midwesthunter815 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I'm a first time hunter in Iowa and can't get into the stand till the 12. I'm really looking forward to it but I have another question to ask before I get out. I know how to field dress a deer but wondered if it was necessary to skin it before taking it to the locker. Thanks and good luck to everyone!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Yes i would. What part of Iowa are you from im from Iowa also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwesthunter815 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 First time hunter I'm going to school at St. Ambrose in davenport but will be hunting ft. Dodge area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Ok im from the oskaloosa area south east corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwesthunter815 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 First time hunter Cool cool. Glad to meet you. Good luck this season!! Sadly because of school I can't get out until the 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Glad to meet you too. Ya that's to bad you can't get out till then I'm out right now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hey good luck. Wish u the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwesthunter815 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 First time hunter Thanks I appreciate it! You as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Welcome to the forums. We usually have to skin ours here, and go ahead and quarter them too. On rare occasions it is cool enough we can let them hang in the late season. Have hung them with the skin still on though when it has been cool enough. If you are taking the deer to a processor would just leave the skin on, they will skin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwesthunter815 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 First time hunter Thanks I really appreciate the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshot442 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 skin it Field dress it in the woods , dont cut the piss bag ,,,watch your field dressing video the night before,,,after field dressing ,I take it home and skin it and quarter it up ,then I take the select part of the meat and take off all the sinue,that is the filmy looking stuff on the meat and remove any deer fat ,,,then I mostly grind for burgers and some for jerkey ,,,,,the key is get all the sinue and fat off ,,,,,,,when I grind the meat I replace the deer fat with pork fat ,,,,,sometimes o add ground beef to it ,,, It is easier to work on the deer after its been chilled a couple hours ,,,,but I do it right away Last year I shot a doe around 6:30 and I was home and had deer steaks on the grill and eggs by 7:45 ,,,, it was a good day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born4it Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Locker skins it for ya around here...would think it'd be the same there. I'm in Macomb, IL, so only a couple hours from you guys. Good luck this year! God bless, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwesthunter815 Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 First time hunter Thanks for your help and best wishes to you as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 unless you've got to wait leave the hide on and take it right there. field dress it in the woods sure but the hide on to protect the meat. the exception being if you have to wait a while and it's warm out. the hide does hold in some heat which is not what you want in warm weather. if you have to take the hide off then hang it in a mesh carcass bag to keep bugs off it and as clean as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Good luck. Hopefully the buck will show up as the sun sats t set. When the rut hits you never know when they will show up. In either event get to your stand and stay until shooting hours are over. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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