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Gutting and Skinning a rabbit

This is actually the clearest and best video I have ever found on this topic. You can follow the cooking and serving tips too if you want to, he really knows what he is doing. Personally, I prefer to roast the rabbit over the fire instead of poaching it, but his method allows for 100% safety. A 2 hr hard boil will kill anything.

With Rabbits, always check the liver for yellow spots/tularemia, and be wary of parasites in the skin/body. Mostly rare problems but it is better to be safe than sorry. Wear gloves if you have them just to be on the safe side. If you want to take an added safety precaution, gut the rabbit while it is submerged in the water. Tularemia can be spread by breathing in infected particulate. If tularemia has infested rabbits in your area, clean any rabbits killed in a basin of water and check the liver for spots before skinning. If the liver shows signs of disease, throw away water and rabbit, sterilize the basin, refill it and move on to the next rabbit.

JKD