Quoted: So I took my 82 yr old Dad up to his brother's place and he took his unshot Mossberg pump.
We went out to the pasture. He unloaded his electric cart and scared up a rabbit.
This was the first time he's been hunting, in probably 60 yrs..and the last time he shot at anything it was Japanese soldiers in the Pacific.....ought to send this pic to the manufacturer of the electric scooters for the elderly!
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Outstanding!
As for the 'worms'...
There is a worm that infects rabbits, however, it is ussaully easily removed from just under the skin. Any 'affected' areas can be easily trimmed away.
Proper cooking (180 degrees internal) will insure that any internal worms are destroyed.
FWIW, the worms in rabbits (to my knowlegde) are only not capable of being transmitted to humans. Although they are easily killed by properly cooking the meat, live worms are killed by human stomach acid.
The trichinosis parasite, found in hogs, WILL infect a human host, stomach acid does NOT kill them.
However, even trichinosis is on the delcine. Proper hygeine in the production of domestic hogs has reduced the chances of trichonosis cases in humans dramatically over the last 50 years.
There are more cases reported out of Mexico and other countries with poor processing plants, but domestic, US produced, pork is almost 100% trichonosis free.
AS for rabbit, clean the under skin worms, cook properly, and enjoy year round.
TRG
PS. Have you ever seen a sub-skin worm on a rabbit? They are completely disgusting. It looked like a rotten grub worm. Yuck!