I'm curious---and a bit mischievous for raising it here---about shooting rabbits with shotguns. I attended a hunt with beagles and once was enough for me. Do hunters eat what they've shot? Do they clean them in the field? The stench of pierced paunch and bladder is a turn-off for my palate and plate.

Hereabouts we sort of stalk rabbits with .22s and shoot them in the head. A buddy holds their rear legs and it's all skinned, gutted, packed away in plastic bags in a few minutes. My "record" time is two minutes. I can't imagine carrying around rabbits soaked by inner liquids in warmer climes. Ugh.

That's just me, of course. I'd like to hear from other members here.

Last edited by King Brown; 01/21/10 01:43 PM.