For rabbit pie? It's jsut like making a traditional steak pie, but with rabbit. All kinds of variations exist.... steak & ale, steak & mushroom, steak & kidney, etc.
As far as English cookery goes, get these. I prefer the UK versions, but you can probably get them very cheaply in the US now...
The best thing would be to get a few Sighthounds
But of course, you can eat jack rabbit and cottontail. If you're not used to eating game, though, it may take some getting used to. Slow cooking and generous saucing is required while you get over the shock of eating anything unlike bland...
Rabbits must be culled in very large numbers to protect agricultural crops. Even a small colony can destroy enough crop which could have fed hundreds of families. A single night's hunting can yields dozens of rabbits per shooter.
I think it would be entirely unethical to shoot the rabbits for...