How to skin a rabbit | Musings from a Stonehead First, trap, shoot or otherwise kill your rabbit. Lay the rabbit on its back on a flat surface and pinch the skin at the loose part in lower belly. Cut a small hole in the skin with a sharp knife, being careful not to puncture the stomach lining. Pull apart the skin and tear all the way around the rabbit. If you haven’t the strength, then cut right around. Using the loosened edges, grasp the halves of the skin firmly in the centre of the belly and pull the skin very hard both ways until the front and back legs are free of the skin. Cut off the head and snap the lower part of all four legs to remove the feet. Taking care not to cut the intestines, cut the stomach lining and remove the guts. Retain the liver, heart and kidneys, then discard the remainder of the innards. To get the best flavour soak the rabbit in salted water with a little vinegar splashed in it for about six hours or overnight. Then use your favourite recipe for rabbit… Like this: Like Loading...
survivalbiz.com How to Read a Compass Navigation by way of compass may seem daunting at first to a beginner, but this trepidation shouldn’t stand in the way of learning to use one. In fact, once you learn how to read a compass, it will be a valued friend in the back-country — one you can always count on to help guide your steps. This guide is meant to be a general overview of the basics of learning how to read a compass, with or without a map. There are only a few key things to keep in mind, and once you have grasped these fundamentals, the realm of compass navigation will be open to you forever. Compass Basics First of all, what exactly does a compass do? In addition to the floating compass needle, a compass may have a myriad of other features, but only a few are really relevant to basic orienteering. Let’s say for example that you know your home base is in a southeasterly direction, ~120 degrees of azimuth. Magnetic north or Geographic north? There is one catch, though. How to Choose a Compass