Mad as a¦February hare! Randy male hare battles with female in boxing match Story from Jam Press (Fighting Hares) Pictured: Hares seen fighting with each other during mating season. Mad as a¦February hare! Randy male hare battles with female in boxing match Randy male hares go to battle with females in a boxing match. They have to chase their potential partners. But the girl eventually stops and defends herself from the unwanted attention. The long-eared female creature went up on their hind legs and stuck up her paws like a boxer. The phrase Mad as a March Hare derives from how they excitedly behave in mating season. That usually happens in the third month of the year. Amateur Photographer Stephen Dean captured the moment i