Elmer wrote:I shot this female Bunny today, cleaned and gutted it but after examining the liver (which looked a normal burgundy colour) I noticed a unusual looking growth on it.
It was dark translucent green and looked a bit like a small jelly baby................
I have never seen this before, does anyone know what it is? and yes I chucked the Bunny.
cheers.
Hehe...
I grew up with a .22 & .410 in my arm with an ol'man who had ferrets....so i too have popped, dressed out & eaten one or 2 in my time so far...
It wasnt until last year, some 40+years on from my young humble bunny busting beggings, that i first noticed a parasitic jelly baby devouring the liver of what otherwise appeared to be an exceptionally healthy young doe...
Unlike you Elmer, i bagged it seperate & hit google before i returned it to mother earth...but had to laugh at myself in disbelief id never noticed it before...!!!
So i lightly crumbed & fried it & passed it through my digestive filter system before i threw it away...divine dining she was...!!!
Nothing to be red-faced about Elmer..!!.we are always learning something...
Btw i have a severe shortage of bunnies on properties i have access to atm...so im happy to take all you get with parasitic jelly babies...!
Cheers
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...