04-12-2019, 10:35 AM | #1 | |
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You Should Hunt More Rabbits
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04-12-2019, 10:56 AM | #2 |
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One time I went wabbit hunting with my cousins and the only thing I was left with was a 357 magnum......but I did manage to get a few holes, I mean...rabbits.
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04-12-2019, 10:58 AM | #3 |
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I ate a lot of rabbit as a yankee. The old say of don't hunt them until after the first frost more or less killed hunting them to eat here in Texas. I was buying commercial Rabbit meat for a while because I like it that much.
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04-12-2019, 11:49 AM | #4 |
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I did a LOT of rabbit hunting growing up in SW Ohio. We would always clean, cook, & eat everything we shot. I used to make some great rabbit stews in my mom's Crockpot by adding carrots, peas, potatoes or whatever and some gravy. I miss those days.
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04-12-2019, 11:53 AM | #5 |
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The saying I was taught was to only hunt them in months that have an "R" in them.
That pretty much means don't hunt them in the summertime. But we did, and never had any problems as long as they were gutted and skinned quickly and put on ice or in the outside freezer - and always check the liver for spots and discoloration. In warm places, I say skin them out and get them on ice quickly so you don't get ticks and fleas in your ice chest or freezer. |
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[QUOTE=Sanders;1480776]The saying I was taught was to only hunt them in months that have an "R" in them.
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04-12-2019, 11:56 AM | #7 |
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We raised rabbits once. Kind of on accident. Inherited a buck and doe when my Grandpa died.
Those were good eatin'. Way better than cotton hoppers, and much more meat, too. Had them battered and fried like chicken, grilled on the barbecue, in stews, and the one you don't want to do - rabbit chile. Rabbit does not make a good chile for some reason. Maybe because it is too lean. |
04-12-2019, 04:46 PM | #8 |
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I remember something about rabbits in warm months being tainted with a parasite bug called "warbles" or something like that. I've seen pictures of rabbit flesh infested with those things and they were pretty disgusting. Never encountered them myself tho.
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"Tularemia is a disease that can infect animals and people. Rabbits, hares, and rodents are especially susceptible and often die in large numbers during outbreaks. People can become infected by several ways, including: Tick and deer fly bites Skin contact with infected animals Drinking contaminated water Inhaling contaminated aerosols or agricultural and landscaping dust Laboratory exposure In addition, people could be exposed as a result of bioterrorism. Symptoms vary depending how the person was infected. Tularemia can be life-threatening, but most infections can be treated successfully with antibiotics." Look it up.... |
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04-13-2019, 08:40 AM | #11 |
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Tularemia has infected several people I know.
Two of them died because of it. |
04-13-2019, 09:38 AM | #12 |
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Foxes and bald eagles have decimated the rabbit pop. in my ao.
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08-06-2019, 11:09 AM | #14 |
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A rabbit story.
I was working for Time Finance back in the late sixties in Mayfield Ky. A large tire making plant was there too. A high ranking guy at the factory had a serious stroke that almost killed him and he was unable to return to his position. After months of rehab he decided him and his sons would go into the rabbit for food breeding business. Came to us wanting a loan because the bank wouldn't lend to him because of his infirmity. We gave him the largest loan that was legal for us to do. He started building hutches and got some breeding rabbits and a year later paid the loan off, and had a company coming to his place every week and getting a truckload of skinned and cleaned rabbits. He sold rabbit meat, the guts, and skins. When I left Mayfield he was making lots of money. It was a family business. Some guys are just hard to keep down. |
08-06-2019, 10:10 PM | #15 |
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We use to sit on the front fenders
and drive down the gravel roads and shoot them at night... |
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