rabbits?
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Topic: rabbits?
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Subject: rabbits?
Date Posted: 13 September 2003 at 17:56
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anyone hunt em? anyone eat em? ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana  Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
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Posted By: Triggerguard
Date Posted: 14 September 2003 at 08:46
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Me. ------------- "...A moral compass needs a butt end.Whatever direction France is pointing-towards collaboration with Nazis, accomodation with communists,...we can go the other way with a quiet conscience"-O'Rourke |
Posted By: Spot shooter
Date Posted: 14 September 2003 at 12:56
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Wabbit season, that's two of us. Spot |
Posted By: soggyshooter
Date Posted: 15 September 2003 at 09:41
| Yes and yes. Now that the kids are older they now know why the chicken had four drumsticks! |
Posted By: Triggerguard
Date Posted: 15 September 2003 at 12:10
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How do you boys dress 'em after killing. I've been useing the "squeeze" method after shooting them, throw em a bag or tie a leg, then skin 'em out later. ------------- "...A moral compass needs a butt end.Whatever direction France is pointing-towards collaboration with Nazis, accomodation with communists,...we can go the other way with a quiet conscience"-O'Rourke |
Posted By: NH_Hunter
Date Posted: 15 September 2003 at 13:59
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Carry them out, let the beagle play with it for a tiny bit. Drive to where my dad works, takes his knife and then dresses them. I got 3 total in the 3 years i have hunted them. NH_Hunter ------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 October 2003 at 10:48
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We hunt them heavy. We have 6 great beagle hounds (aka dogs). We hunt about 8 farms, and get about 300 a year. We gut them immediately. Hang the gutted rabbit in a tree and the guts in another to keep the dogs off them. I like a 410 double, a 16 guage single hammerless, or my 20 guage Remington 870 ultra ligh pump. We usually wait for the first snow as the cover is down and easier on the dogs feet. Great sport. BEAR |
Posted By: samchap
Date Posted: 03 October 2003 at 14:25
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Not since my highschool days have I hunted snowshoe hare, and that's 35years+. Where I live hare are scarce since the early 70's. Some say it is because of the influx of coyotes here in coastal Maine. Hare abundance is spotty. Some places are thick with them, but only in small areas. Located an old friend down east who has beagles and runs hare there. I am going to tie in with him for some weekend hunts. Cleaning ASAP solves a lot of off flavor problems. I hang mine by one leg, strip off the skin then gut and de-head. It is cool here,so I use to let them hang from a tree limb until I was ready to head home. I use to get home from school, change my clothes, grab my single 16, call the dog, and head for the woods. Never had any trouble starting one and we generally had snowshoe meat in the fridgidair. I generally cooked them in my family. I would section 2-3, brown them in butter, cover with water, salt pepper and let simmer until the meat was almost falling off the bone. Then I would throw in a handfull of rice and let it plump up. Used Bisquick to make dumplings. The rice thickened the water. Large fluffy dumplings slathered with butter, Boiled peas on the side. It's been years since I've had that and I can taste the flavor of the meat as type this. samchap ------------- samchap - Waldoboro, ME Be careful what you decide to not like. Your wife may wear one. Your son may ride one. Your daughter may bring one home. You may have to have one someday. |
Posted By: Spot shooter
Date Posted: 03 October 2003 at 15:17
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Trigger, What's the squeeze method of cleanin a wabbit? I cut a slit cross wise on the back and pull till I see feet & neck. Hack it off from there I gut it. Spot |
Posted By: Triggerguard
Date Posted: 03 October 2003 at 16:26
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Hold 'em up by the chest with your strong hand, and squeeze. The skin on the abdomen splits and all the inards pop out, slick as can be. Give them a couple of shakes, and then you can toss it into your bag to skin later. Oh, yeah, aim the body away from you, as the bladder will empty if it is full when you squeeze. My good friend who taught me this method forgot to tell me that little tip. ------------- "...A moral compass needs a butt end.Whatever direction France is pointing-towards collaboration with Nazis, accomodation with communists,...we can go the other way with a quiet conscience"-O'Rourke |
Posted By: macca
Date Posted: 05 October 2003 at 13:59
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Triggerguard,that comes as a nasty surprise the first time.Another quick way is to cut around the middle and pull each way aiming the gut down and it drops out. We shoot a lot of rabbits down here but don't eat as many now due to the higher incidence of disease in them.We put 36 down over an hour last night with the spotlight.For aussies it is a number game as they will take over if they are not culled relentlessly.Macca ------------- don't let the bastards grind you down. |
Posted By: mausermann
Date Posted: 09 November 2003 at 11:47
I love to hunt those wascally wabbits!!!!I just got a 28 ga. pump just for bunnys,,love eating cottontails,,,hunting jacks.I slit the belly up to the sturnum,,face it away from me,,and holding the feet,,snap it away from me,everything flys out and I hang 'em head up to drain out,,usually over my shoulder,down my coat,,,I have been stopped by the hiway patrol to see what was up,me carryin' a gun,,covered in blood!!!!!!!!!!!!,,then schnitzle 'em and serve with German (read hot ) potatoe salad and a litre of medium home brew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YUMMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- what if we're all fools and none of it matters??,,and the hokey-pokey IS what it's all about!!!! Mausermann,,Butte,,Montana. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 November 2003 at 07:22
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mauserman, Sounds good, except for that "medium" thing. Make mine a liter, in a crock mug. Mavbe a Maerzen! And some Devil'sEye mustard. BEAR |
Posted By: mausermann
Date Posted: 13 November 2003 at 10:55
HEY BEAR!,,,,,YES ,,,,,A LITRE IS A GOOD SIZE,,,THE ONLY CROCKERY OR STEINWARE I HAVE LEFT IS FROM THE Schweinfurtbrauhaus,, and at present I use my only remaining 1 litre dimple mug from the Munchen Octoberfest.When I say "medium " homebrew,,it is like a dark Beck's or St Pauli Girl or Lowenbrau,,,right now it is cooling off enough to make some alt lager. ------------- what if we're all fools and none of it matters??,,and the hokey-pokey IS what it's all about!!!! Mausermann,,Butte,,Montana. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 November 2003 at 16:11
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Mauserman, In the 60s, I spent some time in Bavaria. My brother was recently married and had no furniture at the time, but wanted some beer mugs (aka steins) for apartment decorations. I would bring one or two back to the states every trip home. I Must have given him 2 dozen, lots with pewter lids and nice hand painting. He lives in Florida now and two years ago he was burglarized; took his guns and his beer steins. I thought I'd buy him one replacement of a stein (not a rifle). I could not believe how much the prices had gone up...better than Intel stock. I should have bought thousands of those in the 60s. Only one I have is from the HofbrauHaus. Stole it. Makes the beer taste better.
BEAR |
Posted By: mausermann
Date Posted: 14 November 2003 at 07:56
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Yeah bear,,the steins don't last for one reason or another,,,either broken,,stolen,,,or????????????,,they were still give aways by the brewery's for years,,I got all mine from the various tours of brauhaus's.My dimple mug is from the Hofbrau,,I think,,,,,,,,that whole week is a pleasant blur,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,tho I do recall I loved a girl once at Octoberfest,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,twice!!,,,even Schlitz tastes good from that mug!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- what if we're all fools and none of it matters??,,and the hokey-pokey IS what it's all about!!!! Mausermann,,Butte,,Montana. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 14 November 2003 at 16:25
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Mauserman, Memories...........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!
BEAR |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 09 December 2003 at 21:24
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Rabbits are my number 1 game. The little Erma .22 lever action is the weopon of choice and a day rabbit huntin' just can't be beat. The little buggers taste good too! Russ |
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 11 January 2004 at 02:59
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seems that most people use shotguns for rabbits. how many use rifles/ what caliber/chambering? this is assuming that you are hunting them to eat them, not for "red spray." ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 29 January 2004 at 14:53
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------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: macca
Date Posted: 29 January 2004 at 19:26
I take it d4570 that like me you do not subscribe to the theory of overkill.Dead is just dead.Have a good one macca ------------- don't let the bastards grind you down. |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 30 January 2004 at 09:23
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No such thing as over kill,just making sure the shells stil work,you don't want stail shells. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 01 February 2004 at 02:28
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See you later!!! ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 03 February 2004 at 08:58
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A new twist!!! ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 03 February 2004 at 09:45
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that might be a good ting to take for gophers and coyotes too! how many did you get? if any weren't "over-exploded," did you take em home for hasenpfeffer? ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
Posted By: soggyshooter
Date Posted: 03 February 2004 at 10:14
| .22Lr, .20GA., and bow. |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 04 February 2004 at 03:11
 I Hope to use it for all my hunting but alot of my hunting is opertunity hunting, not much time to set up the recorder.We got 12 and we did take the back strap of all of them. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 10 February 2004 at 11:24
 I'm off tomarow so I'm off again after peter.Easter is just around the corner so I need all the pratce I can get. I hope no little kids or PEDA,looks at this forum. I did here of some one who will buy jacks if you don't blow them to hech! that lets me out.------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |