Make a slit in the hide on the middle of th back . Insert your fingers and pull the hide toward the head and tail. After the skin is pulled down his legs like socks, cut off the feet/hide. Filet the backstraps and cut the legs off.
Young rabbits the leg bones snap easily, old rabbits are going to be tougher.
Slow cooking works good for the older ones, although I 'm not sure 175F will cook them. 250-275 will work though. 175 may have been a typo.
I like a pressure cooker. Then they are all tender in about 20 minutes.
Shake pieces in flour and seasoning. Brown in a pressure cooker with a little oil. Add a can of mushroom soup, water to cover. Cook for 12-14 minutes . Serve with rice, broad noodles, new potoes, mashed.
Or add your veggies to the rabbit before you cook it. Add a can of beer and enough liquid to cover. when it's done serve with fresh biscuits.
Or cook rabbit, pull meat from bones and put in a pie with some diced veggies.