Deer Hunt Question

[corndog]

Two Mature South Texas deer (thats close to 400lbs carcus)will not fit in a 120qt if you plan on keeping them iced. especially if your keeping ribs and necks.Just saying

ST bucks

[Reef Drifter]

I thought the same thing corndog but our does out of Kerrville every year on the mld permit that's what we run , so that's what I'm basing this on , but coe he's right find out average.doe size for your area , good point corndog !

[corndog]

I thought the same thing corndog but our does out of Kerrville every year on the mld permit that's what we run , so that's what I'm basing this on , but coe he's right find out average.doe size for your area , good point corndog !

Does will probably fit. I was thinking big bucks.I shot two mature deer last year and was cooler poor when I got em qaurtered up and added two more does. Ended up with 900 dollars worth of sausage. Bed and back seat was stuff with links. Damm crazy!

[WestEndAngler]

N. Texas management white tails. Near Wellington, TX.

Between 6 of us we need to take 15, I think I'm going to try & quarter 1 deer & trade my buddy another deer for already processed meat. Doesn't look to hard to quarter the deer.

[mjh]

N. Texas management white tails. Near Wellington, TX.

Between 6 of us we need to take 15, I think I'm going to try & quarter 1 deer & trade my buddy another deer for already processed meat. Doesn't look to hard to quarter the deer.

It's easy. Just don't gut shoot one. Then it might get kinda nasty!

[Ibtsoom]

Does will probably fit. I was thinking big bucks.I shot two mature deer last year and was cooler poor when I got em qaurtered up and added two more does. Ended up with 900 dollars worth of sausage. Bed and back seat was stuff with links. Damm crazy!

That was some bad arse sausage too!! You get any made this year Ray?

[WestEndAngler]

Okay, it appears the most difficult part is actually skinning the deer. I've seen some people use golf balls hang the deer via the head but also see most hanging via the rear legs through the cartilage.

For a first timer after field dress is it easier to hang deer by the head & do the golf ball trick or just keep going at it with the knife?

[mjh]

Okay, it appears the most difficult part is actually skinning the deer. I've seen some people use golf balls hang the deer via the head but also see most hanging via the rear legs through the cartilage.

For a first timer after field dress is it easier to hang deer by the head & do the golf ball trick or just keep going at it with the knife?

Hanging a deer by the head is an old east Texas outlaw way of skinning a deer.

[Reef Drifter]

By the head unless you have a spreader bar for the back legs

[WestEndAngler]

By the head unless you have a spreader bar for the back legs

May have one... I know he has a loader to lift the deer up...

Back to quartering the deer:

Okay so I'm after Back Strap (both sides) the good meat on the inside of the carcass I guess preacher meat? The front & rear legs. It appears a lot of people say not to mess with the ribs more trouble than worth. I guess for simplicity I'll be just doing the above mentioned.

[Reef Drifter]

It varies from deer to deer on ribs , just have to see once it's skinned , and the good meat inside the carcass is the tenderloins , and save the neck from shoulders to head , lot of good meat on it

[dbarham]

Hang em from back legs

[WestEndAngler]

I've been watching this video because he is using a knife like I will be...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiFSC3d_0oY

[Rusty S]

Hang the deer from the backlegs, if this guy has a hunting operation, he has to have a gambrel. It is easy Coe, skinning and quartering, just try to do it while the deer is still warm. When you take out the backstrap keep on going up the neck and debone from the neck bone, wrap this seperatly or place on top of the ice, a sawzall makes quick work of the hind quarters. Good luck and don't freeze your butt off, it's gonna be cold up there in the morning.

[Reef Drifter]

That will work , use a sharper knife than he is lol , I think is easier once their gutted , split the fur down the back also and skin out the legs real quick then just pull down one side at a time and will come right off