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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 09:08 AM
09/24/17 09:08 AM
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Tennessee
Bait57
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Always gutted mine. I have never been a member or a club. I usually hunt several miles from my truck so I haven't a choice. Sometimes I will pack the meat out depending where I am. Within a few miles of the truck I'll drag the whole deer. Several miles away I'll just pack it out.
But down here in bama I don't have to worry about being too deep in the woods on public ground because there is roads everywhere in the woods. Dumbest thing I've ever saw
I would rather be tried by 12, than carried by 6.
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 10:04 AM
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Grays Creek, NC
bigcountry692001
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I never knew there were so many that did t gut deer. After watching video I may never gut another one either. I'm definitely going to give it a shot.
Thanks for posting MC21
Last edited by bigcountry692001; 09/24/17 10:05 AM.
"You cant manage a deer herd with acorns."
-Dr. Craig Harper
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 11:06 AM
09/24/17 11:06 AM
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Piney Ridge
Gobl4me
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I rarely gut one - the two I killed earlier in the year in Kentucky I did gut because I had access to a walk in cooler. Let them hang. If they go into a cooler I don't gut
Last edited by Gobl4me; 09/24/17 11:07 AM.
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 11:12 AM
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On the X
TickaTicka
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Depends, done it both ways. I actually prefer gutless method but sometimes will drag them out.
Public Land Owner
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 11:44 AM
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Anniston, AL
ikillbux
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The one thing I have learned from this site (if nothing else) is holy smokes we are all so different. I had zero clue people didn't gut deer?? I've been in leases where they didn't want you to gut them in the woods, and/or they wanted "live weights", but other than that I gut them. Granted, I don't gut them where I'm hunting, I may get them back near the truck or something like that. But if I'm hunting WMAs, I gut that sucker where it lays!
We were on the edge of Eternia, when the power of Greyskull began to take hold.
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 11:57 AM
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If I had all the equipment to process my own deer I would certainly try the "no gut" method. As it is, I will either gut or not gut depending on how far away form the truck I am. If I don't have a bad drag I'll just let the processor do everything.
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job 33:4
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 04:04 PM
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Montgomery
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Don't think I've ever not gutted a deer I've killed. Since I always let them hang a few days and take them to get processed I get the guts out. No desire to do my own butchering.
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 04:18 PM
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Northeast Florida
BamaGrad85
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I haven't gutted a deer in years and get all of the meat including inner tenderloins. It's a lot less messier for sure.
I came, I saw, so I killed them all......Vern
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: Smells]
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09/24/17 04:26 PM
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Does anybody age them in a cooler before butchering or is everyone just dropping them off at a processor? I've always used a processor but would really like to do it myself. Just watched a Scott Rea video and I like the idea of being in control of the deer from start to finish. I picked up the idea somewhere that aging them in a cooler at 45* or so for a week will make even the tougher cuts more tender. Is this correct? Also, in his video he cut the backstrap and tenderloin into loin chops (T-bone) which I like but I read in the comments that that is discouraged in north America due to cwd. I know we don't have cwd in bama yet but does anyone know any real reason why it would be unwise? If you're going to age the meat it is best to gut them then hang them with the hide still on. make sure you spray the body cavity with water to clean thoroughly. Hang them in a refrigerator for 7 - 10 days. Temperature needs to be below 40 degrees. Meat will be delicious and tender. Tenderloins are great and can be cooked like a beef filet to medium rare.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 05:17 PM
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I got a buddy who ages meat in a cooler for about a week then takes it to a butcher.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 08:00 PM
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I gut everything I kill because it's normally a couple hour process from recovery till I get them to the truck. If it's above 60-70 degrees I keep a bag or two of ice to put in the chest cavity to cool them off. Nothing worse to me than leaving the guts in a deer for several hours
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/24/17 11:58 PM
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dBmV
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I'm to lazy to gut them. I'll pay the processor the extra 10 bucks. Lately, I'm to lazy to pull the trigger.
What you do today, you have to sleep with tonight.
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/25/17 03:08 AM
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CarbonClimber1
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If i pack it out i dont gutem,but if i dragem i gutem
"I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: AC870]
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09/25/17 03:14 AM
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Birmingham, AL
ivanwright
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Birmingham, AL
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I got a buddy who ages meat in a cooler for about a week... I do this... I put the meat in a bag and then into the cooler. I prop the cooler up and open the drain plug to keep water draining. I'll replenish the ice as needed. I usually let it sit for 4 or 5 days and then process it for freezer after that.
Last edited by ivanwright; 09/25/17 03:15 AM.
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Re: Gutting/Not gutting
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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09/25/17 03:50 AM
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Northport, AL
GomerPyle
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the club we used to have was literally a mile from the processor, so we just paid the extra $10 to let them gut it (heck, half the time they didn't charge the extra fee anyway). The club we have now is nowhere near the processor that we'll likely use, so we'll have to gut them. I'm actually a little nervous about it as I've literally NEVER had to gut one. I've been spoiled!
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2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement
3. Taxation Is Theft
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