ghunther wrote:Hi guys,
I'm sure one of you seasoned hunters can educate a city boy
I was talking about shooting/eating wild rabbit with a girl at work the other day and I'm told that apparently they're no good.
Not because of a phobia thing, it's not about "ewww nature" but just because of the harder conditions and poor hygiene in nature they're unclean and stink which carries into the meat?
She tells me this though having just been told it by someone else, she's not an outdoors kind of girl so I don't know how much faith I put in her information.
What's the story?
Cheers.
Jaso wrote:This is the same story I read on the other forum about 7months ago. Not the same bloke is it?
ghunther wrote:I actually had a real life conversation for once, not a forum one
Warrigul wrote:Nope she is absolutely right, rotten horrible stinky things they are. You should stop eating them straight away and send them to me for proper disposal.
on_one_wheel wrote:And that there folks is whats wrong with the world.... too many people who dont know where thier food comes from. Wild rabbits are fine to eat... very fine indeed.
I have never heared of anyone getting sick, but I won't keep rabbits with Myxomatosis, Calicivirus or ones that have been body shot, I also pay close attention to the internals and won't eat rabbits that don't look right inside ie spots, sists and pus.
on_one_wheel wrote:Yep I keep the kidneys in to, but not for my own deasese inspection ( i'v already checked that ) I keep em in for flavour.
Cant say i'v noticed the differnce between milky doe's and dry ones but I guess they might taste different from putting nutrition into the milk.
I put a milky doe in the freezer yesterday, I will mark the bag and pay close attention to its taste. I'll eat the lot even bucks.
Warrigul wrote:Mum has never been able to tell the difference either, she has eaten a few unknowingly over the years.
on_one_wheel wrote: I have never heared of anyone getting sick, but I won't keep rabbits with Myxomatosis, Calicivirus or ones that have been body shot, I also pay close attention to the internals and won't eat rabbits that don't look right inside ie spots, sists and pus.
Oldbloke wrote:Is it true that if you soak them in salt and vinegar over night it leaches out most of the gamey taste?
Oldbloke wrote:Ill try that perhaps next week. My wife likes the gamey taste but I'm not fond of it.
Hennie Dreyer wrote:This discussion makes me remember the story told by one of our TV personalities some time ago: On this farm where hunting took place, the tracker (spoorsnyer) had the job of slaughtering the animal after the kill, and as an additional benefit may take the intestines etc for himself.
After observing the tracker for some time, he said to the tracker: "Jonas, I see you are even taking the 'asshole' of the antelope .... do you eat that too?"
Jonas's reply: "Whilst the antelope is living, you may call this the 'asshole'. But when it is dead....I call it meat"
This is loosely translated, as the discussion was held in a different language, but this made me laugh so much I nearly started crying!!!
I suppose....'each to his/her own' is the answer to the thread then.........