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Cottontails are all over, anyone like to cook, and eat the rabbits?
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Yup ...the l and l bean cookbook recipe for tree rats with sour cream and mushrooms is hard to beat!
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"Tell me about the rabbits, George."
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"And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me."
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To All,
Spring cottontails (the young of the year) are easily shot, easily dressed & TASTY. (I once shot 16 in less than a hour on our farm. - As they "breed like rabbits", you will not make a dent in the population by hunting them. - I use an old .22 pump rifle loaded with .22 shorts.)
Swamp rabbits are larger than cottontails & are also excellent fare. = I fry them like chicken with cream gravy, biscuits & fried potatoes. - You can feed a good-sized crowd for about 10-12 bucks.
yours, tex
"VICTORY OR DEATH"
William Barrett Travis, Lt.Col., comdt. Fortress of The Alamo, Bejar F'by 24, 1836
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I like rabbit, wild or tame. Used to eat them a lot, but they are a rare commodity here now. It has been that way for a few years. Lots of hawks, owls, coyotes and fox. Coyotes are hard to get rid of and they do not call well here. I have not tried trapping. My hunting buddy and I kill a few every deer season, but it is by chance. I have never been able to call one in by using a mechanical or mouth call. miles
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Wabbit salad is hard to beat and when BBQ'ed is better than yard bird . We usually kill a few while bird hunting. Always a welcome addition.
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Simply roasted over a fire is best.
A little salt and pepper if you feel like being fancy.
We are seriously thinking about raising some meat rabbits.
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I raised a few meat rabbits when I was in high school. Mom always told the sisters that they were extra large chickens lol.
Years ago, we would always shoot a few rabbits for camp meat. Always check the livers for spots to ensure that they do have Tularemia. Make sure that you cook them well. Like Jim said, mighty fine cooked over an open fire. Mesquite roasted chicken is might fine grub.
James Pepper: There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum? John Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there.
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We raised some tame rabbits for a while, and everybody loved the meat. Worked fine until a chicken snake got in and ate up the babies, while I was off working, and the wife had to kill the snake full of babies, that was hung up in the wire of the cage. Ended that deal. miles
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We raised some tame rabbits for a while, and everybody loved the meat. Worked fine until a chicken snake got in and ate up the babies, while I was off working, and the wife had to kill the snake full of babies, that was hung up in the wire of the cage. Ended that deal. miles Holy moly! Yeah....like the time grandpa's herd of milking cows fell through the ice and drown.
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That mesquite wood sounds like it would be great Owl.
We used mainly fence posts back in the day!
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You guys buy that red by the barrel ? Looks delish although I'm not much of a drinker
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for a hoser yer pretty d*mn civilized
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You guys buy that red by the barrel ? Looks delish although I'm not much of a drinker I buy by the case & have a small cellar in the basement, ya know, like Kaywoodie & Charlie store their beer !
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for a hoser yer pretty d*mn civilized That's 'cause I grew up in Australia !
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because it is hard to tell the young tender ones from the oldsters I usually flour and brown the pieces and toss them in the pressure cooker for 10 minutes. The browned flour makes a great gravy and every piece is fall-off-the-bone tender and good!
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They have been scarce here for about 7 years and they should be coming back any year now. Up in the interior they are back already.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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They have been scarce here for about 7 years and they should be coming back any year now. Up in the interior they are back already. Assuming you're referring to our hares, and not rabbits? Just got back from a work jaunt in the Delta-Tok region, and the bunny decline has begun(last year must have been the peak). Grouse numbers down as well. Should be a good winter to call fur up that way, as they're going to have to start working for dinner! I'm with you on cooking snowshoes. Too much of a crap shoot, so when in doubt, pressure cook! They ain't bad for small batches of sausage either. Pressure cook the quarters, and then strip off the meat. Add fat and season to taste, and grind it up; it's not too shabby. I miss cottontails, as they eat way better, but, we gotta play the hand we're dealt. Jeff
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I can add a bit more ...I was to get out of HS and ..farm rabbits ...I knew a lot as we had them since i was 5 . I did my bunny work,cages building's raising ,marketing,....i/we had the land to work with/build etc......I can't tell why it didn't happen but it was about the time I / were thinking of ininvesting in ..silver......good God, glad I didn't do it ...
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This just came to mine .....raised an petted the chit out of them ...but between me an the dog it was fun as chit wacking them in the wood line ...dad use to get mad at me and my brother for that ....hummm
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I have to add that marie osmond just came on a tv ad....in a dark pink one piece.....i got to ....go.....
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