Rabbits

game hunter

I no its probably been asked a 1000 times but what is the correct way to process a rabbit after its been shot . Do you need to gut them straight away or can they be hung in a fridge to chill for a day or two

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fathersymes

You want to gut them straight away especially in warm weather, the heat and fermenting grass etc. in the gut will ruin the meat.

extremetaz

yup, clean them as soon as you can, saltwater overnight, then 3-4hours in the pot with your chosen recipe, then sit down to some proper good food.

game hunter

thanks lads ,

Just said id ask as i was asked to get a few rabbits for a group of lads who are being shown a little bit of game processing and butchery on thursday coming . So if i get them tonight and clean them out and chill them there should be no hassles

fathersymes

Funnily enough, as a child my uncle didn't gut them and hung them for a good few days and I still remember them being delicious at the time (gamey I was told), however a few years ago I left the guts in until I got home in the summer, went ahead and cooked them anyway and they were horrible.

Catfirelily

My father never gutted them either,hung them for a few day's then processed them.
Never did us any harm.
Having said that I alway's clean them asap.

yubabill1

Reared on "four-legged chickens" - sisters refused to eat rabbits.

Gutted them when home, never in the field. Older people hung them for longer.

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meathstevie

With the weather as it is now you'd probably be alright if you left them in a garden shed or something the likes of that overnight as it's cold enough if they're not shot through the guts. On one condition though: squeeze the urine out of the bladder as soon as possible because that's what really ruins the finest rabbit carcass.

purehoor

seen a deadly clip on youtube about push gutting rabbits. loads of clips there

patdahat

purehoor wrote: »

seen a deadly clip on youtube about push gutting rabbits. loads of clips there

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7trIwVMYZA&feature=share&list=LL88_Txk0MrWZeOcM7_7n9-Q

running dogs

patdahat wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7trIwVMYZA&feature=share&list=LL88_Txk0MrWZeOcM7_7n9-Q

i love that way of gutting them, managed to do it twice i think and havent been able since :mad:

German pointer

purehoor wrote: »

seen a deadly clip on youtube about push gutting rabbits. loads of clips there

The only way to clean them no blood so in summer less flies to bother you or getting into the carcase but must be head shot to do it ptoperly

German pointer

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Snakezilla

I gut them asap when shooting (quiet moments between shots when I get a chance) I tried push gutting them once or twice but could never get the hang of it, quick careful nick of the knife to the stomach and do the rest with the fingers.

deano2882

id always push gut them..hang them with there jackets on for day take it off and if weather allows hang for further day then into salt water and pop them into pot...um um..