I was 19...a girl...and was wearing my best white wool sweater. The "boys" were stunned.
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Oh, come on! Field dressing is a part of the hunt!
When I was a young hunter, before I finally got my first buck, my Father and Grandfather would let me gut their bucks to learn how to do it and to become part of the the fraternity of deer hunting.
If field dressing and getting your hands and forearms bloody is too repugnant to you, you really need to move into Manhattan, and have your groceries delivered to your apartment.
If the SHTF, those who don’t want to get their hands dirty are going to be at the bottom of the food chain!
bfl.
most people have never seen a proper field dressing, and butcher.
I suggest watching a video. I learned from my elders.
It’s easy if you know what/how to do it.
I have done it on a cull hunt on MLD land when each hunter was bringing in 4-8 doe in a weekend. Wanted the hearts and liver and ribs, just did not have the time.
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One of these days, I’ll have to start researching what all is involved to try hunting here in Colorado.
Good post. Not all of us have a hunting mentor, but do want to get out and hunt anyway. No need to deal with the guts if you don’t need to deal with the guts; I just want the meat & hide.
Have done this many times, only when it is too far back to the truck. You do get less meat, neck an ribs. Hardest part for me is getting to the tenderloins as you have to go inside to get them out ... and they are by far the best part!
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I’ve never hunted in my life, but I watched that entire video and thought it was fascinating.
“Guts” is far to general a term. By all means, avoid the intestines and stomach. But harvest the rest of the offal like heart, kidneys, lungs, etc. They make good eating too.