Expertise needed on Rabbits

[Californio]

Hows it goin everyone.

I have never hunted rabbits before due to paranoia of their disease. Iv always shot quail and dove. And id really like to go for cotton and jacks. So i could have a little somthin different on the dinner table.

Any advise on all things rabbits i could use.
Im mostly in A zone. 33hwy.

Thanks everyone!

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[ilovesprig]

No real secrets to hunting rabbits.....Walk brushy areas, sage, farmland edges, or if you can, get permission to hunt near farms....If you have to, invest in a pellet gun....Gives you the option to hunting/shooting closer to houses (with permission) without being as dangerous or the sound of loud shots (.17 rifle, .22, or shotgun).

Also remember, rabbits if you're shooting a shotgun (best in brushy conditions), you need to shoot steel (non lead).

Cleaning rabbits is easy, if you filet them....It also allows you to clean without touching the gut, if you're concerned about stuff.....Pretty good thread below.

Good luck

http://schoutdoors.com/threads/rabbit-hunt-part-2.11164/

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

X2. Not a whole lot to it other than finding em first. Go first couple hours of the morning or last 30 mins before sunset.

 

[Californio]

No real secrets to hunting rabbits.....Walk brushy areas, sage, farmland edges, or if you can, get permission to hunt near farms....If you have to, invest in a pellet gun....Gives you the option to hunting/shooting closer to houses (with permission) without being as dangerous or the sound of loud shots (.17 rifle, .22, or shotgun).

Also remember, rabbits if you're shooting a shotgun (best in brushy conditions), you need to shoot steel (non lead).

Cleaning rabbits is easy, if you filet them....It also allows you to clean without touching the gut, if you're concerned about stuff.....Pretty good thread below.

Good luck

http://schoutdoors.com/threads/rabbit-hunt-part-2.11164/

Thanks guys ya i have a crosman.22 air rifle with a scope iv been using for the uplands.

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[Californio]

What air rifle do you guys like to use??????

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[WaterDawg]

No "expert" but here are a few pointers that work for me. Go to Home Depot and buy a box of disposable latex gloves for handling them. Stop at the market and buy a couple of jugs of Arizona Iced Tea. Drink the tea and save the jugs for water to take when you hunt bunnies and need to wash down/rinse (they're sturdy with great lids).

Walk very slowly and quietly or you might conclude there are no rabbits in the area when there actually are plenty but they're spooky. Watch for piles of poop, then sneak up on that spot later. Learn what alfalfa looks like.

Good luck!

 

[ilovesprig]

What air rifle do you guys like to use??????

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I shoot a Benjamin GS 1000 .22.....Kills 'em pretty dead within 50 yds.....63 yds was my furthest shot with a confirmed kill (skulled him).

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[SoCal 1904]

With rabbit from what I was told and stuck with is check the liver. If it is spotted don't eat it. Leave it for the coyotes and other animals to eat. I've always got them with an air rifle. Good luck hunting.

 

[Eric pecan]

Head shot or upper body as much as you can . If gut shot, clean and wash it right away . A tainted meat is no bueno on a rabbit.

 

[Californio]

Thanks for great tips. Do yoi all always use gloves when handling them? I never do with uplands

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[SurfNHuntSD]

Thanks for great tips. Do yoi all always use gloves when handling them? I never do with uplands

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I don't, although it's recommended by the biologist folks due to the possibility of tularemia.

 

[ilovesprig]

Thanks for great tips. Do yoi all always use gloves when handling them? I never do with uplands

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I've never used gloves for anything.....But why not.....lol

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[WaterDawg]

Thanks for great tips. Do yoi all always use gloves when handling them? I never do with uplands

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I use gloves when skinning and field dressing, partly due to disease and partly just because I don't want the smell on my hands. A box of disposabal gloves is a cheap remedy.

 

[Irvine]

Love the red gloves Steve.

 

[Californio]

Anyone have really good jack rabbit recipies?????

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[northcountyshooter]

https://honest-food.net/wild-game/rabbit-hare-squirrel-recipes/

I found this from a previous post on this site. The recipes look good to me but I have not tried one of them yet.

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

Anyone have really good jack rabbit recipies?????

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Anything braised/low and slow works well. Think chili, stews, etc. Jacks don't hold up well to fast grilling or frying.. they'll come out tough/stringy, and very gamey. I've also dabbled with sausage with good results (chorizo and breakfast sausage patties).

 

[Shot Slinger]

I have tried and really enjoyed several of the rabbit/hare (dove and pigeon)recipes from Hank Shaw at the Honest-Food link above. My favorite is White Rabbit an Italian style rabbit which as mentioned is cooked moist and slow till the meat falls off the bone. When hunting dove/quail load #7 or #6 steel and take any rabbits encountered to add to your enjoyment.

 

[Californio]

Took my 5yr old out yesterday for his first hunt. in rose valley area because i had seen some large jacks before and some collard doves. But no luck...but he enjoyed it.

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