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Old 09-24-2004 | 03:05 PM
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From: Pirate on the river Saskatchewan
Default RE: gutting a deer

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We usually have a guy in our group that actually likes doing it.
lol Don't sound so suprised there are people like us who exist. I enjoy skinning and gutting just bout as much as the hunt. Not sure if you are planning on doing this on the ground or with the animal hanging but here are just a few things to consider. Get the poop chute out of critter asap. I just cut around the outside of it then push it inside the animal. Then you should be able to grab it from the inside and pull it through the hips. When ya get this done split the pelvis with a bone saw and keep it open to cool off the meat. Splitting the brisket is important also in cooling as well as getting at the vital organs. When splitting the brisket be careful not to puncture the stomach. once the brisket is split run your knife along the membrane which encloses the gut cavity, there should be pressure on it so just nicking with the knife all the way up or down ought to do it. Then pull out the goddies all the way down to the neck where you must also remove the trachea and esophagus. You can just split the neck wide open down the front to get at the pipes easily, cut around them and pullem out. Everyone does things different, just do what ya gotta do to get the things out. I like to wash the animal off with a garden hose or something and split the animal down the spine, but if ya don't have an electric meat saw this would be time consuming. Just block the pelvis and ribs open for cooling.
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