Rabbit hunting today.

[van7559]

Been eating bunnies my whole life and never heard of it. What is it?

[gemery]

From http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001859/

Tularemia
Deerfly fever; Rabbit fever; Pahvant Valley plague; Ohara disease; Yato-byo (Japan); Lemming fever


Last reviewed: March 11, 2011.


Tularemia is an infection common in wild rodents that is passed to humans through contact with infected animal tissues or by ticks, biting flies, and mosquitoes.


Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.


Humans can get the disease through:
• A bite from an infected tick, horsefly, or mosquito
• Breathing in infected dirt or plant material
• Direct contact, through a break in the skin, with an infected animal or its dead body (most often a rabbit, muskrat, beaver, or squirrel)
• Eating infected meat (rare)




The disorder most commonly occurs in North America and parts of Europe and Asia. Although outbreaks can occur in the United States, they are rare.
Some people may develop pneumonia after breathing in infected dirt or plant material. This is known to occur on Martha's Vineyard, where bacteria are present in rabbits, raccoons, and skunks.

[denverco]

I believe the safest way to hunt/eat rabbit is after the first frosts, snows whatever of the year. I think the infected ones tend to die when the weather turns.

[10mm-man]

I believe the safest way to hunt/eat rabbit is after the first frosts, snows whatever of the year. I think the infected ones tend to die when the weather turns.

Just make sure there aren't any spots on the liver and your GTG.......

[porfiriozg]

went two weeks ago and got 7, then my scope stopped working 2 with irons good over all trip

[10mm-man]

went two weeks ago and got 7, then my scope stopped working 2 with irons good over all trip

Cool! Were did you go?

[denverco]

If you wanna hunt hares try Jefferson.