It was a dark and stormy night

[marksman]

we needed some meat so off I went
I couldn't do a head shot as she was on the trot
so I did a high shoulder neck shot
brno 30-06 style
butchering tomorrow

[Stix]

Nice one marksman.
How far was she, & was she alone...?

[darwindingo]

Nice one, some good chewing ahead mate..

[Daddybang]

Nice work marksman!!

[JimTom]

Nice one mate. Love the rifle too. Brno 601?

[marksman]

You take out the guts tonight though dont you?

yea mate it''s field dressed within 1/2 a hour but I did go back to the car to get the camera first
I leave the skin on to keep the meat clean till the next day
believe me its quite an effort to skin the next day but the meat is not dried out or dirty



Stix she was alone and on the trot around 120-140, she dropped on the spot
first I have taken with the berger 168gr classic hunter pills, good pill for a neck shot
not sure about a chest shot only because you would contaminate the meat with fragments of bullet, I think
if you dont care about the chest for eating I would recommend them highly

[T Dog]

Stix she was alone and on the trot around 120-140, she dropped on the spot
first I have taken with the berger 168gr classic hunter pills, good pill for a neck shot
not sure about a chest shot only because you would contaminate the meat with fragments of bullet, I think
if you dont care about the chest for eating I would recommend them highly

Interesting as I was wondering about changing my round of choice for my Brno 30-06 might look into it a bit more

[Midwestman]

nice sambar marksman and a beautiful rifle too,that carcass has made me keen too fill the freezer up again.well done bro

[Runnymede]

Marksman you were braver than I if you took this last night. I had the same thought re. Needing a deer for the freezer, stepped outside here in the north-east to rain falling sideways, thought about the gale force conditions and promptly turned around and went back to the tv and fire. Perhaps I’ll have another crack tonight....

[marksman]

all done, nearly
I have to mince this lot up with some really fatty smoked bacon and a bit of spring onion



I cut most of the muscles in half so it goes a bit further



I will cut the bones up and take them back to the property owner for his dogs



very little do I waste, if I can its all used
I really enjoy filling the freezer

[darwindingo]

I'll bet ya dog's eyes are boggling at the sight of that bucket of bones..

[Pythonkeeper]

Yum......love eating venison...shooting it ain’t bad either, nice work.

[Stix]

Nice going marksman...

Can i ask how fancy you get with the boning...
Do you get right into seperating muscle groups, just cut it all off however or somewhere in between...?

Also, does leaving the skin on for any length of time have any negative effect (fur slip etc) on being able to tan the fur...?

[marksman]

I take it off as fore quarter, saddle then legs and bone off in one hit then separate the muscles, you can usually separate them with your fingers if you wanted
I have not had a problem with hair slip because of leaving the skin on till the next day
it does keep the meat moist and clean, much less to trim off, I dont hang the deer for long, I used to but found putting it in the fridge for a while was just as good
I haven't worried with that for this one though