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Post by mudstrider on Aug 23, 2012 9:49:39 GMT -5
Does anybody else do this?
After the skin is off, I use a propane torch and sweep it across the carcass. Takes less than a minute. Any stray hair disappears in a little puff of smoke. I especially target the pelvis area between the hams and where I start skinning the rear legs. There always seems to be loose hairs flying around up there. And then also I target the bullet entry/exit area and cut edges where the deer was field dressed.
I heard about this from a commercial butcher, and I assumed everybody did it... but I haven't heard anybody mention it in a long time. Just wondering.
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Post by dadfsr on Aug 23, 2012 10:42:50 GMT -5
Nope haven't done that but sounds like I'm going to keep a torch handy!
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Post by HuntMeister on Aug 23, 2012 11:47:12 GMT -5
Yes I have done this when I have done a messy job of skinning and have hair all over the carcass...it works really well. The hair is hollow and it just kinda pops and disappears.
To clarify, I'm speaking about deer and I assumed the OP was talking deer.
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Post by drs on Aug 23, 2012 12:47:31 GMT -5
I field dress & clean all my Squirrels and never have a problem with excessive fur on the meat. I skin them soon after I shoot them and place them in a plastic bag. When I return home I wash them under running cold water and use a kitchen brush to remove debris, then soak overnite in a solution of salt water.
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Post by jordanffemt on Aug 25, 2012 23:11:35 GMT -5
Ive done it several times. Works great
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Post by drs on Aug 26, 2012 4:40:03 GMT -5
Yes I have done this when I have done a messy job of skinning and have hair all over the carcass...it works really well. The hair is hollow and it just kinda pops and disappears. To clarify, I'm speaking about deer and I assumed the OP was talking deer. Never tried this method on Deer, but sounds like it would be fine. Again, I never had any real problem of removing hair/fur from my game, especially Deer or Squirrels. |
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Post by duff on Aug 26, 2012 18:39:33 GMT -5
Yes, very common practice for anything covered in fur or feathers.
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Post by 10point on Sept 5, 2012 20:30:35 GMT -5
Yep, learned it form the DaButcher
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Post by daworz on Oct 31, 2012 10:06:01 GMT -5
Just watched a Video on Butchering a Deer. And he used a green Scotch Bright pads, to remove the hair off the carcus, for the Guys that dont have a Torch. It sadi when thepad gets alot of Hair on it to rinse it off, and contuine, I thought it was aGreat tip.
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Post by hountzmj on Nov 11, 2012 13:39:04 GMT -5
Yep, we do it.
Beats the heck out of trying to wipe it off.
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