Midwestman wrote:that's how we dress our animals on the farm
Do you use your teeth to make the initial incision and cut around the ankles???
Midwestman wrote:that's how we dress our animals on the farm
Midwestman wrote:just to remove the testes
Midwestman wrote:just to remove the testes
Midwestman wrote:in all seriousness gwion,i learnt that way off a good mate of mine sheep farmer from Central Victoria,we give each other a hand alot,he comes up too property i work in Central West High Country,and i go down there for a working holiday. so when shearing,lambing drenching culling etc help each other out. So there i was one day just culled a few hoggits got them hanging and skinning away me with my swibo(great Knifes),and i turned around too see how he was going,and his got half his arm half down the belly i was thinking WTF,you mexicans sure do strange things down there,and he said watch and learn so i did,i was totally amazed and when he finished pushing his hand around and all the carcass gave the skin a good pull,to my amazement all came off super clean ,best skin and dressed carcass ever seen and he did to my 1 1/2.Was totally amazed at the speed could do it and how clean the skin was and how it came off the carcass,so that's how i always do it. Thats a true story. Come up the farm for shoot and camp one day Gwion and i'll show.works for everything i now do rabbits,foxes,goats,sheep,cattle,deer,pigs like that only thing knife does now is guts and cuts around the ankles.
Midwestman wrote:in all seriousness gwion,i learnt that way off a good mate of mine sheep farmer from Central Victoria,we give each other a hand alot,he comes up too property i work in Central West High Country,and i go down there for a working holiday. so when shearing,lambing drenching culling etc help each other out. So there i was one day just culled a few hoggits got them hanging and skinning away me with my swibo(great Knifes),and i turned around too see how he was going,and his got half his arm half down the belly i was thinking WTF,you mexicans sure do strange things down there,and he said watch and learn so i did,i was totally amazed and when he finished pushing his hand around and all the carcass gave the skin a good pull,to my amazement all came off super clean ,best skin and dressed carcass ever seen and he did to my 1 1/2.Was totally amazed at the speed could do it and how clean the skin was and how it came off the carcass,so that's how i always do it. Thats a true story. Come up the farm for shoot and camp one day Gwion and i'll show.works for everything i now do rabbits,foxes,goats,sheep,cattle,deer,pigs like that only thing knife does now is guts and cuts around the ankles.
Midwestman wrote:in all seriousness gwion,i learnt that way off a good mate of mine sheep farmer from Central Victoria,we give each other a hand alot,he comes up too property i work in Central West High Country,and i go down there for a working holiday. so when shearing,lambing drenching culling etc help each other out. So there i was one day just culled a few hoggits got them hanging and skinning away me with my swibo(great Knifes),and i turned around too see how he was going,and his got half his arm half down the belly i was thinking WTF,you mexicans sure do strange things down there,and he said watch and learn so i did,i was totally amazed and when he finished pushing his hand around and all the carcass gave the skin a good pull,to my amazement all came off super clean ,best skin and dressed carcass ever seen and he did to my 1 1/2.Was totally amazed at the speed could do it and how clean the skin was and how it came off the carcass,so that's how i always do it. Thats a true story. Come up the farm for shoot and camp one day Gwion and i'll show.works for everything i now do rabbits,foxes,goats,sheep,cattle,deer,pigs like that only thing knife does now is guts and cuts around the ankles.
Midwestman wrote:i think the best skinning knife is your bare hands,i just make an entry hole near the arse and slide my hand in then slide my hand all thru carcass while still warm straight after slaughter,removing the skin from the cracass,and all in one piece round cuts nera the ankle joints and then pull skin off in one go has no meat at all on it,beautiful and clean,same way dress a sheep,cow,goat etc
alan j wrote:Anyone like the dexter rusell green river carbon knives with the wooded handle ???
alan j wrote:Anyone like the dexter rusell green river carbon knives with the wooded handle ???