cleaning deer
 

does anyone clean their deer without hanging them? is it possible to clean a deer on the ground without it hanging?
raim

RE: cleaning deer
 

Am I to assume you mean quartering or do you mean skinning? If it is quartering you mean I guess that can be done but either way it is easier and keeps the carrass clean to skin & quarter the deer when it is hung. If you plan on mounting the cape be sure on to hang the deer by the neck, hang them by their hind legs which I do for skinning & quartering

RE: cleaning deer
 

I have heard of people useing a truck and tying rope to the carcuss and tree and then drive forward and it pulls the hide right off. But I dont know exactly how it works.

RE: cleaning deer
 

i think it is cleanest to skin and quarter a deer while hanging, gut then on the ground though if that is what you were asking.

We Always Gut the Deer On the Ground..
 

Most of the time when I shoot a deer, or I'm tracking a deer for some of the new hunters in our group. As soon as I come up to the deer I gut it right on the spot. I always carry a few plastic ziplock bags with me to save the heart and liver. Thats one dinner I wait for every year. After the deer is back at camp. It's hung in the pole barn, washed out then hung off the ground. Unless it's cold out then it's hung on the deer pole.

RE: We Always Gut the Deer On the Ground..
 

I've skinned and quartered a few deer & hogs on the ground, but it wasent by choice. Once I skinned the animal it was kind of easy after that. The skin acted like a tarp which kept the meat from getting dirty. Its a real pain in the butt to clean deer/hogs this way, but it can be done.

Normally when I shoot a deer or hog, I will load it in the truck or on the 6 wheeler, then take it back to the barns where I will gut it. Most of the time I will let the deer hang over night, then get up in the morning and skin/quarter it up. Its alot easier to hang the deer then cleaning it on the ground.

RE: cleaning deer
 

I agree gutting on the ground, skin and butcher while hanging is the easiest method. That being said it can be done and I have personally done it, although usually bigger game like elk or moose. A deer is much easier to do than these beasts but it also rarely presents itself as the prefered/only method either. In my case doing the ground bone out - I skin the one side then remove the rear ham and front shoulder, roll the animal onto the hide flap and do the same on the opposite side. Once this is completed remove the bstraps, tloins and other meat like neck, trim, etc. As mentioned not prefered but could be done in a pinch, it is also much easier to do with an extra pair of hands and you need some sort of meat bags for carrying out the semi - butchered product. In our case we use wet bags for hauling deboned meat out of the bush.

RE: cleaning deer
 

It is definitely easier to skin and de bone a deer when it’s hanging but it can be dun on the ground. I’ve done it once and it’s not the best way in my opinion.

RE: cleaning deer
 

All of the deer are carried to the skinnin shed where they are weighed, etc, then skinned, gutted, etc, and slide right into the walk in cooler. Winches, water, and a concrete slab with drainage make the job a lot easier and cleaner.

RE: cleaning deer
 

I field dress 'em on the ground and skin and butcher while hanging.