Better then fishy fingers I guess
Titter yee not...shot a rabbit today, gutted it in the field, skinned and deboned at home. Meat smells fine, eyes not mixy and heart and lungs look fine. Trouble is that my fingers still smell with that earthy tinge you some times get.
Is this normal, or should I just bin the bunny...was going to have it for my lunch tomorrow.
As far as I'm aware I didn't contaminate the meat.
Muzzie
This is the crisis I knew had to come, Distroying the balance Id kept.
Turning around to the next set of lives, Wondering what will come next .
Better then fishy fingers I guess
Lemon juice is a smelly fingers friend!
Better to admit you walked through the wrong door than spend your life in the wrong room
Rabbits stink and some more than others. Make a nice pie out o it and remember gloves next time
I get that, but only when i am gutting Milky does.
Even thinking about it is enough to turn my tripe.
I always carry a back up blade and some anti bac spray, for when i find a milky one.
I clean down and change the lot and the doe goes in a hedge.
Tinbum got it spot on, lemon juice, or a slice of lemon rubbed on fingers.
Or my own special - diet coke - superb deodoriser.
Cheers.
Think the latex gloves will be on the list next time.
So you think it's safe to eat then...
This is the crisis I knew had to come, Distroying the balance Id kept.
Turning around to the next set of lives, Wondering what will come next .
Sounds ok to eat to me, I get that with doe's a lot down here
Probably.
However, cannot guarantee it will taste nice.
I have another method of gutting which does not need gloves in the field really.
Gloves are a pain in the back end wben your hands are wet or sweaty and those latex things are about as safe as pound shop jonnies.
I don't know if you do it, but it involves an incision -then an end in each hand and a fair amount of centrifugal force and voila - empty bunny.
I've some thing like that on you tube, lots of force needed. I don't mind gutting but I've never had one that leave such a strong smell for so long.
Also seen a vid on you tube that requires no gutting, as you only take the hind legs and the saddle, may give this a try next time, as this is the only meat that I use.
Ps latex gloves make your hands smell any way
This is the crisis I knew had to come, Distroying the balance Id kept.
Turning around to the next set of lives, Wondering what will come next .
I reckon it will be fine, while the inside of a rabbit can be a bit pungent, it's nothing compared to the inside of a bird. Wash your hands properly, they'll probably still smell a bit but you'll be OK.
when you put the knife in do not puncture the bloody intestines or bladder.
my way is to get the coat orft then degut in field. i find it better when they are are warm.
also find coat off first helps. once the coats off you can see what you are doing.
i.e decoat. slit belly. shake bunny upside down, guts fall out. two fingers and pull guts out. only pong should be bunny blood. easily remedied with a wipe on damp grass. then on to next.
the only thing i can find wrong is the nut on the steering wheel.
I used to ferret rabbits and got dozens on some occasions after gutting a large number even my pee smelt of rabbits after gutting them for several days , weird !
Is it something in the grass that they eat that makes them stink?
I remember as a youngster one of my dad's mates who bred huge rabbits for the pot.
They never saw grass, but did not leave a smell on your hands for hours, despite all manner of detergents.