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Processing your own deer

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  1. mikido

    mikido Weekend Warrior

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    I gut my deer in the field, bring home, (with liver/heart/kidney) and process completely into gallon size freezer bags. Only the hide goes in the garbage. Spine and pelvic bone do well in soup/stews. I even boil the head. The tongue is the best part on the whole animal, while the eyes are an acquired taste.

    Any tips on keeping the inside cavity clean, while trying to drain the blood out in the field? I can't seem to pull this off.

    Any other home processors please chime in.


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    Seems tough. I don't drain blood in the field. I immediately quarter the animal and fit it all into an ice chest (popping drain periodically and replacing ice). Everything is very clean once I actually start processing at home.

    I should say that i typically work from an a-frame where I gut the animal and quarter it from a hanging position with the ice chest and a water hose within arms reach.


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    cls74 Legendary Woodsman

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    Would have responded sooner but had to wash the throw up taste out of my mouth :lol:

    Getting the deer vertical in the air is about the only way I can think of to keep it fully clean. Then use one of those cloth mesh bags to keep it clean during transport.
     
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    mikido Weekend Warrior

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    Is the ice really neccessary? I've had red meat sit out for several days without issue


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    I live in Texas. Last deer I killed it was 80 degree sunny days, lol


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    You have got to be joking. :lol:

    Anyway, to answer your actual question, I have something very similar to this on order and I will be trying it out as I'm tired of picking grass/leaves/dirt off of the the meat on deer that I field dress on the ground.

    I'm thinking that I can hang them head up, gut them and drain and then just swing it into the truck bed, drive back to camp hang it by the hind legs and get to work.

    https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Syst...512493050&sr=8-9&keywords=hitch+gambrel+hoist
     
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    Deer eyes could taste like pumpkin pie and I still wouldn't eat them.
     
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    Hanging it prior to gutting is the easiest method like CLS and LittleChief stated. You can pull this off using rope thrown over limb. Once entrails and blood is out wrap the carcass in a breathable meat bag.
     
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    If you get an external pack frame you can clean in field and put in game bags and pack out everthing on your back.
     
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    mikido Weekend Warrior

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    You guys don't watch Andrew zimmern? Eyeballs/brain/tongue/testicle/liver/heart all have nutrients and a taste/texture. Just bc its not hamburger helper doesn't mean it can't be good. Don't knock it until you try it. Open your mind.


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    mikido Weekend Warrior

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    The gambrel hoist doesn't work my situation, but it's a neat idea. Seems a lot of $$$ though


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    Nope I don't eat organs, not going to try it either just not that curious.
     
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    mikido Weekend Warrior

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    Not even if you were lost in the woods starving with nothing else to eat? And you magically knew there was no chance of getting sick? Come on
     
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    I can tell you venison bone soup makes the best tasting soup you will ever have. I just had some for the first time in 47 years 2 weeks ago. I didn't even know or ask what type of soup it was till after my 3rd bowl. Not sure which bones she uses but don't knock this 1 till you try it. I would eat the eye balls but at this current time I don't need to unless I am that starving.
     
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    Very slim odds of being lost in the woods with nothing but a bad of eyeballs and organs lol
     
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    Well if I had deer organs I have venison so I would not be starving.
     
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    We use the section of bone/meat from the humurus (sp?). The meat looks like a human calf and the muscle group opposite, along with bone down to pelvis. Lots of good marrow in there.
     
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