Two Rabbit Hunting Questions: spoilage and rabbit still breathing.

[buck460XVR]

I tried this method of gutting. Apparently this is how the American Indians used to do it.
Either my hands were not strong enough (probably) or my technique was off, but I
could not do it.

Looks like a dang good way to contaminate the meat with stomach/intestinal contents. I have used the knife-less grouse cleaning technique quite a bit tho.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7yPa0PD_NM

 

[highup]

Looks like a dang good way to contaminate the meat with stomach/intestinal contents. I have used the knife-less grouse cleaning technique quite a bit tho.........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7yPa0PD_NM

Why would it contaminate the meat ?

 

[red rick]

I have seen my nephew do it like that , but I think that he would rather use a knife.

 

[wankerjake]

I hunt them above 32 degrees all the time. It’s usually 40-60 degrees when I’m quail hunting. I throw them in my vest pouch for a few hours and clean them back at the truck. They don’t spoil

 

[Sniper66]

1. Whack him with a stick or stomp his head.

2. When hunting squirrels or rabbits, I always a have a cooler with me and a jug of cold water. I skin and gut every animal I kill and cover them with the water; usually within a few minutes of shooting them. BTW, they skin easier if cleaned right away.

 

[nettlle]

We would clean them when we got home. I hunted a lot of rabbits with a lot of different people and all of us cleaned them when we got home. I think I'll stay with a knife instead of using the squish method.