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[MOPanfisher]

I know they ate out there but I hunted rabbits for several years behind a buddy's beagles then several more years behind my own beagles and never saw a warble on a rabbbit, or a squirrel for that matter, which I am.happy about I like eating them and would keep one like that.

As for aliens living in us, I suppose like anything else some are living in slums (the ones in my chemical stew of a body) poor bastards, they would riot if they only knew how.  Wait maybe that's what cancer is, the aliens in us rioting!  Dang it I gotta go call my Dr. we is gonna be famous.

[fishinwrench]

9 hours ago, BilletHead said:

                    I suppose you have been abducted and probed before I take it? 

If they abduct ME, I'll probe THEM, take control of their ship and land it in your yard....and say "take me to your hybrids".

[oneshot]

15 hours ago, MOPanfisher said:

I know they ate out there but I hunted rabbits for several years behind a buddy's beagles then several more years behind my own beagles and never saw a warble on a rabbbit, or a squirrel for that matter, which I am.happy about I like eating them and would keep one like that.

 

Some states Rabbits Season is year round and some areas just don’t get cold.

I have ate Cottontails year round. Yes I have found worms and even Tape Worms in them.

But I have found the same in other animals. Most fish I have found worms.

Like I say just clean the best you can and cook well. Plus don’t say a word to anyone.

I have to laugh so many say I would never eat that when most things can be made very delicious.

My Mother in Law has learned just don’t eat anything at my house. LOL 

oneshot

[fishinwrench]

I was raised to believe that you shouldn't eat a rabbit before the first hard freeze.  No idea why.

And to always check the liver for specks, and throw them out if their liver wasn't slick and brown looking.

[oneshot]

2 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I was raised to believe that you shouldn't eat a rabbit before the first hard freeze.  No idea why.

And to always check the liver for specks, and throw them out if their liver wasn't slick and brown looking.

Well South Louisiana didn’t ever have hard freeze so if this was true you would never eat Rabbit.

oneshot

[fishinwrench]

48 minutes ago, oneshot said:

Well South Louisiana didn’t ever have hard freeze so if this was true you would never eat Rabbit.

oneshot

Oh I know.  That's what I was always told growing up though.  

 

[MOPanfisher]

I heard that same saying a lot too but never laid any attention to it.  The only issue I ever had with rabbits was occasionally one would be full of fleas and as they cooled they went looking for a new host.  For the last several years of cleaning rabbits we utilized a system where we never opened the body cavity so never go to see the livers.  I made some small gambll stick to hang them from, cut off front feet usually with a pair of game shears, peeled the hide down to the head, removed the front legs and backstraps, then peeled the hide off the hind quarters and removed thwm and the hip joint with pocket knife and nothing really left to waste.  Basically it was the "poacher method" used on deer just modified to rabbits.  Once used to it, took about 4 minute from start to finish if rushing a bit longer if taking your time.  And when you got home all you had was rabbits parts in a zip lock bag ton put into a bowl to soak.  Had some awfully good fried rabbits, my mom was a master at frying them.

[oneshot]

I would squeeze the guts out and pull the heads off while hunting and wormed my Dogs regular.

Miss running Rabbits.

oneshot

[jdmidwest]

8 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I was raised to believe that you shouldn't eat a rabbit before the first hard freeze.  No idea why.

And to always check the liver for specks, and throw them out if their liver wasn't slick and brown looking.

Tularemia

https://www.cdc.gov/tularemia/index.html

[snagged in outlet 3]

Never shot em till after a couple hard freezes.  Then part em out like a chicken.  Soaked in salt water and fried.  I oughta eat the ones eating my wife’s flowers😁. Organic, flower fed bunny’s.