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Shelby

Shelby

It's been bitterly cold here and it's been lightly snowing for three days now! It's 9 F right now but it feels like -7 F.  Supposed to snow all day today too :) (won't be much accumulation but I'll take what I can get).  Ronnie took a drive through the fields that surround our house yesterday.

 

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And with his trusty Remington 22 rifle was able to get a rabbit.  Even a very light snow cover makes it easier to hunt rabbit.  They show up better and you can see their tracks.

 

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It's a mature male (buck).

 

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Rabbits are very easy to clean.  First remove the head:

 

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Then peel the skin/fur from the meat

 

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Clear down to the ankles

 

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Snip the feet off

 

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The (un)lucky rabbits foot

 

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Cut the tail off

 

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Next your ready to take the guts out.  Here is where lovers of commercially bought rabbit will want to cry.  You never want to eat the liver etc. of a wild rabbit.  Not good.  

 

Similar to a deer, run your knife through being very careful not to nick or catch any of the innards

 

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Gently pull the guts down and out

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Always remember to snip this tendon at the bottom to get the last remainder--it hides under there.

 

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All clean

 

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My go-to rabbit recipes are both fried.  Either fry and cover with a homemade mushroom sauce and bake low and slow, or fry and then pressure cook.  I'll be looking both online and in my cookbooks to see if I can find something else that trips my trigger and I'd love to have ideas from you guys!  Keep in mind, wild rabbit is MUCH tougher than commercial ones.  He's resting in my fridge....I'll be doing something with him either tonight or more likely tomorrow.  So, any ideas?

Shelby

Shelby

It's been bitterly cold here and it's been lightly snowing for three days now! It's 9 F right now but it feels like 17 F.  Supposed to snow all day today too :) (won't be much accumulation but I'll take what I can get).  Ronnie took a drive through the fields that surround our house yesterday.

 

thumbnail_IMG_0943.jpg.c44d6a6cc07a562440a0aeb1d3b77416.jpg

 

thumbnail_IMG_0944.jpg.8c70d721bbb5fd5bc90e9aa31e3f2e90.jpg

 

And with his trusty Remington 22 rifle was able to get a rabbit.  Even a very light snow cover makes it easier to hunt rabbit.  They show up better and you can see their tracks.

 

thumbnail_IMG_0945.jpg.e957034560763f8fc0686f7693e7cc64.jpg

 

It's a mature male (buck).

 

thumbnail_IMG_0484.jpg.75b71d68356ffc6ab8244dfacb797c4b.jpg

 

Rabbits are very easy to clean.  First remove the head:

 

thumbnail_IMG_0485.jpg.64a76d085297a6bbd742775831ae0b84.jpg

 

thumbnail_IMG_0486.jpg.17d7aad5287d84928d70cbf8407872fe.jpg

 

Then peel the skin/fur from the meat

 

thumbnail_IMG_0487.jpg.37bfbfdce2f13c88dcd5857c1896b471.jpg

 

thumbnail_IMG_0488.jpg.f4605560c201a0906fcb7219d03b9750.jpg

 

Clear down to the ankles

 

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thumbnail_IMG_0490.jpg.4f248a7ccd927303618fbe6f2cb8079e.jpg

 

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thumbnail_IMG_0493.jpg.8387d6f25aafbf58df4bafb87532199f.jpg

 

Snip the feet off

 

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thumbnail_IMG_0495-1.jpg.e47375e02f3a83afab7fcf8121090f6d.jpg

 

The (un)lucky rabbits foot

 

thumbnail_IMG_0496.jpg.6535e596bd2090ab3d1a2ac4d619d8d1.jpg

 

Cut the tail off

 

thumbnail_IMG_0498.jpg.1c59515b7987a872c74bf370adc490ca.jpg

 

thumbnail_IMG_0499.jpg.c54a6501c71a9dbe842b559312a7ef5b.jpg

 

Next your ready to take the guts out.  Here is where lovers of commercially bought rabbit will want to cry.  You never want to eat the liver etc. of a wild rabbit.  Not good.  

 

Similar to a deer, run your knife through being very careful not to nick or catch any of the innards

 

thumbnail_IMG_0500.jpg.3768bab500eb34feed8a6dcce0d5878e.jpg

 

thumbnail_IMG_0501-1.jpg.419ae8383c825d8acce8c8910b043fe9.jpg

 

thumbnail_IMG_0502-1.jpg.9f4648e57a01ffd87f313c568a8ca8f7.jpg

 

Gently pull the guts down and out

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thumbnail_IMG_0504.jpg.ba5a3d818d11b3c34b8e5f0cd974c0ad.jpg

 

Always remember to snip this tendon at the bottom to get the last remainder--it hides under there.

 

thumbnail_IMG_0505.jpg.983a655dbdb86a892c17099cad42aa02.jpg

 

thumbnail_IMG_0506.jpg.576dfa1993a785a3ff0b7ca44b75d354.jpg

 

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All clean

 

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My go-to rabbit recipes are both fried.  Either fry and cover with a homemade mushroom sauce and bake low and slow, or fry and then pressure cook.  I'll be looking both online and in my cookbooks to see if I can find something else that trips my trigger and I'd love to have ideas from you guys!  Keep in mind, wild rabbit is MUCH tougher than commercial ones.  He's resting in my fridge....I'll be doing something with him either tonight or more likely tomorrow.  So, any ideas?

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