DIET: Don't laugh, but rabbits are scarce; producers can't ship bunny meat fast enough

West Virginia Gazette ^ | August 7, 2005 | J.M. HIRSCH

[carlr]

Rabbit meat industry insiders blame its decline for so many years on an undeserved bad rap. Though farm-raised rabbit tastes like -- surprise! -- tender chicken, it has a reputation as a tough and gamey meat (likely because wild rabbit generally is).

I know tastes are a matter of opinion but I suspect that this author has no idea what they are talking about.
Rabbit,domesticated or wild,tastes like rabbit,not chicken.I eat many wild rabbits that I shoot each winter and they are not tough or gamey.I have had both wild and domesticated rabbit cooked together and you can not tell the difference.

[1john2 3and4]

If carrots are so good for eyesight, how come there's so many dead bunnies on the road?

[Viking2002]

*SNORT*, Oh, Jeez, I wasn't expecting that.........I just shot wine out my nose.......BWAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......... :-)

[elcid1970]

Oh geez. She is so nice. That pic is late '60's for sure. Back in the day when women groomed and dressed to please us guys. So long ago....

Anyway - I grew up with fried rabbit and home fries every Saturday, for some reason. Must have been Grandpa's .22 rifle and some time on the weekend to hunt. Delicious the culinary memory to this day.

[Feiny]

[ApplegateRanch]

What is the ratio for rabbit?

My books, from when I home raised them in the late 70s early 80s pegged it at 4:1, but that may have improved with newer meat breeds.

OTOH, the fat, bone, and water-content ratios are much better per pound than for chicken.

I should add, that I never wanted for fishing worms, nor did I ever have better gardens, than when I raised rabbits.

[BulletBobCo]

"To heck with y'all! You'll never get me here!!"

Wanna bet?

[raccoonradio]

Didn't Michael Moore interview a woman who was selling "pets or meat" wabbits in Roger and Me?

[Talking_Mouse]

Anya:
bunnies aren't just cute as everybody supposes
They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses
And what's with all the carrots?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?
Bunnies, bunnies
It must be bunnies

[ApplegateRanch]

I should add that the 4:1 is for pellets, not grain. The pellets are way less than half grain, and are mostly alfalfa.

[Balding_Eagle]

Good luck with your rabbit farm. It sounds interesting.

[Balding_Eagle]

That makes more sense. My guess is that todays numbers are even better.

[commonasdirt]

"Oh geez. She is so nice. That pic is late '60's for sure. Back in the day when women groomed and dressed to please us guys. So long ago.... "

.........He said as he scratched his massive beer belly under his stained tee shirt then reached for a handful of cheeotos.... LOL

Seriously though, remember the reality of those days. Sure it looks nice in a photo, but the hair was probably a oversprayed stiff "helmet" and the makeup put on with a trowel. To hell with the good old days.

[ApplegateRanch]

Good luck with your rabbit farm.

Thanks, but not any more. That was well over 20 years & two states ago. I don't need to be tied down like that anymore.

If I want fresh rabbit, I'll shoot a couple of the cottontails in our orchard.

[HolgerDansk]

Rabbit Season! Ping

[radiohead]

Nice bunny. Here's my late sweetie, Snuffalufagus (Snuff) with some pals.

[hispanarepublicana]

"What else might it have been?" Your cat!

Could be both....

[nomorelurker]

Which Bunny/Centerfold is she? I should know but can't recall the name. A beautiful lady.

[HolgerDansk]

Lepus Californicus has overrun the old NAS Moffett Field since the Navy pulled out a decade ago. I suspect that the Marines were probably keeping the population in check. I've been tempted to ask the new base tenants ("Moffett Federal Airfield") for permission to cull the herd...

[Prime Choice]

Back in the day when women groomed and dressed to please us guys.

And back when girls had some meat on their bones and you didn't have to wonder if the sugar loaves were real or fake.

I don't care how far plastic surgery advances; they'll never make mams and gams that look as good as the Good Lord made 'em.

Those were the days...