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Old 05-03-2004 | 11:16 AM
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Default RE: To gut or not to gut?

LIKE I STATED: Hind qtrs deboned while the deer is hanging and back straps out. Not butchered. This guy knows what he doing. It's a perfect job. I am not that quick but I don't harvest as many deer as he does. He feeds his family all year long on deer meat.

As far as shoulders there's not much meat but there is a lot of tendons and crap. If it was a bigger deer like an older Doe or buck yes the shoulder do offer some meat and I will harvest it from time to time. I prefer not to shoot them I will shoot bambi first everytime. For them, not worth the effort. Feed the critters. If you want more meat shoot another deer.

If the main reason you hunt deer is for the meat and you don't fill all of your available tags, find another place to hunt. There are countless areas were the deer are out of control and you should have no problem filling your tags (even areas where they allow 45 deer/season).

For those of you who have quote "more respect for your kill", do you eat the mice out of you mouse traps or just discard them? Do they taste like chicken?

In over populated deer areas, they are better known as pest and disease threats. That is probably why people beg me to come and kill the deer.

North Carolina you can tag a deer before you get out of your tree stand. It's call 1-800-I got one. You call and get your tag number over the phone and write it on your license. All states should do this.
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