Rabbits

[BT]

Tell you one thing....IMO there ain't a rabbit worth eating other than snowshoe hares

I have about had it with cotton tails and have no experience at all with the desert hares so thats where I am coming from.

I would like to eat them...I really would , because they are great targets but heck!...my dog wont even touch them

I have tried alot of different ways to make them good but at best they are awful.

Maybe its just because they are from NY and everything from NY is Crap

Is there anyone out there that would disagree?

If so...I have to know what the heck you are doing with these things to get people to eat them

[T-Panic]

I agree Snowshoe Hares are awesome!! Cotton tails are way too small to enjoy. And Jack Rabbits are disease carrying pests.

[DocHolladay]

We only have cotton tails here in TN. I quarter it and boil it on the bone until it is cooked. You can put what ever spices you want in while boiling. Pull the meat off the bone and sok in bbq sauce, throw it in the oven at a low temp and continue to cook and baste in the bbq sauce until you are ready to eat it. I think it is rather tasty.

[BT]

docholladay said:

We only have cotton tails here in TN. I quarter it and boil it on the bone until it is cooked. You can put what ever spices you want in while boiling. Pull the meat off the bone and soak in BBQ sauce, throw it in the oven at a low temp and continue to cook and baste in the BBQ sauce until you are ready to eat it. I think it is rather tasty.

Alright...before I ploke another rabbit in the quest to find a way to be able to eat them....
Can you please tell me if yours are rubbery/stringy when boiled.

[lockmaster]

I've eaten cottontails all my life and never had a problem with them being rubbery ior stringy. I always boil them (with spices added) until they are tender, then roll them in a seasoned flour mix and fry to golden brown. They do take a while to cook but when it's all done they're very tasty. Best way to cook them before frying is in a pressure cooker.

[BT]

Well I know that any animals diet and orgin play a large part in what they taste like so maybe thats the problem here.

I never saw a cotton tail untill I moved south so this is what I know about them.

Although alot of people have agreed with me in the past

[michihunter]

I usually par boil them for about 20 minutes and then throw them in the slow cooker with a BBQ sauce. It will fall apart after a few hours and then we'll throw it on buns for some great eating. I think the slow cooker is the way to go with cottontails!!

[DocHolladay]

I have never had them be stringy or rubbery either. Must be like you said, something they are eating. Maybe its the fact that I shoot them after they have been ran by dogs too. Gives them a good work out and a good muscle stretch.

[flatbowMB]

A slow cooker and tomato sauce can do wonders with just about any meat.

[DocHolladay]

I forgot to mention that I let them soak in salt water for at least a day in the fridge. You will need to change the water out at least a couple of times.