maverick123 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Been out with the r10 tonight and shot two big rabbits, left them for 10 mins or so while i had a mooch about. came back and grabbed the knife from indoors went out to skin them. I skinned the first one no problems at all nice and clean meat, then the problem occurs. I went a bout skinning the second one in the normal way, head off, feet then skin and then gutted. Empty carcass looks in good nick again. Then out of know where the thing starts kicking and all its skin is like waving and pulsating? surely it cant just be nerves? well it went in the bin as i didn't like the idea of eating it. :blink: the other one the ferrets have got for dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 You would of been fine eating it, may have had a twitch or two after though! Pan fried eel, now theres a thing to watch! atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 It is likely to have been a pregnant doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick123 Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 It is likely to have been a pregnant doe. not as far as i could see as that was my first reaction too! can worms or something like that have a simialr effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 that was the Black Rabbit of Inlé, leading the departed to the grat god frith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I've had rabbits do that, I thought it was something to do with too much adrenalin in the system but the last one that did it was taken with a clean brain shot and it wasn't even alert to my presence beforehand. It's back leg was still twitching half an hour afterwards despite a pellet in the brain and a broken neck. Also had it with mackerel that have twitched a good hour after being caught and after removing the head and gutting. It looks strange but there is no feeling in them just residual electrical energy in the nerves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Lol would of loved to seen your face/reaction when it started moving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 You should have bought that heather off the gypsy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Been out with the r10 tonight and shot two big rabbits, left them for 10 mins or so while i had a mooch about. came back and grabbed the knife from indoors went out to skin them. I skinned the first one no problems at all nice and clean meat, then the problem occurs. I went a bout skinning the second one in the normal way, head off, feet then skin and then gutted. Empty carcass looks in good nick again. Then out of know where the thing starts kicking and all its skin is like waving and pulsating? surely it cant just be nerves? well it went in the bin as i didn't like the idea of eating it. :blink: the other one the ferrets have got for dinner! Had the same a while ago, pursed it and the unwanted bits seemed to (not sure how to explain) pulsate ? Anyway, didnt bother me to much and tasted ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toombsy Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I was a bit freaked out with one rabbit I head-shotted while out lamping last year. It was a clean kill, but I could feel it twitching and the muscles tightening as I carried it back to the car. I left it on the floor of the garage to cool, and went in there the next morning to skin it and couldn't find it. It had wriggled right across the garage floor and under an old chair. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 It's a weird experience, it happened to me once, about 2-3 years back, I was out with my lad, we had a few and cleaned them. This particular one was skinned, cleaned, head and boots off, ready for the pot, it was in a plastic bag and started twitching, went on for several minutes, both my lad and myself were totally bemused, very odd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 (edited) Yup, wasted a perfectly healthy rabbit. Residual minute currents of electricity still fire around the muscles for some time after death, sometimes these are strong enough to create response in the muscles and can be triggered by physical contact. Freaked me out a bit the first time I saw it too PS I've seem in it happen most often in the loin - back muscles run the length of the CNS to the neck and have denser nervous connections I believe. Edited April 6, 2011 by The Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul T Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Wasted a good rabbit :yes: ! I breed my own rabbits (for exhibition) and any that don't make the grade go in the pot. Mine go from hutch to stove in a few minutes and quite often the loins (the best bit of meat) are still rippling and waving when I dice them up. The wife hates feeling dead meat still on the move, so I try to leave the loins on purpose for her to chop up - I'm all heart :lol: ! I have heard about the stress/adrenalin thing causing this and making meat tough, but I've not found it to be so. I cull the smaller ones by hand but with the larger rabbits I have to use a captive bolt. There's not stress prior to the event and death is instant (with a few residual kicks), but the butchered loins can still make a run for it across the chopping board :blink: :blink: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Been out with the r10 tonight and shot two big rabbits, left them for 10 mins or so while i had a mooch about. came back and grabbed the knife from indoors went out to skin them. I skinned the first one no problems at all nice and clean meat, then the problem occurs. I went a bout skinning the second one in the normal way, head off, feet then skin and then gutted. Empty carcass looks in good nick again. Then out of know where the thing starts kicking and all its skin is like waving and pulsating? surely it cant just be nerves? well it went in the bin as i didn't like the idea of eating it. :blink: the other one the ferrets have got for dinner! Nothing to worry about there mate Need only start to worry if they start shoot back at you :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I hope you put a stake through its heart before you chucked it in the wheelie bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I hope you put a stake through its heart before you chucked it in the wheelie bin He's already binned a perfectly good bunny, now you want him to lob steak out as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 that was the Black Rabbit of Inlé, leading the departed to the grat god frith. yep, make a hat out of it skin and you'll be able to hear the animals talk when ye wear it :blink: :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Well with all of the replies you have had who you gonna call, "Ghost Busters"? (Or will you just settle for a Burger) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_commoner Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 did you not shoot it with a silver pellet ? when rabbitting i always use silver pellets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Someone on here had a bunny jump out the sink whilst they were prepping it for the pot Their topic was written just like yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I had a back leg jump out of the stock pot as I was browning it off once. I recon it was about half an hour after I shot it. That really didn't impress me - it went back in with the lid on and the mrs made me wash the kitchen floor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfletch Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Im glad its just not me then that's seen this happen with my rabbit all its fur stood on end like goosebumps but it happened again and again very fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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