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RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
I agree, it's unnecessary.
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RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
I've done it before during shotgun season, I shot a deer on a drive that went down about 30 yards away from me, next time I'll shoot it to finish it off. Not a pleasant experience.
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RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
I believe that the custom originated with rural folks who are accustomed to slaughtering their own beef and hogs. After a shot to the brain with a .22 the heart is till pumping. If you cut the major veins and arteries in the neck immediately after shooting the animal it will pump blood like crazy.
In a hunting situation the heart has normally stopped bleeding by the time the critter is on the ground so there is nothing to be gained by cutting it's throat. |
RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
ORIGINAL: Steve F.in MD I believe that the custom originated with rural folks who are accustomed to slaughtering their own beef and hogs. After a shot to the brain with a .22 the heart is till pumping. If you cut the major veins and arteries in the neck immediately after shooting the animal it will pump blood like crazy. In a hunting situation the heart has normally stopped bleeding by the time the critter is on the ground so there is nothing to be gained by cutting it's throat. It's not needed in most game animals (any I can think of) but the "habit" has been passed down for generations. |
RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
My friend's got a six-pointer on his wall that he almost missed with his bow, but one of the blades cut its throat!
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RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
when you hit a deer in the vitals it does not bleed to death. The heart stops or the deer cannot breathe because his lungs are shredded. The only time a deer would bleed to death with vitals is a liver shot. When hanging a deer the blood comes out the nose/mouth either way, so I do agree it is not necessary to cut the throat.
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RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
The only time ill cut a throat is if the deer is still alive when I get too it. That has only happened once or twice while rifle hunting. Never while bow hunting due to and time I wait before pursuing the animal. In that time, it has bleed out and usually the body cavity is full of all the blood.
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RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
Like everyone has said...It's not necessary. Screws up the cape too.
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RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
hang them by the neck you dont need to cut the throat, heck should never have to cut their throats. Thats old school.
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RE: Cutting deer's throat - not necessary
My friend cuts the throat just to cut thetrachea tube (or wateveer uts called). he and his dad tell me that this is wat holds all the guts in. Ive never tried it, but they gut their deer in no time and get very little blood and guts on them. It may work the same without cutting the tube in the throat, never tried it, but the waythey do it works jus fine for does....i agree tho, cant mess up the cape on a big buck tho.
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