oldschool45
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I'm familiar with finding parasites in fish. What do you look for in rabbits? Sores and worm/maggot like things in the flesh?
Thanks,
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Parasites in Rabbits?
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troy fairweather
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You would be horrified if you Google them in Jack rabbits, think it's why most wait for frost to start hunting rabbits.
red rick
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They are usually full of tapeworms if they have fleas . I have hunted rabbits with beagles about the last 10 years . I usually kill about 75 a season . Tapeworms and fleas are the only things that I have seen on the ones that we have shot and skinned . I run my dogs all year long , we ran a rabbit today for about a hour . I counted 11 rabbits in my yard the other night after it rained . I usually see 7 or 8 every evening about 7:30 .
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.45Coltguy
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Yep. I stopped going after jacks out West a loooong time ago. Too darn wormy. Cottontail in cooler temps were the ticket.
armoredman
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Bot fly larvae under the skin is common down here, from what I've heard. I've always been told don't hunt bunny until after the first hard freeze - this is Arizona, we don't HAVE hard freezes!
On the other hand, AZ Fish and Game lists Jackrabbit as Arizona's original "fast food"...
On the other hand, AZ Fish and Game lists Jackrabbit as Arizona's original "fast food"...
CoalCrackerAl
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Same here we wait until the frost hits. I used to raise rabbits for food and to sell. Their pens were 3 foot off the ground. They were always clear of parasites. And under the pens were great for gathering earth worms for fishing.
dbmjr1
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I was told to always look at the liver of rabbit. If it's grey, throw it away and wash everything.
Tularemia.
My Grandma had a sister killed by a cut with a knife while cleaning a rabbit.
She also had a brother killed by a shotgun while climbing a fence.
She must've come from a big family.
She was born in 1899.
Tularemia.
My Grandma had a sister killed by a cut with a knife while cleaning a rabbit.
She also had a brother killed by a shotgun while climbing a fence.
She must've come from a big family.
She was born in 1899.
oldschool45
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Thanks for the replys. This rabbit didn't know that the "salad bar" was closed and got picked off from the kitchen door. Skin was clean, meat was clean, liver looked good. From spine hit to freezer bag was about 20 minutes. I'm going to freeze it solid for a few days before braising it to well done.
Patocazador
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We don't have freezes here very often and we don't have many rabbits with all the protected predators. The state helps out the rabbit population by having no closed season with a 15? per day bag limit. (Sarcasm)
I've lived in Florida since '71 and have not yet been able to kill more than one or two per year.
P.S. If you hear someone talk about squirrels and rabbits having "wolves", they are referring to the previously mentioned bot fly larvae.
I've lived in Florida since '71 and have not yet been able to kill more than one or two per year.
P.S. If you hear someone talk about squirrels and rabbits having "wolves", they are referring to the previously mentioned bot fly larvae.
oldschool45
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I had my older neighbor check the bunny for critters"wolves". In Okeechobee I could probably take 5 or so swamp rabbits with a slingshot if I was so inclined.
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Hugger-4641
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Been hunting rabbits and squirrels since I was 7. Have had a rabbit here and there with them, but last year was first time I've ever killed squirrels with bot flies (wulves). You won't have to look for them, they are very obvious. They usually come off with the skin and do not affect the muscle tissue underneath.
alsaqr
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Grew up in West Virginia. Rabbits and squirrels were often infected with bot fly larvae, we called it warbles. They went away with the first frost.
