Are there any drawbacks to gutting a rabbit this way?

[Tomek]

https://youtu.be/isKkiZYt8Tw?t=20s

Bruising meat? Harder to cut open afterwards? or Genius?

[Heckler303]

This has been the most interesting thing I have seen all week.


Just... wow

Also that sound when it has the uber prolapse...geez...

[bigfellascott]

I've done them this way before, the older rabbits can be a bit harder to do but it works fine for the most part and keeps the flies out.

[MalleeFarmer]

Ain't seen that before!

[adam]

I can't answer your question - but thanks for sharing - that's the best I've ever seen a rabbit gutted before. Clean and neat!

[gazza]

I do it all the time. I can gut and skin a rabbit without a knife.

[Mr.Seacucumber]

That was really quick, I mean it's not pretty but it dam works.

However if you want some real entertainment read the comment section!

[sbd3927]

I do it all the time. I can gut and skin a rabbit without a knife.

Likewise, but mainly the young ones, simply rip the skin with fingers... Recently/this time of year, even the knife struggles to get started!

The vid is a new concept to me, the narration seems to have trouble with mulitple syllables, or complete sentences, but... great idea, will try it next time. Get the guts out without spoilage, flies. Last rabbit I left the guts in for couple of hours, despite clean headshot, even the dog refused to touch gut wall & tidbits.
Then do the final trimming back at the house upsetting the missus with a mess in the sink

• So the idea is squeeze ribs and disconnect stomach/liver.
• Swing to move contents down a bit.
• Continue the extrusion trapping in lower half, by sealing upper half with one hand, and apply pressure to pop contents "out".

Did I miss any points?

[Die Judicii]

Wow,,,,,,,,,,
Makes the eyes water a bit. ( I must get that haemorrhoid seen to)

As for getting the skin off, what I used to do,,
When still warm,, (essential for bucks)
Lift a fold of skin midway down the back,,
Slice across ways with knife,, (just enough to get 2 fingers of each hand in)
Pull in opposite directions,,
Skin tears off at head, and hind feet. (Leaves a clean skinless carcass, with or without gut)

Extremely quick, but no good if your saving furs.

[Gwion]

To save fur: incise with v.sharp knife around neck and above each paw 'wrist' & 'ankle' (don't cut too deep), place foot on head or ears, grab bunny around the shoulders and draw the skin towards the rabbit's rump. Peels off like a wet footy sock. Meat and gut undamaged.

edit: as above, best done fresh and warm; never tried it on a cold animal that has 'set'.

[MalleeFarmer]

This has become a very informative thread.

[p3seven]

The biggest danger would be contamination if the gut splits from the rough handling.

Bacterial contamination would grow in the warm carcass with high potential for food poisioning.

[brett1868]

To save fur: incise with v.sharp knife around neck and above each paw 'wrist' & 'ankle' (don't cut too deep), place foot on head or ears, grab bunny around the shoulders and draw the skin towards the rabbit's rump. Peels off like a wet footy sock. Meat and gut undamaged.

edit: as above, best done fresh and warm; never tried it on a cold animal that has 'set'.

Exact same way as my uncle taught me, fast and effective. A small hatchet to the feet and neck, a slit up the gut followed by a quick flick to de-gut. I shot a rabbit on the weekend...185Gr of 300Wby Mag didn't leave much left to skin

[pomemax]

Most game keeper in the uk gut this way if the rabbit is going for human consumption its the cleanest way and safest way to gut a lot of rabbits at once and there is no contanimation of the meat.
The only thing you must do is shoot the rabbit in the HEAD otherwise you can not POPGUT them.
watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7trIwV ... C7495EC8E7

[<<Genesis93>>]

The biggest danger would be contamination if the gut splits from the rough handling.

Bacterial contamination would grow in the warm carcass with high potential for food poisoning.

Same...I'd be concerned about the gut splitting inside...

Looks effective but the fur is still on, maybe that a way to keep it clean of flies etc....til later.
I open the fur over the spine, above the hips, pull the hips through, rear legs, carcass separates easily from the hide, at the head end I'll cut of the head with the fur...then gut. Roberta's your Auntie

The comments..... anything involving an animal and its on like Donkykong with the libbers coming out of the woodwork...

[Lyam]

Bruising meat?

Meh, it's rabbit. Not filet mignon.

I wouldn't even notice.

[tom604]

there is a very large draw back in gutting rabbits this way,,,you can get guts on your leg i can only do the young ones, old bucks are just too hard

[WayneO]

I have used this method quite often and never experienced any serious meat bruising. If you peel the skin off right away, you will find some bruising on the back straps, but if you do it a few hours latter, more often than not there is no signs of bruising.
Works really well in summer to keep the flies off. However on a cold rabbit with no guts, peeling it is a bit more difficult than on a rabbit with guts in.

[Gregg]

there is a very large draw back in gutting rabbits this way,,,you can get guts on your leg i can only do the young ones, old bucks are just too hard

Need to practice that aim, a few hours on the bench with a box of rabbits maybe

[Ricochet]

Anyone know where to find this clip, it has now been taken down and I'm interested in how its done.. last time i gutted and skinned a bunny I nailed with my bow it was messy and i took too long...Butchered it one might say.

[scoot]

The second link posted by pomemax further down works. I haven't seen the original link but I'm assuming same same but different.

[Ricochet]

Thanks Scoot, i missed that one somehow.