Thread: different way of gutting rabbits

Originally Posted by Feather or Shoot

Yeah saw this a while ago and I do it all the time. I still have a bit of a problem when the guts run down the inside of the leg and get stuck. Have to hold the leg right. Helps if you leave them a while and they have a bit of gas in them. only had heart and lungs come out once, i think when a shot ruptured the membrane. Not really a problem when processing them with a cleaver like he is. They don't contaminate the meat.

Haven't tried a hare but possums are more effort than they're worth.

Bit of gas in them... I tend to shoulder shoot with the HMR so I put a big hole in one side and a small hole in the other. I wonder if that'll be a problem. I don't think the heart/lung membrane will hold up. I might have to start shooting for the head.