Jack Rabbitt Recipe Help...

Crazy,
In 1962 I was in the Navy. Buddy from Deshler Neb. on the ship took me back to Neb. on leave. I then took him to Pa. on leave next year.
When in Neb. I was shooting my first jacks and asked his dad if they were any good to eat.
His farmer dad said absolutely no. But being the doubting Italian I am, I had to try one. Shot a young one and cooked him up......it was the most god awful thing I ever tasted. Listen to these guys ......throw them suckers away. I'll bet coyotes have to hold their nose when the eat them.
 
In northern Wisconsin we have an abundance of sneshoe hare. I think that they would cook up quite similar to a big tastey jack. I'll share a secret recipe that my grandma would make for us on a cold winter afternoon. After going out and harvesting a few hares in the morning we would gut and skin them out for grandma. She would clean them up real nice and lay them out on a pine board 1"x6" about 18 inches long. After coating them liberally with salt and pepper she would put them in the oven,still on ther pine board, on the top rack and roast them at 250 degrees. Be sure to put a drip pan under them so you can have something to make a nice gravey with when you're done. After roasting for about three hours at 250 degrees grandma would take them out of the oven and let them cool for about 15 minutes. Then she would throw the hares away, cut up the pine board and feed us that. Now thats some good eating, the way grandma used to make mmmm mmmm.

HA! HA! Budman
 
I have never had a problem eating jacks.I dont shoot that many but in southern ontario we have a few.I have found the best recipe is to let them marinade over night in whatever you prefer (zesty italian dressing) then put them in the slow cooker with cream of mushroom soup and cut up potatoes set it on low and cook for about eight hours.I have used this for pofk chops rabbit and chicken wings and it is good.
 
For cooking Jackrabbits, the first thing you do is open three (3) beers, then dig a big hole and bury the jackrabbits in it. Then drink the beers!
 
Neighbors used to cook them up for his dogs.........
Reminds me of a thread that someone wrote about whether or not they could eat prairie dogs. Sure can....in fact they require little if any cleaning.
Lets just say they are all on a different food chain than I, along with crows, rats, mice, dogs, cats .......
 
Makes me wonder how many other people don't know that a Jackrabbit is nothing more than a moving target that should be left lying dead on the ground for some scavenger to come clean up.

t/c223encore.
 
Well I'm not ashamed to admit that I've eaten jackrabbit and have enjoyed every bite. We used to shoot a young one or two and use the meat for chili, taco's and stew. You do have to cook them realy well. One thing I can assure you is a jackrabbit has a LOT of meat on it.

I had a friend that was short on money, he would gladly take every jack rabbit we shot. He would cook-em up, add spices and grind'em up for sausage. Darned good taste'in sausage.

I hade/have an old friend. He grew up in Texas eat'in jackrabbits. He hates to see people killing jacks. He says that every jack you kill is one less meal for a poor family and he's not kidding.

A case in point. We were hunting down around Wilcox Arizona. We had just eaten lunch at the Safford pulloff and had no food left when a van pulled into the parking lot. Several folks piled out of the van and we got to talking. They were traveling, had little money and hadn't eaten for a while. They were honest enough and weren't looking for money. The subject came up about eating rabbits so I offered to get them some. They weren't in the mood to be very picky so I grabbed the shotgun loaded with copper plated BB's and headed out. In a few minutes we jumped a couple jackrabbits and let me tell you one thing an X-tra full coyote choke and copper plated BB's are impressive on jackrabbits. We skinned'em, cleaned'em and gave'em to the guys in the van. They were happy and gathering wood for a fire when we left.

I don't find Jackrabbits taste much different from Snow Shoe Hare and I've eaten a bunch of Snow Shoe Hare. I suppose all jackrabbits may not be built the same, but if hungry I would eat another one in the time it takes to cook one.
 
I think any way boiled or stewed up with lots of onions and veggies works fine. I am kind of an old guy, but they taste fine to me. You just can't grill them up like a young chicken and expect to be able to chew them. Same thing with Grouse or even Phesant. I have even had Possum Pie, but I don't think I would do that again. Larry
 
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