Hares....... For eating......!

Going out on a limb and expecting alot of cringing as you read this post .... LoL

Have you eaten Hare?

I head shot a hare several months ago and a friend of mine dared me to eat it. Was a female about to give birth to a litter which on several UK sites on such things say not to eat pregnant hares but I was up for the dare and invited my friend around to try it. We found a recipe that consisted on a citrus based marinade that we marinated it for 30mims and basted it during the 20mins each side on the bbq. Then rested for another 20mins before discovering that Hare is an absolutely delicious critter, in fact we both thought that if we were blindfolded we would have thought it was fellow deer.

I shot another one during lockdown a few weeks ago but was a poor shot and took out it's front leg, then was about 5mins before I tracked it down for a follow-up shot through its chest. This one smelt terribly strong and was so tough when cooking we had to throw it out. I am guessing that because it wasn't a clean shot like the first hare it was full of adrenaline from being wounded and this would have spoilt the meat.

I've decided to let the hares breed a bit more before I take the next one but will be interested in what you all say and tips and tricks.

And if you haven't tried one.... Try it

I know of an airgun hunter that swears by the backstraps as some of the best meat around. Seared, not slow cooked, like a good piece of lean game meat, without the gaminess of deer.

jugged hare has never appealed me,and there plenty other excellent ways to cook hares,our cats brought home couple half grown rabbits over past few days,so rabbits out n about again here to,we got few possums again ,they pretty rare round here these days,as farms all got possum control programs for tb etc,have to sort em out before they start wandering around and getting at fruit trees and eating the buds off everything to before they can flower or produce fruit,spring has sprung allright.

flock wrote: Tryed the Jugged hare recipe couple of years ago, all I can say is I'm not into the favours juniper berries add to the mix.  Not a fan of Gin & juniper berries are what make gin. Better off using a slow cooker mix, or use your  mix.

Yum that looks amazing, is it pure hare meat or did you mix in some pork fat or breadcrumbs and milk to keep it moist? Doing patties with them is a brilliant idea. I was looking at an old hunting magazine the other day and there was a recipe for pork and rabbit sausage rolls which is another idea I had for hare.

I've been flat out honing my traditional bow skills over the last month ready for the roar so haven't even touched my air rifles lately except for a quick valve mod on my cr600w to increase performance slightly.