fisher2 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 how do y'all deal with the smell? i gutshot my first last year and i just about died trying to get it gutted. any tricks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Its really easy actually....just breath thru your mouth. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kot2B Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Bring some Vaseline with you and put some in your nose before you start gutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr.deerslayer Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Don't shoot them in the guts.... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Just quater it out and take out the back straps don't gut it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Just quater it out and take out the back straps don't gut it Please tell me your kidding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillhunter Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 You can try staying up wind. It's one of those things. You just gotta think happy thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntOrBeHunted Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 No disrespect.. Man up caption lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Zag, why would I be kidding if you take off the hind and front quarters and pull out the back straps you have salvaged a good portion of the meat. Also you got rid of any risk of eating anything contaminated from the guts. You also don't have to deal with the smell and mess of a gut shot deer. It's also perfectly legal..... So why dont you explain to me what your problem is with what I said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 No your right for some reason I was thinking just the front quarters.. my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Bring some Vaseline with you and put some in your nose before you start gutting. WTH is Vaseline going to do for you? I think you mean Vicks Vaporub (sp). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 how do y'all deal with the smell? i gutshot my first last year and i just about died trying to get it gutted. any tricks?. The stink on your hands is pretty brutal too but gloves help with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 just grin and bear it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisher2 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 i personally liked the quartering idea, but vaporub seems good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Vapor rub helps a little, but what's the point of opening it up at all, not worth it. For what the tenderloins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREDATE Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Just take a big whiff and get elbow deep. Maybe then you'll learn to pick your shots better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Have you smell my farts? Gut shot deer ain't not-thang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELMER J. FUDD Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I'd rather smell it than taste it so I breath through my nose. It seems you can taste a bad smell if you breath through your mouth. Maybe put my shirt over my face. I tend to spit a lot when something stanks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kot2B Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 WTH is Vaseline going to do for you? I think you mean Vicks Vaporub (sp). Same as putting cotton in your nose, glob of Vaseline in each nostril and no more breathing through your nose. I've done the Vicks treatment too. Damn tenant houses and old sewer systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zag Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hunting and Vaseline = weird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Hunting and Vaseline = weird +1 I could just see myself; loading up each barrel with Vaseline then I get a runny nose while gutting the deer. Dragging my arm across my nose to alleviate the annoyance. I then stop at the 7/11 for a pack of Marlboro reds (except I don't smoke cigs) and the clerk is looking at me fishy with all this Vaseline up & down my arm and a funky odor following me from the guts............................uggh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kot2B Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 +1 I could just see myself; loading up each barrel with Vaseline then I get a runny nose while gutting the deer. Dragging my arm across my nose to alleviate the annoyance. I then stop at the 7/11 for a pack of Marlboro reds (except I don't smoke cigs) and the clerk is looking at me fishy with all this Vaseline up & down my arm and a funky odor following me from the guts............................uggh. hahahahahaha ok, Vicks it is then. Better yet, go for the safer shot placement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet old bill Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Vicks in the nose, a pair of rubber gloves, then wash out the body cavity with cold running water and you should be ok. I had one buck that was shot at last light and could not find till the next mid day, it took all to gut it due to it had been hot. But again it what you got to do, We had no loss of meat. But washing out the deer helped a lot, then we cut up the deer the same afternoon and that helped as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronBlaine Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 gut shots smell horrible. For anyone who hasn't yet experienced the smell of a gut shot deer I can assure you that it is unbelievable how bad it smells. I spend more time at the range in order to prevent any future problems lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronBlaine Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 back in the marines we used to put cigs broken in half in each nostril and it works pretty good especially menthols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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