Cleaning a Rabbit......Gutless Method

[ilovesprig]

Here's how I clean rabbits in pictures.....Kind of like boning out a doe.....

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[Ahidog]

Season with gulp

 

[Deleted member 27310]

Nice, I will try that as soon as I can kill me a wabbit.

 

[msailor]

Thanks Steve. I will try it too.

 

[Bonejour]

Beautiful surgery Steve.

 

[ilovesprig]

Beautiful surgery Steve.

Don,

I imagine that Havalon is as sharp as your scalpels......Or do they use scalpels these days.......

 

[rbduffer]

Thanks for the photo tutorial. I got the thighs OK, but made a mess or the backstrap. This should help for next weeks hunt. :-*

 

[ilovesprig]

Straight down the backbone......There's a membrane that once you cut thru it off, the backstrap literally will pull off with a little help with the knife......A very sharp, thin bladed knife is required.

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[rbduffer]

Thanks Again. Time for a new knife. I'm going to order the one with the disposable blades the you guys liked on the 'Knife Sharpening' thread. You good folks make for a great site!

 

[ilovesprig]

You may want to check out Outdoor Edges knives (link to Cabela's)......My buddy in Montana used one on one of the elk. Actually held in my hand better than the Havalon.....Same philosophy, detachable razor blade.

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[Bonejour]

Straight down the backbone......There's a membrane that once you cut thru it off, the backstrap literally will pull off with a little help with the knife......A very sharp, thin bladed knife is required.

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muscles have a grain pattern to them, too, which can help keep the meat together as you sweep around to free it from the bone. Are you using the muscle grain or just following the bone with your knife to free up the backstrap? For example when stripping a tenderloin, I free it from inside the pelvis and work my way up the spine.

 

[ilovesprig]

Don,

Right down the spine......With a sharp knife, it peels back nicely........ ;D

 

[GameTeam]

Oh yes. That looks like the way to go. July 3rd and I haven't been out yet - bunnies may already be scared off in my favorite spot.