Community
Big Game Hunting Moose, elk, mulies, caribou, bear, goats, and sheep are all covered here.

Hanging your big game?

Thread Tools
 
Old 04-03-2003 | 07:29 PM
  #1  
Thread Starter
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
From: Smooth Rock Falls ON Canada
Default Hanging your big game?

Hey guys, is there a " right" way of hanging moose or elk outside of camp? Some tell me it should be heads up and others tell me it' s heads down. I personnally like the heads up method because the rain tends to glide off the hide as opposed to getting inside the hairs and heating up my meat. What do you guys think? Let me know.
Regards, Ghunter.
Space is offline  
Reply
Old 04-03-2003 | 07:56 PM
  #2  
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
From: stanwood wa USA
Default RE: Hanging your big game?

i like to hang them by the feet and then let them hang in 2 pieces for about 1 week or more after i am done skinning it
invector10ga is offline  
Reply
Old 04-03-2003 | 08:22 PM
  #3  
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,396
Likes: 0
From: Auburn WA.
Default RE: Hanging your big game?

I hang them by the back legs, ecspecially deer, easier to cape and when your cutting them up i think its alot easier to cut sections off this way.
trapper T is offline  
Reply
Old 04-03-2003 | 08:23 PM
  #4  
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,396
Likes: 0
From: Auburn WA.
Default RE: Hanging your big game?

Hey invector do you run Outlaws up that way out of Burlington?
trapper T is offline  
Reply
Old 04-03-2003 | 09:53 PM
  #5  
bigbulls's Avatar
Boone & Crockett
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
Likes: 0
Default RE: Hanging your big game?

I hang mine in four pieces. They are alot lighter and easier to get up there. They also cool alot faster being in pieces and with the hide off of the meat. If it' s just a little too warm outside then that hide on the meat can be a very BAD thing. They aren' t able to survive winters cause they have thin skin and hair.
bigbulls is offline  
Reply
Old 04-03-2003 | 10:41 PM
  #6  
Nontypical Buck
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 3,516
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: Hanging your big game?

I hang them head down, skin them, and cover with a 100% cotton reusable game bag, or bags depending if it is in two or four pieces.
handloader1 is offline  
Reply
Old 04-03-2003 | 11:16 PM
  #7  
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,396
Likes: 0
From: Auburn WA.
Default RE: Hanging your big game?

bigbulls,thanx for the tip, i' ll try that next year(god willing). I know the last few years it' s a little warm in my garage in mid Oct.. Three years ago I had a fan and blocks of ice 24-7 to cool the meat.
trapper T is offline  
Reply
Old 04-04-2003 | 12:20 AM
  #8  
bigbulls's Avatar
Boone & Crockett
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
Likes: 0
Default RE: Hanging your big game?

I don' t know how far you are away from a road, but if you' re a ways back there it sure makes getting the elk out of the woods alot easier too. When you Quarter the animal make sure that you put them in game bags to keep any bugs and dirt off the meat.
bigbulls is offline  
Reply
Old 04-04-2003 | 10:20 AM
  #9  
BeaverJack's Avatar
Typical Buck
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 572
Likes: 0
From: Rocky (by God!) Mountings
Default RE: Hanging your big game?

I don' t hang my animals et all. Don' t know thet its legal. ' Sposed to use a rifle. Least thet' s how I unnerstand it.
BeaverJack is offline  
Reply
Old 04-04-2003 | 10:36 AM
  #10  
voodoosmc's Avatar
Fork Horn
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
From: North Yarmouth Maine
Default RE: Hanging your big game?


ORIGINAL: BeaverJack

I don' t hang my animals et all. Don' t know thet its legal. ' Sposed to use a rifle. Least thet' s how I unnerstand it.
I prefer a bow and arrow but that' s just me
voodoosmc is offline  
Reply


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.