I allways wondered why people say you have to dress a deer immediately after it's killed.How many times have you left a deer in the woods overnight only to find it in the am?As long as it's reasonably cool it's not a problem.I never dress a deer in the woods.It's alot easier when a deer is hanging in our skinning shed back at camp.I can usually make it back to camp within an hour or so after killing a deer.Lately I haven't been gutting them at all.I don't usually keep the rib meat unless it's a really big deer.I do however cut the deer open and reach in and grab the tenderloins.I also cut the hindquarters off the pelvic bone so I dont have to worry about removing the bladder etc.This saves a little ice chect room and cuts a little weight if I'm bringing the deer to be processed for ground meat or sausage.Usually I process my own.

CB

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