davef wrote:A great resource on youtube is Scott Rea a pommy butcher Detailed videos on breaking deer down and some ripper recipies also
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_t4O ... tVGd639Z0Q
also for the processing of the animal I use this method below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2bo23n16tI
JohnV wrote:There is many problems for hunters taking out meat . One is if you decide to take all the meat home that's the end of the shooting trip for many who travel a long way .
Also getting the meat home without it spoiling is sometimes impossible without a cool room trailer . Victorians don't have to travel as far to shoot a deer as some people in other states do . If I shoot a deer 600 ks from home there is no way I can get that meat home unspoiled . So every shooters circumstances may be different and the people who just took the back straps might not have been in a position to take more than they could use up quickly in camp .
bladeracer wrote:JohnV wrote:There is many problems for hunters taking out meat . One is if you decide to take all the meat home that's the end of the shooting trip for many who travel a long way .
Also getting the meat home without it spoiling is sometimes impossible without a cool room trailer . Victorians don't have to travel as far to shoot a deer as some people in other states do . If I shoot a deer 600 ks from home there is no way I can get that meat home unspoiled . So every shooters circumstances may be different and the people who just took the back straps might not have been in a position to take more than they could use up quickly in camp .
I really hate seeing wasted deer meat in the bush, but the reality is, at least it's no longer walking around destroying our bush, and it's a feed for cats, dogs and foxes that is saving them from killing our natives for a day or two. I'm not a trophy hunter either but at least the people that are are out there shooting deer. There's no down side to shooting deer.
JohnV wrote:You need a Gambrel hoist something like this https://image.sportsmansguide.com/adimg ... 671_ts.jpg There is many variations of deer hoists but the block and tackle style is very portable .
Skinning knife like a Victorinox lamb skinner and a wide curved boning knife should suffice . There is many knives that you could use. A boning hook is a handy extra to have but not essential .
Gut the deer in the field and cut the head off if it's not a trophy rack . Cut it in two if there is two guys to carry out . If you carry any trophy rack do not carry it with the rack pointing upwards on your back it's dangerous . Point the rack downwards and put some highvis material on it .
Use the gambrel hoist back in camp or wherever to skin it and break down while it's hanging NZ style .
Lay the skin out fur down and lay the cuts on that while your working .
How you operate has a lot to do with how far you have to travel to get home or how far the shot deer is from any cool room or freezer you may have at your disposal . This is how to do it in the field with just a knife . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubxppdxfx0w
JohnV wrote:Peoples circumstances vary so what's needed for one might not suite another . If you have to carry meat out a long way then your method is practical to reduce the burden . However it sounded like the poster was going to take deer on a property that might be far easier to get the carcass out to hang some place which makes it easier to do and more hygienic .
JohnV wrote:Peoples circumstances vary so what's needed for one might not suite another . If you have to carry meat out a long way then your method is practical to reduce the burden . However it sounded like the poster was going to take deer on a property that might be far easier to get the carcass out to hang some place which makes it easier to do and more hygienic .
bladeracer wrote:JohnV wrote:Peoples circumstances vary so what's needed for one might not suite another . If you have to carry meat out a long way then your method is practical to reduce the burden . However it sounded like the poster was going to take deer on a property that might be far easier to get the carcass out to hang some place which makes it easier to do and more hygienic .
Absolutely, work with the environment you have, not what you wish you had
Some of the farms I've visited have deer either on them or in the bush abutting, that might make it easier to get a vehicle within a few hundred meters perhaps, if it hasn't been too wet.
The video you posted is great, but the odds of dropping a deer right below a perfect tree branch like that are pretty steep I reckon.
JohnV wrote:If I had a mate with a farm that had deer I would be putting out some feed in a good handy spot for the truck and wait for the deer to come to me .