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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2014 19:56:41 GMT -5
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Post by swilk on Oct 6, 2014 20:06:06 GMT -5
Sort of on this topic....I broke down and bought a pack of latex gloves this afternoon. It took two showers and a brillow pad with dish soap to finally get the smell off my hands after gutting a doe yesterday morning.
50 pack for $6 at rural king. Couple pair stashed in the pack.....
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Post by HighCotton on Oct 6, 2014 20:46:44 GMT -5
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Post by HuntMeister on Oct 6, 2014 20:49:19 GMT -5
I've been using the latex nitrite gloves for awhile, so much easier to clean up afterwards. Steve does a nice job for the camera. I generally do not saw through the pelvis area. If your blade is long enough you can trim the colon completely loose and it will pull out when you pull the rest of the innards out.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 6, 2014 21:03:30 GMT -5
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Post by 36fan on Oct 6, 2014 21:15:06 GMT -5
I use nitrile gloves from everything from automotive repair to dressing and butchering deer. They are more durable than latex.
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Post by esshup on Oct 6, 2014 21:56:27 GMT -5
I guess I'm old school. Never used gloves. Even hunting in Northern WI. when it gets gol durn cold, it's off with the coat, roll up the sleeves and get 'er done. Wash the hands and forearms off with snow. I was taught like Woody, ream around the anus. I recently tried the butt out and it works very well. I never split the pelvis, and stop at the rib cage. Using a small belt knife I reach up to the throat, and cut the windpipe and esophagus. I can field dress a deer quicker with it laying on it's back than one that is hanging up.
I've learned to put a zip loc bag of grime boss wet wipes (or simething similar) and a small hand towel in the backpack. It makes clean-up easier.
I'll have to take a picture of the Kabar knife that I use, one that I've used since the mid '70's and a new one that I bought on e-bay. I didn't think about the blade size until I got the new one. Then I realized how much metal was removed sharpening it over the years.
A buddy that's been hunting for about 15 years still hasn't got the field dressing part down. I can get 2 done and he's still working on his one. (we have shot 3 and 4 at the same time).
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Post by boonechaser on Oct 6, 2014 22:05:23 GMT -5
I'm real old school as I kinda like the smell. If it take's more than 5 minute's to gut a deer you need to watch video. Key to me is to not puncture stomach, intestine's or urine bag. Even if you do a good cleaning with a water hose will save the meat, plus help cool it down quickily.
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Post by greghopper on Oct 7, 2014 0:10:28 GMT -5
I'm real old school as I kinda like the smell. If it take's more than 5 minute's to gut a deer you need to watch video. Key to me is to not puncture stomach, intestine's or urine bag. Even if you do a good cleaning with a water hose will save the meat, plus help cool it down quickily. ..... Best way to clean your hands after field dressing is with Bleach.... Once your home just wash up good with full strength Bleach!!
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Post by drs on Oct 7, 2014 4:18:19 GMT -5
I use nitrile gloves from everything from automotive repair to dressing and butchering deer. They are more durable than latex. I use regular latex surgical gloves while field dressing & butchering any game animal. Just make things safer and is good sense.
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Post by dadfsr on Oct 7, 2014 5:59:31 GMT -5
The lab I work in now (along with being an EMT for over a decade) may have me changing nitrile gloves dozens of time a day depending on how many samples I may be working with, so using gloves for field dressing a deer is just second nature.....it's called "body substance isolation" and is always a good thing when dealing with any kind of blood/liquids from any creature. I found some longer cryo handling gloves that I now use-these cover almost up to elbow and are thick enough that am able to just wash them off and keep reusing them...makes cleaning me and my sleeves so much easier.
....and yes I usually split the pelvis-it just makes everything easier on down the line during processing and also allows for that little extra cooling down that needs to be done just as soon as possible.
Cleaning up your hands with full strength bleach?!?!?!? Man you are a MAN for doing that....haven't read the label on bleach lately but something tells me contact with full strength bleach is NOT recommended?
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 7, 2014 6:03:18 GMT -5
Latex gloves, knife, saw, rope, gambrel, & my UTV winch! Quick, clean, & easy on the back since gravity does most of the work!
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Post by parson on Oct 7, 2014 6:33:40 GMT -5
I like the "butt out" tool, but wish that they were a lot stronger. Doesn't take much to break 'em.
I do keep a big box of Harbor Freight gloves around.
To metamorahunter's point- a good video really helps.
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Post by omegahunter on Oct 7, 2014 6:57:33 GMT -5
I use nitrile gloves from everything from automotive repair to dressing and butchering deer. They are more durable than latex. I have been using the combo packs of arm-length/latex like Woody, but I had been replacing the latex with the heavier nitrile. I had been using the latex for small game cleaning instead. They improve the grip on hides and it seems hair does not stick to the latex like it does to my fingers. That results in less hair on my rabbit and squirrel meat.
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Post by swilk on Oct 7, 2014 7:10:00 GMT -5
Im not sure how long I have been hunting .... 30 years maybe .... and not wearing gloves has never bothered me. It still doesnt bother me but smelling like the dude in texas chainsaw massacre makes the wife and kids a little green.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 7, 2014 8:18:08 GMT -5
A magazine article I wrote on field dressing many years ago..... Field Dressing Deer Most "strong-tasting" venison is caused by one thing, improper handling of the deer once it is dead. A lot of deer hunters are not aware that once the deer is dead it is no longer just a deer, but is now "meat." How that meat is handled determines whether it will be gourmet food or meat for the dog. Heat is the number one spoiler of meat. Therefore, it is necessary to cool the carcass quickly by immediately field dressing the deer. This is not too difficult of a task if done properly. After making sure the animal is dead you: * TAKE YOUR TIME*If it is as a bow kill, be cautious if you do not know where the broadhead is. *Roll the animal onto its back. *Starting at the sternum or breastbone, cut carefully towards the pelvis through the skin and thin wall of the body cavity. By inserting two fingers in the cut that will slide just ahead of and on each side of the knife blade, you can prevent puncturing the stomach or intestines. *If your animal is a buck, make cuts on both sides of his penis all the way back to his anus. This will free the urine track. You may leave this attached to prevent any urinal flow that may contaminate the meat. If your animal is a doe, simply cutting away the milk glands is sufficient. *Insert the tip of your knife next to the anus and cut completely around the anus. This will free up the end of the intestines. *Rolling the deer onto each of it’s sides, you can then reach in to cut around the edges of the diaphragm separating it from the chest wall. *You then cut the ribs off to the side of the breastbone by pulling up on your knife. Be careful how far you cut if you are planning on mounting your trophy. A word of warning - NEVER pull the knife towards you. Always push the knife away from you. *Reach up into the chest cavity and grasp the windpipe. Cut the windpipe in two ahead of where you are holding. Once the windpipe has been cut, start pulling on it towards the rear of the deer. You might have to use your knife to help free the organs as you pull. *After pulling the organs free, turn the animal over on its belly and elevate the head if possible to allow drainage of blood. *If the weather is warm, the deer needs to be hung in a controlled temperature cooler or butchered immediately. If the weather is cool (no more than 45øF) the deer can be hung and aged for up to a week out of the sun. *The deer should be hung in a garage or shed to provide shade and keep the neighbor's dog away. A game bag and/or a liberal dose of pepper will help keep away flies.
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Post by johndoe on Oct 7, 2014 9:01:21 GMT -5
I got a doe Saturday night and called to tell my wife, doe down. She says good job and asked me to wait on gutting it because she wanted to give it a try. I said ok When she got there she pulled out the latex gloves and went to work. She's never done it herself but she has watched me a few times, crappy thing is she did it much faster than I do.
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Post by henson59 on Oct 7, 2014 9:33:18 GMT -5
I buy the arm length gloves and then pair them with nitrile gloves and it works great especially if you have to reach up in the chest cavity to cut out the heart your arms don't get bloody. once I am done I just pull the entire glove off turning it inside out and I leave my havalon knife folded up inside the glove and just leave it in the chest cavity of the deer until I get back to the house. I also don't split the pelvis. I use the same technique as woody and it works great. Once I get the deer back to the house I take the garden hose clean my knife then I spray the inside of the deer to clean it out and the cold water helps to quickly cool down the meat as well.
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Post by parrothead on Oct 7, 2014 9:50:52 GMT -5
I have a pair of gutting pants. They are the old rain gear pants that would pretty much rip when you put them on. They are duct taped together on the inside. I will put those on and no blood on my good stuff.
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Post by esshup on Oct 7, 2014 10:15:37 GMT -5
Woody:
What you described is pretty much what I do with a few differences. I was taught by my Dad's cousin in Wi.
1) I don't cut any of the rib cage apart - I asked why and he said it makes sharpening the knife a bigger job. 2) I was taught to start the cut the opposite way - go from pelvis to the rib cage. 3) Cut thru the meat to the pelvis, it allows the rear legs to spread wider, but not thru the pelvic bone.
It was interesting hunting in Wyoming. Proof of sex has to stay on the deer, even if the deer is skinned and quartered, until it is processed. We were camped out in the middle of nowhere along the Greys River. We were visited by a game warden on horseback. Even tho the deer was quartered and in the coolers, we were O.K. because my cousin left the testicles attached to one quarter. (he lives in Wy and knows the rules) It didn't matter that we had the bucks head in camp, if that part hadn't been on the one quarter, a ticket would have been written.
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