RE: Gutting techniques
the way I FD a deer is easy depending on if I have help or not. I usually hunt at night so I have a light that you put around your head and you can adjust the light where you want it. If I'm by myself I lay the deer on its back and then sit on the deer with its legs under mine with my back facing the front of the deer. The tail area will face straight up at ya. Then I core the deer out, I usually core until about 8 or 10 inches of the Tube is out. once that is done I get up and find the bottom or rib cage. I usually saw threw the hair until I can get the tip of knife under the skin. then I work downward to the groin area if its a buck I then discard him of his jewels ( poor fella ). or doe... (watch that area cuz of the bladder). Then I go back up and split the briskit so I can cut the vitals out. reach up as far as ya can. then I just grab a heap of warm bloody mess and yank it right out. double check the groin area and then load him or her up. then when I get home I hold the deer up and get the ol lady to flush the deer out with a water hose. then I put in freezer for about a week, then off to the butcher.. You do it the first time the second time will be a breeze.