lizziedog1
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I mention rabbit shooting in another thread I started about a gun. I want to talk about rabbit hunting here.
I was raised eating domestic rabbit. My dad raised butcher rabbits. My mom made a mean rabbit stew. We would tell unwary guests they were eating chicken. They did sometime become suspicioius when they encountered four drumsticks and no wings.
I have never shot a rabbit in the wild, not the cottontail type anyway.
One reason is all the stories I hear about their meat isn't always safe to consume. They are suppose to have some sort of parasites. Then I hear that they are Kosher to consume only after the first snow of the year.
We haven't had a snow flake yet this winter. Things are really dry. But, we are having cold nights. Low teens and single-digit night time temperatues have been the norm for the last several weeks.
Some folks are telling me that it has been cold enough to render rabbit consumption safe. Still others insist I wait for snow.
You guys, what is the truth about cottontail consumption?
How does it compare with eating domestic rabbit?
I was raised eating domestic rabbit. My dad raised butcher rabbits. My mom made a mean rabbit stew. We would tell unwary guests they were eating chicken. They did sometime become suspicioius when they encountered four drumsticks and no wings.
I have never shot a rabbit in the wild, not the cottontail type anyway.
One reason is all the stories I hear about their meat isn't always safe to consume. They are suppose to have some sort of parasites. Then I hear that they are Kosher to consume only after the first snow of the year.
We haven't had a snow flake yet this winter. Things are really dry. But, we are having cold nights. Low teens and single-digit night time temperatues have been the norm for the last several weeks.
Some folks are telling me that it has been cold enough to render rabbit consumption safe. Still others insist I wait for snow.
You guys, what is the truth about cottontail consumption?
How does it compare with eating domestic rabbit?