Shot the Deer... Now what?
10-11-2019, 09:50 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Marriottsville, Maryland
Posts: 1,058
After you harvested the deer...see if you can find a nice, shady tree that you can field dress it under. After field dressing...find an approx. 1" x 6 or 8 inch long stick, so you can prop open the body cavity between the rib cage for better cooling.
10-11-2019, 11:09 AM
#13
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Northeast Ohio
Posts: 11
Will do! I'll be field dressing while hanging on a gambrel. I'll make sure it's under a shady tree. Good tip on propping her open with a stick!
10-14-2019, 06:56 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: West Central Illinois
Posts: 1,099
The gambrel will hang the deer in the wrong direction for field dressing. If field dressing while hanging, it is best to hang it by the head. That way all the "inerds" flow out the hind end.
10-14-2019, 03:50 PM
#16
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 15,426
