Rabbit hunting today.

[mcsurveyer1361]

so we shot and attempted to eat a snow shoe hare sunday. do any of you guys know why it tasted like crap. ive never eaten a rabbit that tasted like that it was horrible not even gamey just horrible

[glock21]

Where did you hunt it at and how did you prepare it.

[Rust_shackleford]

so we shot and attempted to eat a snow shoe hare sunday. do any of you guys know why it tasted like crap. ive never eaten a rabbit that tasted like that it was horrible not even gamey just horrible

That's how God made them?

[Rust_shackleford]

Need to wait for a good freeze

[DeusExMachina]

I keep forgetting to get my Hunter's Ed done. Finally scheduled a class, but not till January

Gonna tag this thread so I can find out some good places to go when the time comes.

[Bill]

No just walking. Might of had better luck with a dog!

Its illegal to use dogs to hunt cottontail rabbits, snowshoe hare and tree squirrels during any big game season (big game season ends Feb 1st)

[mcsurveyer1361]

we hunted in area 29 and as far as how we prepared it. we had no real spices so we put mustard on it and threw it on a cooking grate over a campfire

[Bill]

so we shot and attempted to eat a snow shoe hare sunday. do any of you guys know why it tasted like crap. ive never eaten a rabbit that tasted like that it was horrible not even gamey just horrible

So did you dress them right away? if you do not dress it will turn the meat.
Did you get them up high on the hill or down in the valleys. been out hunting for them this year and because the lack of water the ones up on the hill are not looking so good and are easy to find, the ones down in the valley nice and fat and are playing hard to get.

[mcsurveyer1361]

we shot it up on the hill and as far as dressing it, we didnt manage to dress it right away it took us a while to find a grate on a fire pit . we guessed that that was probably the main problem

[Delvehound]

So far this season, I've got 14 rabbits, all on private land down near Franktown. If you go on a really cold and nasty day, right after a snow the bunnies are stupid easy to find, flush, and shoot. So far I've just used a 22wmr, doing head shots at around 10 - 50 yds. After I get done or need to get going somewhere, I just dress all of 'em before i leave the area. Give the coyotes and other preds something to eat. I've been going down there in the mornings, around 7:30 or so, and hunting till about 10:30. After that, they seen to hunker down, like they know I'll shoot them if they're in the open. I have to admit, this is the first season I've had any success with cotton tails. Also, I heard from an older buddy of mine who's hunted his whole life that jack rabbits are way more gamey, and tough, same goes for pine squirrels.