On Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:39:17 +0000, Phred wrote:

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> And frozen rabbits are making an appearance in our supermarkets here in
> the deep north of the deep south too -- rabbit is a traditional food of
> the Depression era here in Oz. (But fresh, not frozen. And free for
> the catching back then.

And still is free for the catching.
Bunny has become one of my favourite meats now, no shortage of them here
(rural NE Tas). In fact I rarely even need to leave the property for if
only after a couple of rabbits at a time.