Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a young man of his people hunted a rabbit, slaughtered it with a stone and hung it up, and asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about eating it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) "permitted him to eat it."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19397