way. For people who do not like slapstick all that much and for people who prefer the older, crazier black duck, this episode I do not specifically recommend to you and if you do want to watch it, you may not want to rewatch it.Enjoy "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!"7 and a half out of ten.

"Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" is a brilliant Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck/Elmer Fudd cartoon, the third in what became known as the "Hunter Trilogy" from director Chuck Jones & writer Michael Maltese (the first two cartoons being "Rabbit Fire" [1951] and "Rabbit Seasoning" [1952]). Once again, Daffy tries to manipulate Elmer into blasting Bugs with his shotgun. Once again, Daffy fails, and HOW he fails. Once again, Bugs is just way too smart for Daffy to outwit! The most memorable running gag in "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" involves Daffy unwittingly claiming to be certain kinds of animals, Bugs holding up a sign (to the musical accompaniment of "A-Hunting We Will Go") declaring open season for these animals, and Elmer blasting Daffy's bill off his face with the shotgun. (On one of these occasions, Daffy is absolutely hilarious as he looks back at Elmer and squeaks "What?" before getting blasted.) Another memorable scene involves Daffy spotting Bugs in a duck disguise, after which Daffy shouts to Elmer, "Shoot the duck! Shoot the duck!"; who do you suppose Elmer shoots? One other thing to watch for in "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" is the palette of facial expressions from Daffy and Bugs, particularly when Bugs feels the muzzle of Elmer's shotgun directly behind his head, when Daffy learns that Elmer cannot shoot "a fwicasseeing wabbit," and when Daffy spots Bugs dropping down from the sky in a lame angel disguise. Catch this marvelous cartoon on Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3, featuring a well-done additional commentary by contemporary animator Eric Goldberg.