MM Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 can anyone tell me if there is a link on here about how to skin and clean rabbits? many thanks. read in one of the magazines the other day about squeezing the bladder out as soon as its been shot, but then what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Paunch your rabbit and remove each leg at the joint (a cleaver or secateurs would be fine for this). Seperate the muscle covering the gut from the skin (it comes away quite easily) Continue until you work your way round to the back. Then pull the skin over the back legs as if taking off a sock We'll attend to the tail later. Pull the skin forwards and ease out each front leg in turn. Pull the skin forwards exposing the neck. Then sever the head or skin it if required. Remove the tail, tail glands and the remains of any organs running through the hips Wipe over with a hot damp cloth to remove traces of fur, wash and enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 top one that Russ, cheers. at the paunching bit, is it just split from bottom to top, then remover the innards by hand? and is there a correct way of this? i know its a bit of a divvy question, but id rather do it right than not at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 no mate its not a divvy question i find the easyest way to do this is to stand on its frunt legs and hold its back ones and in a sawing action run youd knife down the center of the rib cage untill you peace through then put you knife in and carfuly slit down the skin but be carefull you dont pieace the gut then just pull out with your hands but take some advice were some desposabul gloves other wise your hands will stink for ages lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 great, cheers for that. i find the best way to get things done when you dont know is to ask, that way if you do it wrong, it aint your fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 good post Russ. WGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) Nice post Russ. Another way is to cut the skin from side to side right over the back. You can then grab each half of skin from the back and pull the skin off from the middle towards the head and tail at the same time. Another tip (from someone on here I think) is that if you make a good slit in the stomach you can hold the rabbit by it's back legs and upper body/front legs and use a kind of flicking action to flick the majoty of the innards out. One little pull finally separates them and you don't get too messy. Edited March 7, 2008 by Piebob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radio1ham Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 well i guess im not fussy i just cut up the middle then open up pull guts out and chop of the legs then move on to next one so on and so on till all rabbits are gutted then i remove the skin on each rabbit seperate the skin from the fur by pushing my fingers between inner skin and the fur once seperated then cut fur and peel it of by pulling in opposite directions which i find the quickest way for me then chop of the head then wash it through and in a bag ready for the frezer on average i guess it takes me about 4 minuites to do each rabbit i guess thats pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonna Shoot a Wabbit Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 very good post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony9r Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Great explanation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Even easier - Get the wife to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Even easier - Get the wife to do it :hmm: dont think she could do that to "poor thumper" really great replys, cheers guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 watch out for the **** bag ? good post russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 watch out for the **** bag ? good post russ not being the anatomist i used to be, the "**** bag" ? i get it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Even easier - Get the wife to do it My kids argue about who gets to clean the bunnies. They both want to do it. After all kids should know where food comes from and how it gets on the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Try here aswell. http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...t=0&start=0 NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 nice one . loads to learn on here. suppose the best way to learn, is to get out there and get some rabbits to practise on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 yep that is the bast way happy hunting and dont forget to let us now how u got on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 as soon as i get a bag, ill take loads of pics. would like to contribute to site, rather than read all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 stand on the front legs, make a small knick on the rib cage area, put in index finger and pull downwards, this rips a hole in the belly, plenty of room to get out the guts, and saves any acciedental cutting of the $hite bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 very technical there stubby, many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxy72 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 may sound like silly question ....... and i aint done it yet but would would happen if i cut the S@"$e bag ? would it be ruined ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 may sound like silly question ....... and i aint done it yet but would would happen if i cut the S@"$e bag ? would it be ruined ? No, you would just have to rinse out the body cavity very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Here's a handy link. Mark Gilchrist is an awesome chap. Had some of his Gmae Pie at a local Game Fair. Yum! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IpwhOE74TMA Also, what do you chaps think of pop-gutting rabbits? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=goGtZ3euMt4&...feature=related (anyone else think rabbit legs look really funny when they've been chopped off? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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