When I kill a deer I dress it and hang it. I know some hunters who still cling to the old thought that you MUST slit the throat to bleed it out? What's your thoughts?
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When I kill a deer I dress it and hang it. I know some hunters who still cling to the old thought that you MUST slit the throat
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Not necesary jim when you field dress that deer a part of field dressing is cutting that windpipe so all in all there is no entrails in the deer and about a 7-10 inch piece of windpipe left no need to cut that short piece of windpipe in half again from the outside of the cape it does nothing and makes that quality venison taste any different.
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I always hang my deer head down/ass up and I've never cut their throat. Then I take the hide off and proceed to take out the backstraps then the front quarters followed by the hind quarters. I wrap the quarters with cling wrap and put them in my garage fridge until I can get to them and cut up the backstraps that night. Simple.
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After field dressing I always hang mine head up. I take a garden hose and wash the inside and outside out.
You don't want to wash a deer out with the head down. The water can pool up in the head and it can swell to the size of a basketball (eye witnessed this).
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