Eating what you kill

[Snowy556]

Trapped too many coyotes no desire to ever eat one. Have eaten raccoon, groundhog and pigeon, tried muskrat but couldn't get past their smell.
Grew up eating rabbit and squirrel I killed but wont eat possum, skunk, muskrat or any coyotes.
Pretty lived off deer as most red meat we ate for 20 yrs, made about everything from it.

Just got into airguns last year, planning on doing some rabbit hunting during the fall here, any recommendations on preparing or cooking wild rabbit?

 

[DeanB]

Just got into airguns last year, planning on doing some rabbit hunting during the fall here, any recommendations on preparing or cooking wild rabbit?

Ive always dipped in seasoned flour then brown in bacon grease on med hi heat make sure grease is good and hot, then pour a cup of warm water in with them cover quickly then turn heat down to low and let simmer very slowly for up to 3 hrs. Should be falling off bone tender. Make sure after a hour or so to check to make sure water hasnt cooked out if it has ad small amount and recover.
Another way is to cook in a insta pot on high for 30-35 minutes, then dip in egg and roll or dredge in seasoned bread crumbs finely ground up, then deep fried at 375 deg for 3 minutes. Ive done tough old squirrels this way and they are super tender afterwards.
I like this method better then just frying them.

 

[JimD]

Wild rabbits are lean and can be tough like squirrels. I like to cook both in a pressure pot with high temperature steam for an hour. They come out falling off the bone and I help that process along. Then top with bbq sauce, add mac and cheese and broccoli and enjoy.

 

[UDABEGGER]

Wild rabbits are lean and can be tough like squirrels. I like to cook both in a pressure pot with high temperature steam for an hour. They come out falling off the bone and I help that process along. Then top with bbq sauce, add mac and cheese and broccoli and enjoy.

That way may work pretty good on an old boot !

 

[airgunmike56]

Back in the great depression people ate sparrows all the time ,
Just a bit of history not taught in schools
Mike

 

[PasadenaMike]

Not with an airgun, but this past February my son-in-law shot his first coyote while we were hunting Javelina. He skinned it out and we took the backstraps and hams home. He wanted to eat it since he'd killed it, so I told him to have at it! After cooking one backstrap and eating it, he said it was good, so I said cook the other one for me. While not primo moose or elk, it was really very edible and I finished the whole thing. I doubt I'll be looking to eat any again real soon, but who knows?

 

[PasadenaMike]

I love ground squirrel hunting but I would not touch one of those with a ten foot pole.

 

[fishing43]

I need to devote a little night to some rat hunting and cook a few up. Anyone else on here ever tried them?

 

[beerthief]

I need to devote a little night to some rat hunting and cook a few up. Anyone else on here ever tried them?

I remember a movie called King Rat an old Army movie about prisoners of war

 

[RossK]

Bear???

Black beef of the woods.
I'll take it over whitetail any day.....

 

[JimD]

I mentioned shooting raccoons to a friend and he asked me to let him know if I get another. He has a friend that likes to eat them. I kinda want to meet that guy. The small ones I've shot would probably work to roast with some potatos and carrots. That was my dads favorite Sunday dinner. It cooked while we were at church and was done when we got back. But my did didn't use raccoons (at least that I knew about). He bought a beef roast of some sort.

 

[AmosBurton]

Just got into airguns last year, planning on doing some rabbit hunting during the fall here, any recommendations on preparing or cooking wild rabbit?

On the prep side, once skinned and gutted, stick it in the fridge for a week. That will help break the tough collagen fibers down, it makes a difference!
That pretty much goes for any game.