@ericmathison1 My first kill was a rabbit - with my bare hands. After we had 10 bunnies in the bag, my best friend and I skinned them, paunched them and bagged 'em up for the trip home. Once you get it into your head that you are doing it for food, it isn't too hard to get used to.
@zachryan10 No I didn't. However I was out shooting with my Cousin recently and I was taking home the Rabbits to prep for the pot and my cousin asked me to save him back a couple of feet, so I do currently have a pair of Rabbit feet in a bag of salt sat on my work-bench ;D
I think its really good to know where your meat comes from, all too easy to associate it with a polythene tray covered in cling film! there are a lot of videos about hopw to prepare meat, but can you tell me why you would hang meat?? its never addressed in bushcraft videos and im wondering if it has to be a larger animal, is it only if you plan to store the meat uncooked etc???
Great videos by the way, definately got another subscriber :D
@magicjoey69 First of all I'm no expert on the matter of hanging meat and it's not something I really do (I prefer to eat or freeze it fresh), but I can tell you that I do know it isn't just about storage. I know some people do prefer to hang even small game like Pheasants etc for maybe a week to "give it flavour" and of course they do it with larger game too, it's a maturing process that will obviously effect the chemical composition of the meat and inherently it's flavour. ATB
I know this is part of life. I've never fortunately had to kill anything to survive. However I feel that I should learn how to kill / skin / cook my own food to be prepared if need ever be.
How hard would you say it is to kill your first animal and to skin it with your hands? To say most people would have a hard-time doing this, is an understatement. Would you say, as long as you respect the animal for what it's providing you and make good use of it, you can overcome the initial hurdle?
@ericmathison1 As you say this is a part of life. I really can't tell you how hard it will be for you as an individual, the first time for everyone will be different. There are so many environmental factors in your upbringing that will determine how scream'ish you may be when doing it for the first time.
All I can say is learn how to kill the animal efficiently, respect it's beauty in life & death & for what it provides.
@ericmathison1 It's a good question, I would invite you to join us in our Community Forum at the NaturalBushcraft website, it might be worth posting the same question there so you can get the views and experiences of many others. All the folk on our forum are very friendly & welcoming so feel free to join in.
ive never skinned a animal except fish but thats differant, but im not to keen on the organ part but i really wanna give this ago. thanks for the help in this video
@pidgeonchillin I'm glad to hear this video has given you a bit more confidence to try it. Much like how I learned; I first watched my friend show me how to skin a Rabbit before I tried and that helped give me confidence just knowing roughly what to do! :)
@pidgeonchillin I'm from Cornwall, UK. You might want to visit our NaturalBushcraft website, it's packed with lots more videos & articles (there's a walk-through article on how to skin a rabbit also) and there is also a forum-community packed with lots of friendly bushcraft folk from around the UK. Cheers,
i love some of the comments like. OH THIS IS BAD YOU SHOULDN'T DO THIS. fuck off people who say that how do you think humanity survived for this long. Cause we had skills like these.
@supermoocow2 It's not a bad way to put it at all. I have full-respect for that animal and what it provides and for me that one comment I said doesn't detract from that at all.
I agree with you I have hunted small game for many years ,and when skinning Rabbits and that is how it is said you pull the skin of like pulling off a sock
Whoa there! The rabbit's legs are spread open and you're kneeled down facing it. It's not a good position from viewer's point of view. Imagine if you were in the bathroom and I opened up the door and you were in this exact same position with the rabbit.
That was very thorough. My only question is where can u find flint. Say u do. How do u know it's flint you find. Could just be a similar rock. Idk where to get it or where to look for it
@NaturalBushcraft Oh, so it still needs to be done with deer. Do you have other videos of you skinning deer or cutting up Venison? And can you make a video of were to cut the meat from and how e.c.t for a rabbit?
you'r legit! thank you for explaing what you were doing when you were doing it, i have never even killed a rabbit before but i definantly want to learn to skin animals and i got alot of usefull information from this video, thanks agian ill definantly check out your website
@NizzleJay Thank you for your kind comments. I'm glad you enjoyed it and got something from it. I'm sure you will find my website useful too, it's got loads more videos and aritcles. :) Cheers,
@NizzleJay Good question. You don't have to let it sit out overnight. Infact with the guts it's generally good to get them out as soon as is convienient. Some will shoot a rabbit and then take the guts out on the spot whilst still leaving the skin on it (so just slitting the belly open). It is actually easier to skin a rabbit when it's warm/fresh, so if you have got the time to skin & gut it not long after you've killed it I would recommend doing so...
@NizzleJay Try and get the guts out within 48hrs of it being killed. How long you leave it after that? Well that's choice, sometimes they used to hang them for a few days before they used the meat, whilst I would prefer to use Rabbit as soon as posible (fully processing it in the first 48hr period).
You can skin a rabbit using not tools whatsoever except its upper fron teeth,you just need to twist its head off first,Also the rabbit should have been thumbed as soon as it was killed to pressure the bladder and squirt out the urine.
Great vid! You sorta did the hard part twice tho. Try this: twist head to break neck, and use large flint tool to remove head. Hang rabbit to bleed, and 15 mins later chop off feet/tail. Loosen skin around neck, and hold onto the neck. Yank the skin off in one motion towards the tail. Badda bing! Now is the time to carefully slit the belly. Ring the anus first, pull intestine out slightly so it's loose, and when you gut it the colon doesn't break. No poo in the pelvis area. Sanitary. :)
@HunterCook15 Fair enough :) I wasn't trying to convert people to using a different tool by making this video, just thought I'd give it a go myself with an ancient tool and show others that it could be done. Thanks for watching.
@HunterCook15 we have some spearheads and arrowheads in our family and thier still sharp as broadheads. if it's knaped right flint can be sharper than a sergons knife. o the spear heads confrimed native where tradeing all over north america. the stone is only found in the western states of america and my granpa found it plowing his feild with a horse years back; was found in buckskin bag in canada. kinda cool and still sharp.
@mrsuperterd Oh I dont doubt the power of flint at all. I would use a flint knife if it was made right. You just find more steel ones. I really respect the people that take the time to master flint knapping and all the old trades like that.
cool. so incomprehensible to modern man...or women. That's the way it was, and is, behind the scenes at the local butcher shop kids. minus hunt and gather, and flint knives. Humans are a shamefull lot. so smart and dumb at the same time.
Nice vid, im very intrested on flint tools, you guys should do a vid on that, nice site as well, also you should be one of the commentaters on the snooker, you sound just like them lol. jk jk
Thanks for leaving comments everyone, it's making for an interesting read and definitely proves the saying "there's more than one way to skin a rabbit!"
Easiest way to skin all small game is just to make one cut right across the back. Then put your hands in both sides of the cut and pull the skin right off. Then just gut him.
Pretty cool video, just was wondering if you kill any rabbit or was this a special breed (farm raised). i see them all around in the wild, could i just kill one and do this?
My grandfather was a trapper (old school), he had an amazing knack for gutting small animals before making a cut. Starting from the rib cage, he would squish the carcass down towards the anus, once he was happy with the ball he created he would snap the body between his legs (pressure was still on the ball) and the intestines would spill out of the anus. It was an amazing process, he never had issues with nicking the gut (spoils meat) because a knife wasn't used until he separated the remains.
@NaturalBushcraft all u have u to do is slit behind the neck up near the top of the shoulder blade.and back of the neck.and pull,all the skin will rip off nicely..no need to belly cut skin the rabbit,,try it
@TheUnNerved ..i never use a knife to skin a rabbit as the skin tears off so easily...just tear the skin off the two back legs and pull it forward off the whole animal in one piece....see where he used the ax...thats where i start pulling the skin off from...another tip: if you dont like the smell when gutting it..do it under water in a small stream...I also never use a knife when gutting them either ..your finger pokes easily threw the abdominal coating..
Was the rabbit bled out first? I've not yet cleaned any game and am not sure of the process. Is it standard to slit across the jugular or can blood be left inside if the meat is used quickly?
I hang the rabbit up by it's back feet and than cut around the feet. Cut down the inside of both back legs and around the anus and genitals. Peel the hide back a bit and next, pull the whole hide down to the head and around the front feet. Cut the head and front feet off. After that, gut.
and honestly if it was starve to death or do it i could do it and iv shot a rabbit before but never skinned it my dad did
i wouldnt do this idk really it seems quit harsh i guess i could hmm iv always wanted to bushcraft and did a lil bit when i was 13 made a fire like every day and shit made bows and shit now im 16 and can drive and go camping with friends maybe ill try and do alot more bushcraft.
If you consider this to be vulgar (the fact that this animal died for my consumption), then I think you need to re-evaluate where your food comes from. People are so detached from where their food comes from today they just nip into a supermarket and pickup meat all clean and polythene wrapped, not knowing where the meat came from, if you actually consider it, the wild-rabbit I killed lived a much better, free & natural life than poultry kept in disgusting conditions for the supermarket shelves.
yea i agree with you people think that its all fresh and clean and the animal didnt die for it im not saying that i dont know where my food comes from i was just saying itd be hard for me to do it but im sure if i got the chance i would.
@NaturalBushcraft you can remove all parts with the flint, the front quarters are attached to the ribcage only by meat and you unjoint the rear legs at the hip joint near the spine...for the head, the spine unjoints at the base of the skull...break the lower joints of the legs by bending backwards( over the edge of that stump),then use the flint to cut the tendons...the head eats fine too by the way if anyone gets in a survival situation,leave unquartered and turn it on a stick
well said ... makes me laugh how people think meat comes wrapped up in a packet.. i worked in a chicken factory for a few yrs .. i would pick that rabbit for dinner instead of mass slaughtered bit of meat from tesco's any day .. people live such sheltered lives they just dont get it .. the only diffrence is that they have someone else do the messy work for them ...
@NaturalBushcraft I agree! you provide a very humane way of cleaning a animal! Great Work! Ok-I do have a question though-On the vid. you said the rabbit was shot the night before...How cool was it that night?Also how long after the animal is dead do you have to gut and clean and cook before the meat spoils?
Great video, I do appreciate the bit about connecting to the mindset of our ancestors, few realize that this is an open doorway to remember what we already know.
just take a core and hit a nice flake off..as soon as you start pressure flaking an edge it becomes much duller than a fresh flake...Ive skinned deer with flakes the size of a quarter...
Great Video.... I absolutely love rabbit! I have never hunted them, but I really want to! Hence, me watching this video... I'm pretty good cleaning fish.. When I take my first rabbit, I'll be own my own... How did you do the first time??
In all honesty John, this video was my first time! I had seen it done once, then watched a few videos online to get different people's perspectives and techniques, got a basic methodology that I liked and threw myself into it. Turned out just fine :) I had skinned a few pheasants and other things before but not Rabbit.
wow what a great vid . you spoke very clearly and the camera work was great. i truly appreciate you showing your skills and look forward to seeing more....
Of course it is! People hang game for days sometimes, stuff like pheasants and rabbits. Always take the guts out as soon as posible and then your sorted.
Im no expert on this specifically, so don't take my word research elsewhere too.
It's important to gut the animal quickly, get the guts out as they will be full of bacteria and decaying food, then it wont taint the meat and it can be left for longer. Yes, it does differ between different game, I know that much. There's a lot of personal preference to it aswell I think, some people think it adds better taste when wild-game is hung for days others don't.
When Dave Canterbury of Wildernessoutfitters skinned some small game YouTube flagged it as inappropriate for people under 18. What a nation of pussies we've become.
It's because people don't want to relate to where their food comes from. They'd rather go to a store and buy something ground up that doesn't look like an animal...
you should make a video on flint knapping because i tryed to do flint knapping on my own and i cut my finger open when i tryed to break the huge peace of flint
Yeah I know what you mean, I think *some of the stuff he teaches could save lifes, but then some of it I think would endanger lifes. Its mostly for entertainment I think.
Oh wow, it's the son and dad from BraveHeart. I believe they had probably skinned game in this fashion as well. No really, just kidding. But that is what first came to mind was that show! Thanks for sharing your info. much appreciated.
Oh no, I meant "BraveHeart" the movie, starring Mel Gibson. They were the bearded father and son who fought for Scotland's independence. Have you seen the show? Anyways, I was just kidding :)
Wicked video!! really helped. I must go out and try it, however im looking to use the skin for a textile project at college and i was planning on using the skin to create a very interesting pair of wellie socks or liners and i was wondering if you know of any of the things ive been told to like spray it with and wash it with. Don't you have to like steralize it or something before using as a fabric?? :S please help
Hey There, I have to go to this camp and im nervous cause i have to skin a rabbit. Will there be any blood? I know its a stupid question but i've never seen this done before and im not sure if when skinning if theres blood please let me know. Thanks in advance
Dont worry about it budf1, there's no flowing or gushing blood! I did no magic process of draining any blood from the animal for this video. This video shows you a rabbit freshly shot and simply skinned using flint, see for yourself for the amount of blood.
One of the best videos i've ever seen on Youtube. Nice work dude, especially as its your first. Very Professional. Its always interesting to see the results of such a process, and especially when using such simple tools as Flint.
This is something i myself am really interested in, and you bet i'll be subscribing :D
Thank you so much Matt! Its really encouraging to hear such positive comments, inspires me to do more! If you like my videos you will certainly love my website NaturalBushcraft, its all about sharing knowledge & skills freely. Thanks again Matt.
nice video! i have no experience skinning, but i think you would get a smoother cut with just a nice flake... nice razor edge.
also, i heard an interesting fact somewhere (can't remember where, probably paleoplanet); apparently a deer has just enough brains for the amount of hide... not sure if its the same for all animals, but interesting none the less.
Very good video ... Nearly wet myself when i read the shop name on the bag lol, i read somewhere that you can use the brains to cure the skin ? have you heard anything like that ? might be worth a try ;);)
brain-tanning hides or skins is the traditional way of doing it and it is still a widely used method today. You can also use other things to soften them like eggs, chemicals or even hand-cream. I've got my first three rabbit skins currently drying at the moment. I've soaked & worked them in a egg-solution and worked them on a rope occasionally.
Better work than some of seen. If your saving the skin why not skin out head at the same time. I ran a trapline a few years & can't imagine the added work lopping head would add! The added weight of body help & gives a handhold. Still a lot more respectful than some vids I've seen. Tossdart
thanyou it is really clear
OutdoorDeclan26 1 month ago
lol this is off topic but was it soft?
Mraznkid99 4 months ago
Great video thanks for showing this vital survival skill.
TheCaneArtist 4 months ago
@TheCaneArtist Thanks for leaving a comment & I'm glad you enjoyed our video, you should see our others you'd probably enjoy them too :)
- Ashley.
NaturalBushcraft 4 months ago
Very good video
therealgarygnu 5 months ago
Found it very amusing you happen to use a 'Body Shop' bag to dispose of the innards.
MrSmallpops 5 months ago
your gud you should of make a pajamas for a baby just fold it it wash it up and put some zippers on it lol try it for real
liltaja100 6 months ago
@ericmathison1 My first kill was a rabbit - with my bare hands. After we had 10 bunnies in the bag, my best friend and I skinned them, paunched them and bagged 'em up for the trip home. Once you get it into your head that you are doing it for food, it isn't too hard to get used to.
dopeybuthappy 6 months ago
what did you do with the skin of that wabbit?
dasmonkeyman 7 months ago
@dasmonkeyman I had a go at tanning them, it kinda worked, went stiff though, I can't remember where they ended up.
NaturalBushcraft 6 months ago
did you keep the feet for 'lucky rabbits feet'?
zachryan10 7 months ago
@zachryan10 No I didn't. However I was out shooting with my Cousin recently and I was taking home the Rabbits to prep for the pot and my cousin asked me to save him back a couple of feet, so I do currently have a pair of Rabbit feet in a bag of salt sat on my work-bench ;D
NaturalBushcraft 7 months ago
I think its really good to know where your meat comes from, all too easy to associate it with a polythene tray covered in cling film! there are a lot of videos about hopw to prepare meat, but can you tell me why you would hang meat?? its never addressed in bushcraft videos and im wondering if it has to be a larger animal, is it only if you plan to store the meat uncooked etc???
Great videos by the way, definately got another subscriber :D
magicjoey69 7 months ago
@magicjoey69 First of all I'm no expert on the matter of hanging meat and it's not something I really do (I prefer to eat or freeze it fresh), but I can tell you that I do know it isn't just about storage. I know some people do prefer to hang even small game like Pheasants etc for maybe a week to "give it flavour" and of course they do it with larger game too, it's a maturing process that will obviously effect the chemical composition of the meat and inherently it's flavour. ATB
- Ashley Cawley
NaturalBushcraft 7 months ago
Now im gonna go eat me a cheese burger :)
HomeMadeGunNut 8 months ago
I know this is part of life. I've never fortunately had to kill anything to survive. However I feel that I should learn how to kill / skin / cook my own food to be prepared if need ever be.
How hard would you say it is to kill your first animal and to skin it with your hands? To say most people would have a hard-time doing this, is an understatement. Would you say, as long as you respect the animal for what it's providing you and make good use of it, you can overcome the initial hurdle?
ericmathison1 9 months ago
@ericmathison1 As you say this is a part of life. I really can't tell you how hard it will be for you as an individual, the first time for everyone will be different. There are so many environmental factors in your upbringing that will determine how scream'ish you may be when doing it for the first time.
All I can say is learn how to kill the animal efficiently, respect it's beauty in life & death & for what it provides.
All the best,
Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 9 months ago
@ericmathison1 It's a good question, I would invite you to join us in our Community Forum at the NaturalBushcraft website, it might be worth posting the same question there so you can get the views and experiences of many others. All the folk on our forum are very friendly & welcoming so feel free to join in.
All the best,
Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 9 months ago
ive never skinned a animal except fish but thats differant, but im not to keen on the organ part but i really wanna give this ago. thanks for the help in this video
pidgeonchillin 11 months ago
@pidgeonchillin I'm glad to hear this video has given you a bit more confidence to try it. Much like how I learned; I first watched my friend show me how to skin a Rabbit before I tried and that helped give me confidence just knowing roughly what to do! :)
All the best,
Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 11 months ago
@NaturalBushcraft :D i might be going to a bushcraft show in june in the lake district but its in england and im not to sure where you from ;D
pidgeonchillin 11 months ago
@pidgeonchillin I'm from Cornwall, UK. You might want to visit our NaturalBushcraft website, it's packed with lots more videos & articles (there's a walk-through article on how to skin a rabbit also) and there is also a forum-community packed with lots of friendly bushcraft folk from around the UK. Cheers,
Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 11 months ago
@NaturalBushcraft i will join the forum and look on the site alot thanks .
pidgeonchillin 11 months ago
All energy is only borrowed, and some day it must be given back to mother nature.
DustinTheGoth 11 months ago
@DustinTheGoth As my body will return to the earth :)
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 11 months ago
i LOL'd at the BodyShop bag xDDDDD
peace36660 11 months ago
Rabbit stew, rabbit stew, its my favorite thing to do!
ADirtDiggler 11 months ago
And what did you do with the skin? did you wash it and keep it or did you make something of it?
nice vid by the way!
NuclearTrenchDeath 11 months ago
The flint up close picture looked like a body part. lol
Sonic908robloxguy 1 year ago
LMFAO I laughed so hard when i saw its guts came out idk know why. Am i a bad Person? D;
ImPlayingOnThePc 1 year ago
i love some of the comments like. OH THIS IS BAD YOU SHOULDN'T DO THIS. fuck off people who say that how do you think humanity survived for this long. Cause we had skills like these.
shimsham35 1 year ago
Stone age man had some pretty good tools to work with I,m sure they never went hungry
hoplite46 1 year ago
"and they just come off like little socks" nothing against skinning animals but thats a bad way to put it.
supermoocow2 1 year ago
@supermoocow2 It's not a bad way to put it at all. I have full-respect for that animal and what it provides and for me that one comment I said doesn't detract from that at all.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago 10
@NaturalBushcraft
I agree with you I have hunted small game for many years ,and when skinning Rabbits and that is how it is said you pull the skin of like pulling off a sock
winnipegdiver 1 year ago
@supermoocow2 it was a good explanation on how to skin rabbits but i laughed my ass off wen he said they come off like soks
jason6295 1 year ago
Whoa there! The rabbit's legs are spread open and you're kneeled down facing it. It's not a good position from viewer's point of view. Imagine if you were in the bathroom and I opened up the door and you were in this exact same position with the rabbit.
StupidKupid777 1 year ago
@StupidKupid777 well the thing is that 1. he's not in the bathroom, and 2. he's hacking at it with flint tools
supermoocow2 1 year ago
That was very thorough. My only question is where can u find flint. Say u do. How do u know it's flint you find. Could just be a similar rock. Idk where to get it or where to look for it
Rottenpie119 1 year ago
i hope u ate it.... otherwise what a waste... u shouldnt only kill an animal if your going to eat it...
1234Stickman 1 year ago
This made me hungry as fuck...
n0s1r 1 year ago 3
Spot of bother, um shouldnt you bleed the animal from its jugular vain right after you have killed it?
einstienear 1 year ago
@einstienear This isn't a deer you know! Nah you don't need to do that with a Rabbit.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft Oh, so it still needs to be done with deer. Do you have other videos of you skinning deer or cutting up Venison? And can you make a video of were to cut the meat from and how e.c.t for a rabbit?
einstienear 1 year ago
all hunters can be a licened medical doctor LOL
seanfenrir 1 year ago
you could have made a stone axe for the leg chopping
TheGanstaben 1 year ago
well explained, thanks
7Supernova7 1 year ago
thaank you for actually responding to my questions haha keep up the good work!
NizzleJay 1 year ago
you'r legit! thank you for explaing what you were doing when you were doing it, i have never even killed a rabbit before but i definantly want to learn to skin animals and i got alot of usefull information from this video, thanks agian ill definantly check out your website
NizzleJay 1 year ago
@NizzleJay Thank you for your kind comments. I'm glad you enjoyed it and got something from it. I'm sure you will find my website useful too, it's got loads more videos and aritcles. :) Cheers,
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NizzleJay Good question. You don't have to let it sit out overnight. Infact with the guts it's generally good to get them out as soon as is convienient. Some will shoot a rabbit and then take the guts out on the spot whilst still leaving the skin on it (so just slitting the belly open). It is actually easier to skin a rabbit when it's warm/fresh, so if you have got the time to skin & gut it not long after you've killed it I would recommend doing so...
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NizzleJay Try and get the guts out within 48hrs of it being killed. How long you leave it after that? Well that's choice, sometimes they used to hang them for a few days before they used the meat, whilst I would prefer to use Rabbit as soon as posible (fully processing it in the first 48hr period).
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
you should make a video on how to make keychains with the feet.
tmsods 1 year ago
You can skin a rabbit using not tools whatsoever except its upper fron teeth,you just need to twist its head off first,Also the rabbit should have been thumbed as soon as it was killed to pressure the bladder and squirt out the urine.
Chiptsaorocks 1 year ago
Great vid! You sorta did the hard part twice tho. Try this: twist head to break neck, and use large flint tool to remove head. Hang rabbit to bleed, and 15 mins later chop off feet/tail. Loosen skin around neck, and hold onto the neck. Yank the skin off in one motion towards the tail. Badda bing! Now is the time to carefully slit the belly. Ring the anus first, pull intestine out slightly so it's loose, and when you gut it the colon doesn't break. No poo in the pelvis area. Sanitary. :)
Tsarevna303 1 year ago
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Great Video! Thank you for your careful explanations. Learned a lot!
Sophlili 1 year ago
Great Video! Thank you for your careful explanations. Learned a lot!
Sophlili 1 year ago
could you make a flint axe? or would it just smash ??
cornsnkaz 1 year ago
Lucky rabbits foot
Solvency44 1 year ago
Really interesting, but Im sticking to steel! Great vid man!
HunterCook15 1 year ago
@HunterCook15 Fair enough :) I wasn't trying to convert people to using a different tool by making this video, just thought I'd give it a go myself with an ancient tool and show others that it could be done. Thanks for watching.
- Ashley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft what could you use to bore a hole in flint? thanks
thearmouredbunker 1 year ago
@HunterCook15 we have some spearheads and arrowheads in our family and thier still sharp as broadheads. if it's knaped right flint can be sharper than a sergons knife. o the spear heads confrimed native where tradeing all over north america. the stone is only found in the western states of america and my granpa found it plowing his feild with a horse years back; was found in buckskin bag in canada. kinda cool and still sharp.
mrsuperterd 1 year ago
@mrsuperterd Oh I dont doubt the power of flint at all. I would use a flint knife if it was made right. You just find more steel ones. I really respect the people that take the time to master flint knapping and all the old trades like that.
HunterCook15 1 year ago
i never had rabbit, is the meat tender ?
89ElTigre 1 year ago
im not an expert but this looks really good for a first time :) nice video thanks
thumbs up
scavenski 1 year ago
cool. so incomprehensible to modern man...or women. That's the way it was, and is, behind the scenes at the local butcher shop kids. minus hunt and gather, and flint knives. Humans are a shamefull lot. so smart and dumb at the same time.
iworkforme 1 year ago 2
@iworkforme Don't be a shame to be a human !! Are you a good human or are
you a bad human ?
mwillblade 1 year ago
Great vid mate
TheGrant59 1 year ago
Nice vid, im very intrested on flint tools, you guys should do a vid on that, nice site as well, also you should be one of the commentaters on the snooker, you sound just like them lol. jk jk
6sinstar9 1 year ago
@6sinstar9 lol... Boring sounding you mean! :p I remember recording the audio for that few years ago, It was at 1am in the morning and I was tired :(
Ash.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
Thanks for leaving comments everyone, it's making for an interesting read and definitely proves the saying "there's more than one way to skin a rabbit!"
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
Easiest way to skin all small game is just to make one cut right across the back. Then put your hands in both sides of the cut and pull the skin right off. Then just gut him.
TheBuckpole 1 year ago
7:08 decapitation the ultimate POW3N
omiss2006 1 year ago
Pretty cool video, just was wondering if you kill any rabbit or was this a special breed (farm raised). i see them all around in the wild, could i just kill one and do this?
jimmstaa 1 year ago
@jimmstaa This was a wild Rabbit, killed the night before this video.
Yes you can kill a Rabbit and do this, just check that you have the landowners permission to hunt on their land first.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
lol skinning a rabbit caveman style
BloodyPaperclip 1 year ago
My grandfather was a trapper (old school), he had an amazing knack for gutting small animals before making a cut. Starting from the rib cage, he would squish the carcass down towards the anus, once he was happy with the ball he created he would snap the body between his legs (pressure was still on the ball) and the intestines would spill out of the anus. It was an amazing process, he never had issues with nicking the gut (spoils meat) because a knife wasn't used until he separated the remains.
TheUnNerved 1 year ago
@TheUnNerved Interesting, thanks for sharing.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft all u have u to do is slit behind the neck up near the top of the shoulder blade.and back of the neck.and pull,all the skin will rip off nicely..no need to belly cut skin the rabbit,,try it
5tonyvvvv 1 year ago
@TheUnNerved ..i never use a knife to skin a rabbit as the skin tears off so easily...just tear the skin off the two back legs and pull it forward off the whole animal in one piece....see where he used the ax...thats where i start pulling the skin off from...another tip: if you dont like the smell when gutting it..do it under water in a small stream...I also never use a knife when gutting them either ..your finger pokes easily threw the abdominal coating..
jsmallwood2007 1 year ago
Fascinating video, thank you for sharing, I too liked the bodyshop bag ;)
I love the pace of this video, I found it real easy to follow, love your work.
scottharrison1977 1 year ago
@scottharrison1977 Thanks Scott.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
interesting thank you and thanks to the rabbit that gave its life, thats life and you cant have life with out death
trevor55757 1 year ago
Was the rabbit bled out first? I've not yet cleaned any game and am not sure of the process. Is it standard to slit across the jugular or can blood be left inside if the meat is used quickly?
Also, which organs are edible?
nataliedmarsh 1 year ago
Awesome.
garytheagnostic 1 year ago
du e sjuk min vänn
daiwa22 1 year ago
Ps.
Thanks for the video. Great job!!
s26674666 1 year ago
I hang the rabbit up by it's back feet and than cut around the feet. Cut down the inside of both back legs and around the anus and genitals. Peel the hide back a bit and next, pull the whole hide down to the head and around the front feet. Cut the head and front feet off. After that, gut.
s26674666 1 year ago
good shit liked it
Gmann6666 1 year ago
i learned moer with this than any other thank you a lot.
can you make rabbbits feet with those to if so how???
tizit88 1 year ago
im sure the rabbit doesnt like your flints...
and honestly if it was starve to death or do it i could do it and iv shot a rabbit before but never skinned it my dad did
i wouldnt do this idk really it seems quit harsh i guess i could hmm iv always wanted to bushcraft and did a lil bit when i was 13 made a fire like every day and shit made bows and shit now im 16 and can drive and go camping with friends maybe ill try and do alot more bushcraft.
NickThePumpPlaya 2 years ago 2
If you consider this to be vulgar (the fact that this animal died for my consumption), then I think you need to re-evaluate where your food comes from. People are so detached from where their food comes from today they just nip into a supermarket and pickup meat all clean and polythene wrapped, not knowing where the meat came from, if you actually consider it, the wild-rabbit I killed lived a much better, free & natural life than poultry kept in disgusting conditions for the supermarket shelves.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago 5
yea i agree with you people think that its all fresh and clean and the animal didnt die for it im not saying that i dont know where my food comes from i was just saying itd be hard for me to do it but im sure if i got the chance i would.
youv got some nice vids on here. (subed)
NickThePumpPlaya 2 years ago
Thanks Nick. Bushcraft isn't just about hunting & skinning game, so the good news is you don't have to do it if you don't want to :)
Pop over to our website NaturalBushcraft and you'll find tons more articles and videos, covering other bits that you will no doubt enjoy. Cheers,
Ashley.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
@NaturalBushcraft you can remove all parts with the flint, the front quarters are attached to the ribcage only by meat and you unjoint the rear legs at the hip joint near the spine...for the head, the spine unjoints at the base of the skull...break the lower joints of the legs by bending backwards( over the edge of that stump),then use the flint to cut the tendons...the head eats fine too by the way if anyone gets in a survival situation,leave unquartered and turn it on a stick
...BushCraft
jsmallwood2007 1 year ago
@jsmallwood2007 Thanks for that :)
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
well said ... makes me laugh how people think meat comes wrapped up in a packet.. i worked in a chicken factory for a few yrs .. i would pick that rabbit for dinner instead of mass slaughtered bit of meat from tesco's any day .. people live such sheltered lives they just dont get it .. the only diffrence is that they have someone else do the messy work for them ...
littledrago7 2 years ago
i strongly agree with you
NaturalBushcraft i mean there is a large difference between supermarket and freerange and also wild it is much better quality . good vid
DJphiliprobinson 2 years ago
@NaturalBushcraft I agree! you provide a very humane way of cleaning a animal! Great Work! Ok-I do have a question though-On the vid. you said the rabbit was shot the night before...How cool was it that night?Also how long after the animal is dead do you have to gut and clean and cook before the meat spoils?
Jeenyus1983 2 years ago
Totally agree with you mate
Alec3d 1 year ago
my rabbit is sitting on my lap as I watch this
sambaman009 2 years ago
thank you for this video, I learned a lot... nice to actually see this done.
cottonseedbks 2 years ago
you can skin a rabbit in less than a minute without a knife piece of cake.
Mudwiggler 2 years ago
Im sure you can, please feel free to upload a video and show us how...
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
Nicely done, Thanks taught me a great deal... nicely presented to
woodminder 2 years ago
Love how he puts the intestines in a 'body Shop' bag!
centre1ce 2 years ago 17
Will be going rabbit hunting after church this Sunday; wanted to brush up on this.
Hopefully, I'll use this video and another one.
Thanks for posting!
RiaKentucky 2 years ago
I want to know how to do this but find myself cringing at parts haha Nice video though.
TheMassAnnoyance 2 years ago
I used to, if you watch this process over and over you become a bit desensitized to it.
bushbumming29 2 years ago
Great video, I do appreciate the bit about connecting to the mindset of our ancestors, few realize that this is an open doorway to remember what we already know.
iSurvivalSkills 2 years ago
a tiny fresh flake would skin that rabbit...much too big
Yahkadog2 2 years ago
Yeah I don't doubt it, you could probably go for one 1/4th the size of the one in the video and then it would be lighter to carry with you etc.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
just take a core and hit a nice flake off..as soon as you start pressure flaking an edge it becomes much duller than a fresh flake...Ive skinned deer with flakes the size of a quarter...
Yahkadog2 2 years ago
lucky rabbits feet. : )
raceryz359 2 years ago
hey great vid.......
prleLTD 2 years ago
Great Video.... I absolutely love rabbit! I have never hunted them, but I really want to! Hence, me watching this video... I'm pretty good cleaning fish.. When I take my first rabbit, I'll be own my own... How did you do the first time??
Where are you from?
John-NY, USA
imax1971 2 years ago
In all honesty John, this video was my first time! I had seen it done once, then watched a few videos online to get different people's perspectives and techniques, got a basic methodology that I liked and threw myself into it. Turned out just fine :) I had skinned a few pheasants and other things before but not Rabbit.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
wow what a great vid . you spoke very clearly and the camera work was great. i truly appreciate you showing your skills and look forward to seeing more....
jayospina 2 years ago 2
Do you eat any of the organs? The liver is rather tasty.
ROFLpwnedvideos 2 years ago
No, personally I don't like Kidney or liver so I generally leave organs alone.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
love how this is related to peta's videos
Loneheadhunter 2 years ago 14
Wait... So that rabbit was shot the day before? Is that safe to eat?
ektrules 2 years ago
Of course it is! People hang game for days sometimes, stuff like pheasants and rabbits. Always take the guts out as soon as posible and then your sorted.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
hey great video, I have a question, how long after you shoot your game is it safe to eat? does it depend on the animal?
thepiratep 2 years ago
Im no expert on this specifically, so don't take my word research elsewhere too.
It's important to gut the animal quickly, get the guts out as they will be full of bacteria and decaying food, then it wont taint the meat and it can be left for longer. Yes, it does differ between different game, I know that much. There's a lot of personal preference to it aswell I think, some people think it adds better taste when wild-game is hung for days others don't.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
When Dave Canterbury of Wildernessoutfitters skinned some small game YouTube flagged it as inappropriate for people under 18. What a nation of pussies we've become.
cannonball666 2 years ago
Sad, I'll be showing my boy how to skin a rabbit when he's 8 probably.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
It's because people don't want to relate to where their food comes from. They'd rather go to a store and buy something ground up that doesn't look like an animal...
It's sad. Very sad.
ROFLpwnedvideos 2 years ago
Hey sorry, but how long did you take in total to skin and gut it?
supersuperherohero 2 years ago
really nicely done video, good sensibility and feel for what you are working with. Thanks for taking the time to share!
thegoodlifefarm 2 years ago
you got to keep the heart and liver! those are the best organs to eat
BUSHCRAFTGEAR 2 years ago
woow nice but poor rabit
ggeek101 2 years ago
Awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5/5
tacticalassasin9 2 years ago
are you a fan of ray mears?
btw great job on skinning it!
kungfoolai 2 years ago
Absolutely! I admire Ray Mears and he's been a great inspiration and teacher to me.
Im not a fan of Teddy Bear Grylls, I think a lot of the stuff he teaches is dangerous and could get people killed half the time, not save them.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
oh nice one mate!
same he inspires me to!
im kinda a fan of bear but ray mears is far more skilled! i agree that bear teaches
kungfoolai 2 years ago
you should make a video on flint knapping because i tryed to do flint knapping on my own and i cut my finger open when i tryed to break the huge peace of flint
head920 2 years ago
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kungfoolai 2 years ago
Yeah I know what you mean, I think *some of the stuff he teaches could save lifes, but then some of it I think would endanger lifes. Its mostly for entertainment I think.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
How do you clean the skin to preserve it?
TaeIeon 2 years ago
Oh wow, it's the son and dad from BraveHeart. I believe they had probably skinned game in this fashion as well. No really, just kidding. But that is what first came to mind was that show! Thanks for sharing your info. much appreciated.
beacons4life 2 years ago
Huh? Oh are you talking about the 'Lord' family during the flint-knapping clips?
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
lol the body shop
MajorAssplay 2 years ago
Oh no, I meant "BraveHeart" the movie, starring Mel Gibson. They were the bearded father and son who fought for Scotland's independence. Have you seen the show? Anyways, I was just kidding :)
beacons4life 2 years ago
Yeah I've seen the film, you mean the ginger ones? Think your refering to the character; "Hamish Campbell".
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
i bet the body shop would love to see there bags being used to hold rabbits guts hehehe that made me giggle. Good video though very interesting.
SamNelux 2 years ago
Cut the skins around the legs, and cut across the crotch, then peel the skin off like a sock. Its that easy..
lmaginations 2 years ago
Phenomenal video my friend! Very well done. I'm going to check out your website now.
kcjuggernaut 2 years ago
Wicked video!! really helped. I must go out and try it, however im looking to use the skin for a textile project at college and i was planning on using the skin to create a very interesting pair of wellie socks or liners and i was wondering if you know of any of the things ive been told to like spray it with and wash it with. Don't you have to like steralize it or something before using as a fabric?? :S please help
awsome vid once again
ellen - a country fashion fanatic teenager
Imelonproductions 2 years ago
I really enjoy your videos!
Carlsarv 2 years ago
Thanks :)
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
Hey man I was checking out your web site but I tryed to make an account and could'nt get the email... could you help me out?
butchie2322 2 years ago
Of course I can.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
Hey There, I have to go to this camp and im nervous cause i have to skin a rabbit. Will there be any blood? I know its a stupid question but i've never seen this done before and im not sure if when skinning if theres blood please let me know. Thanks in advance
budf1 2 years ago
Dont worry about it budf1, there's no flowing or gushing blood! I did no magic process of draining any blood from the animal for this video. This video shows you a rabbit freshly shot and simply skinned using flint, see for yourself for the amount of blood.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
Gongratulations on an interesting and educational video.
voodoodle 2 years ago
One of the best videos i've ever seen on Youtube. Nice work dude, especially as its your first. Very Professional. Its always interesting to see the results of such a process, and especially when using such simple tools as Flint.
This is something i myself am really interested in, and you bet i'll be subscribing :D
Matt
teltathra 2 years ago
Thank you so much Matt! Its really encouraging to hear such positive comments, inspires me to do more! If you like my videos you will certainly love my website NaturalBushcraft, its all about sharing knowledge & skills freely. Thanks again Matt.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
did you release the blood? i assume you did ; how to get it done?
fletcher0102 2 years ago
There is no process of releasing blood that you have to worry about when dealing with Rabbits.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
how did you guys kill the rabbit ?
bassmont 2 years ago
Shot with a gas air-rifle, in this instance I didn't shoot this one.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
nice video! i have no experience skinning, but i think you would get a smoother cut with just a nice flake... nice razor edge.
also, i heard an interesting fact somewhere (can't remember where, probably paleoplanet); apparently a deer has just enough brains for the amount of hide... not sure if its the same for all animals, but interesting none the less.
reuben
lebaronr 2 years ago
This is one of the best videos I've seen on YouTube for skinning a rabbit - flint or otherwise. Keep it up!
BackFortyBushcraft 2 years ago
Thanks a lot :)
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
Very good video ... Nearly wet myself when i read the shop name on the bag lol, i read somewhere that you can use the brains to cure the skin ? have you heard anything like that ? might be worth a try ;);)
Oldangrey1962 2 years ago
brain-tanning hides or skins is the traditional way of doing it and it is still a widely used method today. You can also use other things to soften them like eggs, chemicals or even hand-cream. I've got my first three rabbit skins currently drying at the moment. I've soaked & worked them in a egg-solution and worked them on a rope occasionally.
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
Thanks for the video. :)
silverhawks 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment ;)
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NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
rabbits paw lol
EandDmovies 2 years ago
you skin it with a flint and chop it with an axe....should have chopped with flint tool
joeybognar 2 years ago
Fair point! It definitely can be done using the flint, I dont know why I didn't do that! Thats what happens when you have a axe nearby :|
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
That was one of the best tutorials i've seen on how to skin a rabbit. Longer than most but that's bc this was your first time. Great job.
mohmog33 2 years ago 2
'the body shop' a very suiting carrier bag lol
horrorduckftw 2 years ago
Pretty cool, I used to know someone who could skin a rabbit and prepare it for cooking in like 1 minute but he was using a knife
SilentBombr 2 years ago
You "caught a dead rabbit"? lol. Hope it was alive at one point ;)
NaturalBushcraft 2 years ago
LOL we've jus caught a dead rabbit an ive jus cut its head off....first time too....i was so proud :)
Rilyn666 2 years ago
Better work than some of seen. If your saving the skin why not skin out head at the same time. I ran a trapline a few years & can't imagine the added work lopping head would add! The added weight of body help & gives a handhold. Still a lot more respectful than some vids I've seen. Tossdart
Tossdart 3 ye