Pistol kill

MCgunner · Oct 20, 2013

I often take my Mk 2 along in the woods to gangster a squirrel if opportunity happens. I was walking down the trail to my hog trap to check it after church this afternoon and walked upon this sitting in the trail about 30 yards ahead of me as I round a corner in the trail. I braced against a tree trunk and made the shot.

Haven't had rabbit in a while. I'm thinkin' stew.

He's big and might be a bit tough to fry.

stressed · Oct 20, 2013

Nice shot

Outlaw Man · Oct 21, 2013

Nice work. Should be good eating.

Boostedtwo · Oct 21, 2013

nice, didnt come out of the woods empty handed.

flipajig · Oct 21, 2013

Good shot I don't know about eating jack rabbit.

Flip

MCgunner · Oct 21, 2013

This ain't a jack, it's a swamp rabbit (big cousin of cottontail.) We have a lot of 'em in the woods around here. They generally like swampy country or near water. I grew up on a creek bottom that had plenty of 'em. It's upland woods around here, but we're not far from Sandy Creek and there are LOTS of tanks around here (small ponds/lakes).

http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/a...eporidae/Sylvilagus/Sylvilagus-aquaticus.html

flipajig · Oct 21, 2013

I've heard about the swamp rabbits up here we have Cotten tail and Jack rabbits with a a few snow shoe mixed in.
Flip

brainwake · Oct 21, 2013

How were the feas? Any on him? I have been eyeing some bunny's for a few years, but was thinking about waiting till it got a little colder so the fea's weren't so bad.

MCgunner · Oct 21, 2013

No flees or ticks or wolf worms that I noticed. He seemed to be a health wabbit until he got his lead injection.

Patocazador · Oct 21, 2013

Young tender fried rabbit is my favorite meat. Better than steak or pork chops any day in my book. Trouble is none of the rabbits I've killed lately were young or tender ... big ol' cane cutters.

Geno · Oct 24, 2013

Nice shot, thanks for sharing.

Geno

7.62 Nato · Oct 24, 2013

Looks good. Hard to tell by pics how much he weighed (roughly). What's your stew recipe ? Do you brown the meat first ?

shiftyer1 · Oct 25, 2013

I've always been told not to eat rabbit until it freezes outside????

Texan Scott · Oct 25, 2013

Congrats! A small meat pie might be in order.

Robbins290 · Oct 25, 2013

Good shot

03fatboy · Oct 26, 2013

Nice shot ,looks good

OH_Spartan · Oct 26, 2013

30 yds with a 22 pistol...that's something to post. My favorite use of rabbit is in the crock-pot then shredded and BBQ'd.

I'm not sure where "don't eat rabbit till it freezes outside" comes from. Domestic rabbits are raised in pens all over the country and harvested for food almost year around. I think there is something with their libido when there isn't enough daylight, so there may not be kits being born year-round. But, when they're ready, bon appetit.

Torian · Oct 26, 2013

Would definitely stew it, and maybe even toss it in the pressure cooker first to tenderize. Might be a little tough

jimmyraythomason · Oct 26, 2013

We call them "cane cutter rabbits" in Alabama. I've killed them with a recurve bow and .357 magnum handguns. My best handgun kill was a bobcat with an RG in .22 short with a 1.5" barrel.

Hanshi · Oct 26, 2013

Hey, you did great on that bunny.

Sam Cade · Oct 26, 2013

MCgunner said:
This ain't a jack, it's a swamp rabbit

Well, I have learned something today.

MCgunner · Oct 26, 2013

What's your stew recipe ? Do you brown the meat first ?

No browning first, just crock pot it all day with a little of this and a little of that and salt/pepper/garlic powder. Crock pots are wonderful tools.

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