Gutless method of gutting a deer

[Deerthug]

I found this video last night on how to pack out and cape a deer without gutting it. Pretty interesting. I may try it on my next one. 

 

http://youtu.be/_7AHA2TyqHo

Edited August 27, 2013 by Deerthug

[WNYBuckHunter]

Pretty cool way of doing it. Left one of the best parts in there though.

[shawnhu]

Pretty cool way of doing it. Left one of the best parts in there though.

You must be talking about the neck and ribs.

[TheTruth2]

Ive done this method a few times hunting the river bottom in letchworth. As opposed to dragging the deer out alone and taking 5 hours to do it exerting all that energy, i do this instead. Making two trips to the truck with the meat from the kill site is worth it as opposed to dragging it up a gorge alone. Get yourself a nice backpack lol

[josephmrtn]

I found this video last night on how to pack out and cape a deer without gutting it. Pretty interesting. I may try it on my next one. 

 

 

Why carry the extra 35 lbs? 

[crappyice]

My guess for the best parts left would be the heart and liver.

[WNYBuckHunter]

You must be talking about the neck and ribs.

 

He took the meat off of those. I was talking about the heart. I knew him leaving the ribs there would make you sad.

[shawnhu]

Rib meat is not the same when its not on the bone.

[genesee_mohican]

Ive done this method a few times hunting the river bottom in letchworth. As opposed to dragging the deer out alone and taking 5 hours to do it exerting all that energy, i do this instead. Making two trips to the truck with the meat from the kill site is worth it as opposed to dragging it up a gorge alone. Get yourself a nice backpack lol

 

Me too and seems like the only way to go in most cases. Plus it's fun.

[crappyice]

I like to butcher my own but in a "controlled" environment- seems like there would be a ton of hair and debris all over that meat. I would not Choose to do this method if the drag was possible.

[sampotter]

My family has done this forever in the ADKS. Sure beats the long drag. One time I had only a kitchen garbage bag in my coat so I boned out the deer I shot, took off my turtle neck and tied off the sleeves and stuffed everything in there to carry it out. Not as comfortable as a pack but still better than dragging. Done properly there is no hair or dirt contamination.

[Two Track]

I would have thought he would have started from the belly or chest to peel back the skin, cut the meat off, and then bag it as he moved along rolling the carcass over onto the freed skin to access the other side. Then bag the skin.

 

I would have preferred to keep hide intact as possible, sans the head, and cut off the antlers - slitting the legs and peeling that towards the back to keep it more intact.  Guess I want just to save a hide for a rug or jacket.

 

 

[TheTruth2]

Me too and seems like the only way to go in most cases. Plus it's fun.

haha i agree man. I couldnt survive dragging a big buck out of that bottom. I shot one last year on the bottom and literally couldnt get it 6 feet up the gorge.

[GreggNY]

Tagging to watch this later

[bowaholic]

I gut and use a deer cart to drag it back to the truck but this makes me really want to try this just for something new! Cool video...good find

[Nomad]

Did not watch it yet, but a friend out west learned to do it while hunting in the Northwest Territories. Out west its mostly pack out meat, what with large animals ,mountains and long long walks. Well unless you can drive the truck up,and sometimes I've seen a loader used to get it in the truck....

But those of us who backpack hunt the mountains, its meat And horns cut off at the spot.

[Nomad]

Here is a different buddy who lives in Montana, starting to work on. His elk, 1.6 miles from camp still took 4 round trips.

Looks the the start of the video.

Edited August 27, 2013 by Larry302

[sits in trees]

Only takes me 5 mins to gut a deer.

[sampotter]

Only takes me 5 mins to gut a deer.

 

How long to drag it?

[asav2013]

look up "how to process a deer in 8 minutes" not in the field but how iv come to butcher my deer always found the ban saw a hassle

[crappyice]

Asa...is this what you are taking about? Pretty impressive

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xijmge8_NJw&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dxijmge8_NJw

[Kot2B]

Tagging to watch later

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[phade]

I'd never be a surgeon. I'm much better in a controlled environment. Where I grew up, deer were not dressed in the field. It was taken back to the camp/clubhouse, hung, gutted while hanging. Before that, though, weights and measurements were taken - required as tags were issued by IGF for does to the club. Scraps were dumped at a spot on the club ground where people would target yotes, fox, etc.

 

I think alot of people process deer in the same manner they were taught. I've had some pretty tough drags in my time and as I age, I'll certainly be more inclined to use other methods.

[mac]

^{Does NY have any laws or regulations regarding whatever is left behind? there isnt much info on DEC site..in other words, is it perfectly legal in NY to de-bone the meat & remove alters if its not a doe and leave the rest behind as long as you have the tag to go along with it? could save a ton of time and effort in some tough spots}

[shawnhu]

I believe there are regulations to how far you need to be from a water source. 100' comes to mind.

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