Rabbits?
11-09-2007, 02:14 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 676
Rabbits?
Now that I've closed out my deer season, I've thought about all the rabbits around. The only time I've ever had the pleasure of eating them is when I get to go to fancy restaurants for work. And its good stuff.
Anyone on here bowhunt for rabbits for enjoyment and meat? Thought about trying it and going over to the pro shop to get the necessary blunt tips, etc. But would appreciate any and all advice on hunting and handling and cooking the meat. The wife's not too crazy about the idea. Doesn't want me to catch the rabbit fever. I did some reading on it and it seems like you're okay if you handle and cook properly.
Anyone on here bowhunt for rabbits for enjoyment and meat? Thought about trying it and going over to the pro shop to get the necessary blunt tips, etc. But would appreciate any and all advice on hunting and handling and cooking the meat. The wife's not too crazy about the idea. Doesn't want me to catch the rabbit fever. I did some reading on it and it seems like you're okay if you handle and cook properly.
11-09-2007, 02:19 PM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
RE: Rabbits?
Spent most of my youth shooting them. Get a recurve and get after them. They are great practice. I havent done it in years, but use to go stick cotton tails all the time.
11-09-2007, 02:20 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,329
RE: Rabbits?
I only have two to my credit and both were head shots with the blunt rubber points that have a vew little pointy things on the end. I think I over cooked mine because it wasn't that great. Next time....
Tom
Tom
11-09-2007, 02:48 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Rabbits?
Rabbits are excellent eating! Brown them up in some fry magic and put them in the oven with some rice and cream of mushroom soup and bake for 1 hour at 375 degree's. We use shoot rabbits as kids all the time with are recurves or 22's. Here in the northern parts of the USA a person should be safe eating rabbits with any month that has an R in it. For example (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April.My dad told me that years ago so thats what i go by.