How to Skin and Clean a Rabbit -- Steven Rinella MeatEater
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- čas přidán 29. 05. 2012
- Cottontail rabbits are one of the most widely available, easily harvested, and tastiest species of North American game. The ease of butchering and preparing rabbits makes them a great starter item for the beginner hunter. After following these procedures, the flesh is ready for any recipe calling for wild or domestic hare or rabbit. --Steven Rinella
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for all the people who asked... guys the rabbit was fine, he was a paid actor
Was
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Lmao
Oh thank goodness,i was gettin nervous for ol Bug's cousin there...😂
Some bad acting skills
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hey buddy I was out quail hunting today, shot my first quail, and got my first rabbit a few minutes later. I came home, and since I'd never cleaned a rabbit I wanted to see what someone experienced suggested. I found this video, and had the rabbit cleaned in about 15 minutes. Great instruction, clear and easy to follow. It's currently soaking in cold water for a little while and we'll eat it tomorrow. Thanks for the instruction. Gotta love CZcams.
nice
"No spots, this rabbit is looking nice and healthy" you know, besides being disassembled.
Well done. Exactly what I was looking for.
I love you guys I subbed to you guys around a few months back and I look to go bow hunting myself I love you guys keep up the good work
I was 8 when you posted that
Spot on. My dad always stressed to not go hunting until after the first good snowfall. That way most of the sick rabbits will die, and you have a cleaning station at your disposal. Even though we cleaned them on the spot, we always had coolers with ice in the truck
The rule is don't harvest cottontails until after the first hard frost. That was it kills off a lot of the parasites that rabbits are riddled with in the summer and fall.
@@jronche That's the rule that dad learned from grandpa. Still kinda surprised that here in Nebraska, rabbit season starts as early as September. Way too hot to be hunting IMO
That’s a wives tale and not true. Meat eater himself wrote an article explaining this.
@@jroncheit only kills the parasites in them if the rabbit is dead too
If that rabbit had tularemia (rabbit fever), then there's a good chance that Rinella would have also contracted it merely by gutting with bare hands. ALWAYS gut using latex gloves to avoid such exposure! A friend of my hunting partner died from contracting tularemia - it is a very nasty disease if not diagnosed and treated immediately. I have personally opened up rabbits that had tularemia, and/or various other forms of worms and parasites inside. Always be safe, hunters!
It would have been full of green pus
It is pretty rare with 200-300 cases USA, with most coming from ticks. Can be fatal, but not likely. Nevertheless use latex gloves to clean wild animals and inspect that liver and overall health of your kill.
this channel wants to awaken the wild instinct of lazy overweight employees, who are then those who improvise and hurt themselves. in many countries, I do not know how it works for you, to have a hunting permit you have to do slaughtering courses where you explain the basics of hygiene and how to recognize the signals of the most frequent diseases, but this would decrease the self-esteem of several real wild men
Extremely rare if you are careful, even in areas with tuleremia.
Bigcauc505 Everything you just said made me more likely to get Alzheimer's when I get older.
Easy and quick.
Great vid, I like how you explain everything but keep it short, most people go on and on just to hear themselves talk.
Nice last name. Mine means White Eagle in siouxe.
Yes! Exactly. Much appreciated.
Holy crap, I didn't know rabbits were just flesh burritos... I mean you took that fur off like you just reopened a burrito, that's crazy. I've never seen an animal go from cute fluffy rabbit to meat sack so fast
Thank you about the liver knowledge ,I have hunted and eaten rabbit for the better part of 40 years.never new that!!!! I love the knowledge ...... Thanks
bahaha and apparently ur not dead! useless piece of information!
chilote66 only a fool calls a piece of information useless. Lol
@@dxwnfall4765 only a fool replies to a joke taking it seriously. Bahaha
@@chilote66 only a fool replies to a 7 month old comment
@@kiwilegend6055 lol... wtf
As a city slicking bastard child …but, now a combat vet & father of 5 as well as being a husband, son & brother… I’m very aware of my responsibilities to my family if shtf…
I appreciate you teaching this stuff very much… it’s very helpful to a guy with no resources or connections to easily go out & do/learn this stuff.
The spotted liver portion is great to know.
My 5 year old is really getting into hunting with my husband, this instructional video was so clear that it made Bean want to start snaring rabbits ASAP!!
Your 5 year old must be 12 now. I guess
14, time flies@@shoaibsiddiq3507
Richard, you can skin a whole deer with 1 blade if you're careful around the joints.
Maybe an odd comment guys but as a Brit, I always find American videos on hunting and field dressing present a much calmer approach. I guess here in Limey Land people are too squeamish about how their food gets to the plate. Anyway, thanks man, good job done there.
Oh we're squeamish here too. But when one of us gets into something, even something like killing animals and playing with their bits, we get _into_ it.
Cut er up throw it in the skillet
Just dressed my first rabbit. Thank you, your instructions were great and made the task so easy.
recently moved from d.c. to grimesland, thnx for this vid...hunter gave me a rabbit I did everything step by step as you said...appreciate it
Thanks for all the great material and thanks for showcasing accurately what hunting is all about!
Man this is really helpful! I would have never thought to look at the liver for severe spotting, thanks for sharing.
Thanks to you and joe, this is gonna be my first year hunting. Ive been a life long gamer and and home body and that has effected my health. I'm fat as fuck bro. so I decided i needed a change regarding my life style. i figure spending more time outdoors will help me lose weight so i sold all of my video games. bought some gear and got my NY hunting license. Im going solo since i have no friends (married with kids= no friends apparently) so I plan on hunting small game at first. rabbits and squirrels. wish me luck.
Thank you. I shot a rabbit for my daughter on the way to the bus today. I had never skinned/cleaned one, but figured it could not be much harder than a deer or squirrel. This was helpful all the same. Appreciate the time you took to film and post this. Thank you.
Excellent video. Great camera work. Thanks for showing that you don't need a Rambo Battle Blade to skin a rabbit.
@Josiah Evans That would be a blade that you take into battle, bro.
DAMN I'M HAPPY TO READ THAT !
Really hate it when people show up with these huge massive knives, very stylish and all, but soon as it's gutting time either they ask for your "little girl" knife because, AS IT TURNS OUT, it's not that easy to use a bloody viking sword to make delicate-ish cuts; or they just waste so much meat.
Ok ok, I admit my knife is not the most manly, but I have small hands ! And sure there are some who manage to use their Crocodile Dundee blades like scalpels, really impressive actually, but it does look a lot harder than having a lighter smaller knife..
I literally just shot a rabbit out the front door of our home and then looked this video up and followed it to a ‘T!’ Works great. Now we have rabbit in the cooler, waiting for another. Thank you Mr. Rinella, for the excellent instruction.
E. Croghan this is late but what did you make with the rabbit? Rabbit stew or some other meal?
@@dominicplacencia7828 Since they didn't respond I'll say what I'd make: rabbit stew but dry out the leftover meat we didn't put in the stew and make a sort of rabbit jerky. It actually tastes amazing!
@@ecrradio7620could you just season it and slap it on the barby?
Went Rabbit hunting with .177 Caliber Air Rifle. Was able to get 4 due to almost no noise. If your shots are spot on, that’s all that’s needed. Very Easy kills. We ate Rabbit all week.
Awesome video.
Didn't realize how easy this would be, literally meal ready from culling to cutting board in 10 minutes. Wish I knew how easy it was for rabbits before I got ducks and chickens 😂
Thank you for this video! This really helped me out a lot. Now I can skin rabbits with ease and confidence. I had always wondered how you get passed the pelvic area on a rabbit. Well now I know how to do it. Thank you so much
Great video! going rabbit hunting for the first time in about 15 years tomorrow morning. Keep them coming!
Taking a hunter education course this weekend. Watching some Meateater videos to top it off!
Always love seeing how different people clean critters very informative.
I'm new to hunting but have been getting a lot of rabbits lately. This was super helpful. Thanks buddy.
I just killed my first rabbit ever, killing it with a recurve bow at 40'. I used your video to help me skin and butcher it. Tomorrow night is rabbit for dinner!
After all these years... Was it a good meal friend?
@Lumbago Nigga We've planted the seed. Now all we can do is wait.
@@iAteYourDog69 after all these years...was it a good meal friend
@@drcadu5186 yea,that’s what I’m wondering
@@drcadu5186 After all these years... Was it a good meal friend?
Thanks for this! Just prepared my first rabbit today with the help of this video
I'm just glad Steve rinalle exists
shot and even raised many of rabbits for the table. your method is about exactly how I do mine as well. great vid.
Thanks Steve- great vid and very informative. Simple yet effective approach. Thanks man.
Great video on cleaning rabbits. Love the Meat Eater show too!
Awesome video very easy to follow really helped me clean my first rabbit!
Very instructive, clearly explained and to the point.
thanks, I'm getting into small game like rabbit and squirrel and I don't wanna screw up with skinning n guttin it, this is really helpful
I appreciate your gutting instructions because from what I have seen you are the only one that does so. You should do elk next
This type of knowledge is gods gift. Thank you.
The glowing of lightg on the liver make it look beautiful.
Fantastic! I had no idea you could check its liver like that! Thanks for the awesome video.
Dude, really enjoyed your video... It was simple and straight to the point. I'm going to be making a dish with rabbit soon so this really helped...... That was awesome how you did it all on the snow too.
By far the best rabbit prep video around
Man I can’t believe this show (I don’t even know what to call the stuff we watch online and on tv anymore) has been goin strong for 9 years
Man, Meat eater always coming in clutch with the vids 👍
This channel is awesome! Thanks for all your hard work!
That was far easier than I was expecting. Well done.
Thanks for uploading. It was easier than I thought it would be to skin & prepare the Jack Rabbits.
I've gone hunting yet.
When he started to gut it I was slightly grossed. But even it started to look like some wholesome fresh and environmentally friendly cuts of meat my mouth literally watering.
I think I can get through the not so sexy part of hunting - only time will tell
It makes you feel good knowing it hasn't been touched by humans before you. Fresh as can be.
I miss your old show and my cable company doesn't carry the new one. Thanks for these uploads
The first time I went hunting for cottontails the me and the guy I went with skinned them the way you would a deer. How man that was painful. This video makes me feel like a schmuck. Thanks for showing the right way
This was so fun to watch, you got mad skill man!
Thank you for posting something short and to the point
This walked us through the process for the first time today No Problems
Thank you thank you thank you
just shot one today first timer on skinning and gutting so thank brother
Very helpful, especially showing the relevant angle when dealing with the pelvis.
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Thank you. I always wondered how this was done, but everyone always skips the process in relevant guides.
Excellent. Cottontail makes a great stew.
is the rabbit okay?
Thumbnail Finder it got its fur ripped off and his\her heart ripped out do think it's ok?
Thumbnail - It was great.....served with a nice red wine and some fava beans.
Yes, I think it will live after that quick first aid administered by the narrator.
Yes it walked away from the incident with minor cuts and bruises
No gordan Ramsey but the real question is
WHERES THE LAMB SAUCE
Good demo, well done.
Thanks,that looks fairly easy.
I am a traditional bow hunter.
Tagged a deer but no rabbits yet.🤗
Of all the instructional videos for rabbit skinning, available on CZcams, this is probably the one everyone should follow. Unless of course, Cameron Hanes had a video that differs.
New Mexico huh
I live in the Yukon and I still learn things from this channel (I don't eat a lot of rabbit, I prefer grouse).
This by far,? Is the Best instructions.? that Iv'e seen on the Tube for Skinning & Ceaning & cutting up Rabbits.? Thanks for sharing.?
Hey Steven,
Love watching your shows! I wanted to ask you if you ever did the "hand over hand" method for gutting the rabbit out? The best part is you don't need a knife. I hunt with dogs when I can, we use the hand over hand and the dog who brought the rabbit to us gets the rabbit heart right there in the field. Hand over hand you start up at the shoulders and squeeze hard with your grip and work yourself down the body. The guts normally come out the hind leg.
This is the best channel so far.
Sure!
Another excellent post, Semper Fi.
Holy cow that’s some good knife work
I found this very helpful, nice and quick, thanks
Nice job, this is how I do mine. I don't know why so many people in these videos don't start with a cut behind the shoulder blades. So much easier to skin. I also don't bother with the upper legs. I cut 3 rib from the top, and rid the head and legs.
Thank you for this awesome video! Very well done!
Short and concise. Great help in cleaning my first rabbit kill.
Moving to an area where there may be a lot of rabbits, so my gal looked this up, so she can be rodent control with access to extra meat for us to use for slow cooker meals. Booyah.
Great vid, clear and easy👍
is the rabbit okay
I skinned my first rabbit yesterday but I keep the heart ,liver and kidneys as it is for my raw fed Service dog. I got the pelt off in one so am pleased . I was just checking how I did. I did cut head off first though then peeled skin off. Now I know its easier to just put a notch in. Thank you : )
Do you feed the dog the skull with the brain?
Most of the rabbits I clean you dont really need to first cut in the hide he made I just give it a good pull and it works. I love cleaning rabbits it's so easy
Once you have skinned the rabbit and taken its fur off, and you are up to the bit of actually gutting it and you have cut its stomach open and you don't really want to get all the blood all over you, a good way to get rid of all the guts and stuff is to firmly grasp the legs of the rabbit and almost fling the rabbit away whilst still holding on to it and that will just send all the just and stuff flying, thats what my grandpa taught me and thats the way i have been doing it all my life, but that was a top vid good job
just dont do that in the house,the wife will kill you.lol
I've seen people squeeze out the guts first thing by twisting and hemmoraging it out.
leigh twomey my chickens love that stuff.
That's the way I know also taught by my grandpa
man its been too long since Ive gone hunting kind of wanted a refresher course
Simple and straight to the point. You have won a subscriber hare ( pun intended)
Very well done my friend!!
Very informative, thank you for posting this.
if the rabbit has tolaremea can you still eat it if the liver has white spots on it and will it be safer cleaning it if you wear latex gloves
Best show/host on tv!
Very helpful video!
Just caught my first rabbit on my sisters property thanks to her German Shepard.
Just gutted my first rabbit thanks to the video.
Thank you 👍👍
Great vid short and to the point👍👍
What time of day do you usually hunt rabbit? I have seen them at dusk in the local State Parks , but then I do not see them all day.
The video makes it look easy to clean. Fried Rabbit is great
Very good vid thanks
Awesome video. Thanks. Can you still easy a rabbit that has tularemia?
This is just so much faster than the way I learned...It can't be as easy as it looks. Can't wait to try.....and likely fail lol
i wanted to start doing this. Your video is very helpfull thank you for the post!!
Outstanding,,
Quick and simple.
Thank you.
Excellent. Thank you for the vid.
Thank you for teaching something I wish my dad taught me
I had never heard of tularemia before! The more you know...
Thanks man really needed this
I'm curious, have you ever hunted in Southern Oregon? Really nice wildlife over there. Lots of Deer and Elk, and the rabbits are probably twice the size of that cottontail. My grandfather, when we could, would take me out hunting to the West Coast because we had family over there. I hear that there are some boar invading SO from California- that might be interesting to check out.
I've seen a few videos from America where the rabbits are gutted and skinned at the same time here in england we shoots lots of rabbits sometimes 100s in a day either shooting or ferreting and we gut them in the field and skin them when at home sometimes the next day