Bunnies are good eats

I've had rabbit before, but this is the first time I've been able to break down a whole carcass.
Yes, those are what you think they are spilling out of the body cavity.
The whole process isn't all that involved. The rear legs (when spread out like the picture to the left) have built-in lines that you can cut along. There is an easy to find joint that a good boning knife slips right into, and the legs just come right off.
I'd have liked to have gotten more pictures, but my hands were covered in rabbit bits, and a digital camera is hard to sanitize.

Anyway, once the rear legs are off, the front legs come away with no problem. Weird thing is, the bones of the forelegs don't seem to be connected to any other bones. Once the muscles are cut, there is no joint to get through. After weeks of butchering all sorts of animals, eating a variety of organ meats, and being elbow deep in viscera, this was the most disturbing thing I've come across.

The forelegs remind me of frog's legs. Not a lot of meat on them, and a similar shape. You'd need a lot of them to make a meal. Probably better to use them to fortify a stock or broth.

There is a thin layer of meat over the ribs and saddle. A little tricky to get off the body, but worth it. Spread some sort of filling over it, roll it up, sear it, finish it in the oven and you'd have something quite tasty.

The "saddle," the part right behind the ribs and in front of the tail bone, is supposed to be the best part of the rabbit, but I don't get it. Not all that much meat. I'd rather have the hindquarters, but I've always been a fan of drum sticks.

Unfortunately, the only part we were able to eat (the rest of the rabbit was destined for use serving customers - the nerve) were the "tenders," - located along the back, above the ribs. Dredged in a little flour, salted, and sauteed. True, they do taste a little like chicken (I hate that cliche) but they were like flavorful white meat, which makes it much better than regular white meat.
So when all was said and done, the picture on the left is the total yield from one rabbit. Done right, you could probably get two meals out of it (serving two people each). Honestly not sure what the price per pound is, or where you'd get it, but it's worth trying it at home.

Assuming you're not too squeamish.