Frank2135

When I was in the AF we had a saying "work smarter not harder." I see now that adage goes way back.

I'm wondering if there is something MORE to rabbits in terms of nutritional value than only the meat.

Could it be that "rabbit starvation" is caused by improper food preparation ? Larry Dean Olson recommends eating the ENTIRE ANIMAL and not only the meat. Olson's method involves removing the skin and the guts, and then pounding everything else into a hamburger patty, bone and all. If Olson is correct, then you may be discarding a great deal of nutritional value if you consume the meat and throw everything else into the trash.

LW.

"...eating the ENTIRE ANIMAL..."

My ex used to have a cat that was a super hunter, brought a cottontail home almost every evening. Stupid cat would sit on the patio and eat everything except one little organ and the tail. And he was the skinniest scrawniest looking cat you ever saw...

Wasn't there a "diet" that recommended eating as much lean meat as you wanted and cutting out carbs like bread and potatoes to lose weight quickly?

The Mormon Emergency Preparedness Manual recommends storing 20 lbs. of cooking oil or other "fat" sources per average adult per year. Using that recommendation as a guide, a small bottle of cooking oil, clarified butter or even peanut butter squeeze tubes in the BOB or pack should stave off the effects of "rabbit starvation" for quite a while.

I recommend the peanut butter. It has other benefits as well, and won't rancidate as quickly.

I like to pack those little complimentary tubs o' peanut butter by smuckers that I get at restaurants once in a while.