I clean them when I get back to the truck.. they stay fine in my vest for a morning of hunting. Except if I obliterate one and it's a mess then I'll stop to clean it right away.
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I don’t see the legs in the pics, the best parts. I just soak them in salt water over night then rather eat them or freeze them
I guy them right away, just start at the front and squeeze out the guts to the rear and fling them out, simple
Some people may not know this, but, if you were to eat only rabbit, say in a survival situation, you could die of starvation. Rabbit has no fat which the body needs. It is sometime referred to as protein starvation or poisoning. A little bit of useless information.
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In a survival situation in the SoCal mountains, what is a good source of fat?
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Sounds tasty, its a shame the raccoons aren’t digging in our garden anymore. I could drop him with the air rifle and carry him ten feet over to the barbecue, can’t get any fresher than that.
I shoot them where I see them. Stand by taking momma out tonight for a rabbit slaughter date night.
no easy answer, you have to have a source of animal fat, like pork grease, or butter,
you can add wild plants like dandelion, cat tail, but you really have to know what your eating.
of course the closer the better, but sometimes it will be further, it basically know your maximum range, and the best way is to target practice at different
distances. 25 35, 45, & 50 yards that about the limit for a 22LR, I prefer a shotgun, and hit them on the run. 40-50 yards max.
How big is your hunting partner?
Yep.. I rarely shoot my .22LR anymore (much prefer my .17HMR) but I'm comfy with it out to about 50+ on rabbits. Past that I want my 17 laser beam. I'd say swap out your optic for a rimfire scope but the red dot might be fun for tracking running bunnies like open sights.