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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Digital Caveman on January 12, 2023, 05:56:08 pm

Title: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: Digital Caveman on January 12, 2023, 05:56:08 pm
Has anyone here ever cleaned a snowshoe hare and found that the lungs look blotchy?  I cleaned one earlier today and everything seemed perfectly normal, except that the light pink lungs had dark blood red patches on them.  Does anyone here have first-hand experience with this?

It was rifle killed, and the shot entered at the base of the jaw and exited about through the eye.  Unfortunately, it took some seconds to die, so maybe it inhaled blood, or should I be concerned about disease?
Title: Re: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: Pat B on January 12, 2023, 06:45:01 pm
I'd contact the State Wildlife to see if they know or could suggest someone that would. Just out of caution I don't think I'd eat it.
Title: Re: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: Marc St Louis on January 12, 2023, 07:14:57 pm
Yes I've seen that before
Title: Re: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: Digital Caveman on January 12, 2023, 09:49:05 pm
Yes I've seen that before

How did you deal with it?
Title: Re: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: Marc St Louis on January 13, 2023, 05:10:49 pm
Ate him
Title: Re: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: White Falcon on January 14, 2023, 09:10:40 am
This.
Title: Re: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: Allyn T on January 27, 2023, 06:57:29 am
Probably Tularemia, it's also known as rabbit fever.
Title: Re: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: WhistlingBadger on January 27, 2023, 06:04:19 pm
Ate him
Did you survive??? (B)
Title: Re: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: Marc St Louis on January 28, 2023, 09:16:36 pm
Ate him
Did you survive??? (B)

Still here
Title: Re: Blotchy Rabbit Lungs?
Post by: WhistlingBadger on February 06, 2023, 10:21:19 am
Ate him
Did you survive??? (B)

Still here

 ;D