Thread: Very bad rabbit smell if not gutted immedietely

Hares are 10x worse! If you're going to eat them, get the gut out or the meat off ASAP. Can't say delaying taints the meat terribly, but the smell is so bad, you're not going to want to eat it! I use the gutless method on rabbits (and all other animals). No need getting in to the guts. There's some good videos on YouTube which show you what to do. Skin off. Cut around back legs, dislocate the joint and remove. Cut out backstraps. I don't normally bother with the front legs, but they are removed very easily as well.