ALAN Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 after you shhot a deer and hes down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 1) Make sure you comply with all tagging requirements. 2) Field dress If your question is how to field dress, run a search on this forum or online in general. There are books and videos and on-line tutorials and on-line videos galore. There are about 10 ways to do it, but they are all variations on a theme. The trachea/esophagus is attached to the anus by a bunch of tissue and organs and such. Remove the whole length of it. Done! HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALAN Posted October 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 ill do a search..im just a newbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 ya what he said take it by ur regulations gut it out take it home hang up start butcherin process then eat tenderloins first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 1) The trachea/esophagus is attached to the anus by a bunch of tissue and organs and such. Remove the whole length of it. Done! HB That's the best way to do it! It's quick, clean, and very effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 First off, how far are you from home, or camp? I've never field dressed a deer, not necessary for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Do the Happy dance without falling out of my tree, thank the lord, and just sit and listen... then i go back up to the house change my clothes and get help.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Do the Happy dance without falling out of my tree, thank the lord, and just sit and listen... then i go back up to the house change my clothes and get help.. Yeah, that and wait until your knees stop knocking and the adrenaline slows down. Nothing worse than a shaky hand and a sharp knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerdanmagic Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 First off, how far are you from home, or camp? I've never field dressed a deer, not necessary for everyone. I'm not sure what you mean. Is there a secret that I don't know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 You can skin and butcher without gutting a deer. It is often done on elk and moose. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Field Dressing a Deer Videos (good learning tool for beginners) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1049633727984746473#docid=2863979053445903830 I have looked everywhere and can't find a video where anyone field dresses like I do. This one is similar, but not quite the same as how I do it. This is the best one I could find. Most videos I have found, are crude, messy, and lack in doing a nice clean job. IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 I'm not sure what you mean. Is there a secret that I don't know? No secret at all, but I'm just saying there's a purpose to field dressing a deer, maybe it's a large animal that has to be packed out (elk, moose, etc). Maybe you're on a camping trip and need to get the animal hung, or butchered and put in a cooler. But if you're hunting whitetail and are within a short drive from home, then I'm dragging the deer up and loading in my truck and taking it home where I can do a nice clean job with the deer hung well, and a water hose on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 A pile of guts is gonna attract yotes or other criters. I'll drag the animal to an area I don't hunt and field dress it there. I also avoid field dressing on trails or near someone elses stand/setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 "I also avoid field dressing on trails or near someone elses stand/setup." I, on the other hand, drag my deer miles to dress them under fly's stand. I admit it, it's me! HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-Hunter Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Field Dressing a Deer Videos (good learning tool for beginners) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1049633727984746473#docid=2863979053445903830 I have looked everywhere and can't find a video where anyone field dresses like I do. This one is similar, but not quite the same as how I do it. This is the best one I could find. Most videos I have found, are crude, messy, and lack in doing a nice clean job. IMHO. I just watched that video and after shooting 20 or so deer and field dressing 90% of them, I learned several things. great video. This is one of those lessons that reminds me that the way that we are taught may work, but there can be better or different ways to do things. Great video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 First off, how far are you from home, or camp? I've never field dressed a deer, not necessary for everyone. But if your planning to take the deer to any butcher, they will not take it unless its been field dressed. Well, any butcher here in PA that I know of! But even if I did my own butchering, I don't think I want a pile laying around the house! LOL! The wife would do this :hammer2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNcrittergittr Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 A pile of guts is gonna attract yotes or other criters. I'll drag the animal to an area I don't hunt and field dress it there. I also avoid field dressing on trails or near someone elses stand/setup. Gut piles are definitely gonna attract preditors and all kinds of other critters, crows etc...there have been studies done though that show deer are actually interested/attracted to gut piles. I've put trail cam's over gut piles and have gotten a lot of pics of deer investigating the site. I just try to gut my deer in areas where it's nice to clean them, a creek etc, or a hill where the guts roll away from where I'm working. Even though I still drag em home and hose em off. Another thing I do sometimes too that works well is utilze the does bladder or other things to attract bucks or other deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) "I also avoid field dressing on trails or near someone elses stand/setup." I, on the other hand, drag my deer miles to dress them under fly's stand. I admit it, it's me! HB Believe it or not, a gut pile is one of the best things to hunt over while it is still fairly fresh. it's an attractant and so is the trail you left dragging the deer out. Deer seem to come to it like a magnet, just to check it out. Try it, and you'll change your mind about gut piles. I speak from experience, not just random opinion. . Edited October 16, 2009 by buckee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNcrittergittr Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) Believe it or not, a gut pile is one of the best things to hunt over while it is still fairly fresh. it's an attractant and so is the trail you left dragging the deer out. Deer seem to come to it like a magnet, just to check it out. Try it, and you'll change your mind about gut piles. I speak from experience, not just random opinion. . Yep! Edited October 16, 2009 by MNcrittergittr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 My differences from the video: I don't cut through the udder and spill milk all over the place. I go around it and then remove it with the piece of hide it is attached to. I also split the sternum except on a buck I am having mounted, so that I can see what I am cutting and get the chest all cleaned out easy-peasy. Finally, I roll the deer sdie to side to facilitate exposure of the diaphragm for cutting it without having to fight the guts back andf out of the way. Other than that I pretty much do it like that, for around 50 +/- deer. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Believe it or not, a gut pile is one of the best things to hunt over while it is still fairly fresh. it's an attractant and so is the trail you left dragging the deer out. Deer seem to come to it like a magnet, just to check it out. Try it, and you'll change your mind about gut piles. I speak from experience, not just random opinion. . I was just joking, but deer are curious about gutpiles. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 But if your planning to take the deer to any butcher, they will not take it unless its been field dressed. Well, any butcher here in PA that I know of! But even if I did my own butchering, I don't think I want a pile laying around the house! LOL! The wife would do this :hammer2: I've never carried a deer to a butcher, always did it myself. At both the camp and my house, I got a half a plastic barrel with rope handles the guts fall into. At either place I got a place well away from folks to dump the guts far far from the nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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