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PoorRichRichard · July 30, 2011, 01:49 AM

Went up into the hills today and shot my first 2 Cottontails in less than 30 minutes! I have a few questions as a new hunter. As soon as as I shot these little guys, I raced back down to my car and drove home. My newfound hunting ground is very close to my house, and I had each skinned and gutted in each about 50 minutes after I shot them. My question is, did I wait too long to gut them??? Please bear in mind that the location is in Southern California, and the temperature was about 85 degrees.

Also, think they may have a few worms (cannot seem to get the stupid pictures to post). I plan to boil the heck out of these for about 2-and-half hours and use them in a cream-based pasta I usually make with chicken. Bearing all this in mind, do you all think they will be safe eating???

July 30, 2011, 01:49 AM	#1
PoorRichRichard Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2011 Location: San Berdoo Posts: 269	MY FIRST SUCCESSFUL HUNT!!!!! Got some ?'s Went up into the hills today and shot my first 2 Cottontails in less than 30 minutes! I have a few questions as a new hunter. As soon as as I shot these little guys, I raced back down to my car and drove home. My newfound hunting ground is very close to my house, and I had each skinned and gutted in each about 50 minutes after I shot them. My question is, did I wait too long to gut them??? Please bear in mind that the location is in Southern California, and the temperature was about 85 degrees. Also, think they may have a few worms (cannot seem to get the stupid pictures to post). I plan to boil the heck out of these for about 2-and-half hours and use them in a cream-based pasta I usually make with chicken. Bearing all this in mind, do you all think they will be safe eating??? Last edited by PoorRichRichard; July 30, 2011 at 01:56 AM.