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  1. goosifer
    Do you remove the large intestine before you cut the diaphragm, or leave it in the cavity and just move it out of the way as you cut the diaphragm?
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    I came across this article link on qdma.com, and read through it to see how it compared to what I was taught. Interestingly, it's basically in the opposite order, starting at the genitals and working your way up. Here's the way I was taught: 1. butt-out the large intestine 2. Gerber EZ-Zip knife to split the skin, from chest to anus, curving around the genitals 3. Sawbone brisket towards chin 4 Cut esophagus, then use that as a handle to start pulling down, with the entrails along with it 5. When get to the diaphragm, cut it away from the sides, and then keep pulling down on the esophagus handle 6.The end of the large intestine should pull back through the anus and out the cut in the cavity (although didn't work last time for some reason) The next deer I field dress, I want to try to simplify a few things. I use too many different knives, and keep losing them in the field. For step one, I want to try to use a small pointy knife to cut a circle around the anus. I'm hoping that is enough to loosen the large intestine from the surrounding tissue. I also want to skip step 3, and just reach up under the brisket to cut the esophagus. The thing is, I might have to then remove things like the article (intestines, diaphragm, lungs and heart, in that order( in order to have enough room for my hand to reach up to the esophagus. Which wouldn't be the end of the world, but loses the benefit of using the esophagus as a handle to pull out the entrails. Will give it a shot and see how it goes. I'm open to suggestions on alternative methods . . . .
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    Of course, chefhunter86, technically you are right. The food danger zone is 40-140 degrees, but that relates to the temperature of the meat itself, which doesn't exactly correlate to the ambient air temperature. When you factor in a potential wind chill and the insulating effect of the hide, could one possibly get away with an ambient air temperature slightly higher than 40 degrees when hanging a deer (in the shade)? Enzymatic activity occurs up to 42 degrees, so I've read. Could 42 degrees ambient temperature be a reasonable max temp? A secondary tangential point, I feel like the moisture issue doesn't get enough consideration when field dressing or hanging deer. Myself, I go through the trouble of hanging my deer head up to promote drainage of any moisture, and then flip it to tail up to butcher it. Sorry to derail the thread, but couldn't help myself to chime in on this one.
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    In the stand in 9A. Quiet and still with ltlle wind at the moment. Hoping for some movement this p.m. with the change in barometric pressure.
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    How do you decide which spot to hunt? Do the spots have significantly different weather patterns/conditions from each other, for example?
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    Not to thread hijack, but I agree. I have an suggestion/idea: How about if each WMU had a designated "ambassador (?)" in charge of organizing one or two GTG's per year, either for just that WMU, if big enough, or for a cluster of adjacent WMUs, for smaller or less populated ones. (Of course, anyone can attend regardless of where they live.) It's so hard to have leadership, and overcome inertia, for these sort of things. [Mods, if this post merits being moved to a new thread, by all means please do so.]
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    Own 34 acres, about 25 of it is huntable in the form of two overgrown fields with surrounding tree rows. The rest is thick stuff with no large trees that is presumably sanctuary area for the deer.
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    Mind if I ask "how" you hunt it? Do you have treestands up in certain spots, use a climber, on the ground stationary, still hunt and or track? If I had that much land, I don't know how I'd do it. I'm a traditional treestand type of hunter, but that amount of acreage would be overwhelming for that approach.
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    What device are you using and how/when do you use it? I bought a FLIR Scout II 240 Thermal Imager last year, and try to use it in the 30 minutes before sunrise to see if there is anything out there. Haven't had any success with it. Maybe the terrain I scan is too thick with brush vs. open fields or mature woods.
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    If only I rode a bicycle to hunt. I wonder where the pic was taken.
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    Headed out in 9A. Doesn't look like any if the snow stuck, unfortunately. Good luck and be safe today.
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    Part moose? Caribou?
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    @TheHornHunter, if you'd care to elaborate on the above theory, particularly the part in italics, in a new thread, I'd find that very interesting to read. (In all seriousness.) I've been trying to better understand how changes in barometric pressure affect deer behavior. Thanks. And congratulations on a monster buck.
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    Happy Birthday, FSW!
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    I'm doing both, hunting till about 1:00, home for second half. My wife bought these last year and put them out a few weeks ago: Nice day today in 9A, mild but a bit breezy. I'm all set to go in my stand, waiting for sunrise.
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    It's funny, the guy who introduced me to hunting years ago has been hunting for like 30 years, but until last year, had never had to field dress his own deer. (How he was able to avoid this for so long, I am not sure.) So me and another hunting buddy helped him by holding the deer's legs for him and walking him through the process last year. I did this again last week. Doing it is not that hard. Doing it without making a mess is. (And doing it without leaving a knife behind in the field is apparently hard for me, given what I did last week.)
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    Excalibur 3926TB Food Dehydrator (9 rack) $169.99 at woot.com
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    Well, I saw a bunny, feral cat, pile of (digested) feathers, and one deer of unknown gender over 150 yards away. Had a small window where it was visible and wasn't even able to find it in the scope. The good news is that the new Baffin (Selkirk model) boots were awesome. Warm and comfortable. The afternoon warmed up to above freezing, the sun came out and the wind wasn't as bad as expected. Was a great day for a sit. Too bad no deer to join me. Any idea what kind of bird these feathers came from? (The pic looks a bit washed out, they were more blue than it appears.
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    All other things being equal, if the temperature is below freezing, or even say below 20 degrees, does it make sense to use scents like natural doe in heat urine? Within an hour a so it will be a pee-sicle, and once frozen, won't it's ability to emit scent, and or the scent's ability to transmit in the wind, be significantly impaired? I'm planning on not bothering to use any tomorrow given the low temps, but just wanted to make sure my reasoning was sound. Thoughts?
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    Breaking out the new Baffin boots I bought last year, along with some cold accessories like neoprene gloves, hand muff and balaclava. Will be a challenge to dress right for this weather. It will be 16 degrees/5 real feel in the morning in 9A.
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    For 2018, the rutting moon was last month's, per the Charlie Alsheimer methodology. I am hoping for a lot of second rut action this week, given how early the rutting moon came this year. Source: https://community.legendarywhitetails.com/blog/2018-rut-predictions-for-every-theory/
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    Please give a review. If/when my Cabela's foodsaver style one dies, I'm getting a chamber vacuum sealer.
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