How do hang your deer and why
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10/15/19 05:59 AM
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I always wonder why some people hang their deer from the head. I have always hung them from the back legs to allow blood to drain away from the meat. Just wondering what others do and why.
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Re: How do hang your deer and why
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10/15/19 06:21 AM
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Hang mine from the hind legs. Any heat in the chest cavity can rise unobstructed. Easier to wipe the inside of chest with a dish rag to clean up any mess and it's in the correct position to strip off the hide. I don't have to do the flip it over to process thing. Back straps and tenderloins removed 1st, then front legs, neck, Cut off rib cage, split pelvis, and cut up hind 1/4's and done.
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Re: How do hang your deer and why
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10/15/19 06:32 AM
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If I have a gambrel I hang them from the feet. If not a rope around th neck. Don't know about the blood draining, but from the head I find it easier to wash out the chest cavity.
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Re: How do hang your deer and why
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10/15/19 07:41 AM
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I hang mine by the head to age then turn it head down to quarter and begin processing.
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Re: How do hang your deer and why
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10/15/19 07:53 AM
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At home While still hot. I hang(on my fur skinning power gambral by the back legs. Skin, cut the front sholders off, take out the loins,then cut off the hams.Put the peices in a fridge.To butcher the next day NO I do not normaly gut them. Our deer are very small. 90# is a huge deer..Most are 40-60#
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Re: How do hang your deer and why
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10/15/19 08:26 AM
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you who hang with a gambrel inverted - how do you skin them - by hand? I read easier to skin but have a hard time thinking its quicker than my use of machinery.....just wondering
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Re: How do hang your deer and why
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10/15/19 08:30 AM
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you who hang with a gambrel inverted - how do you skin them - by hand? I read easier to skin but have a hard time thinking its quicker than my use of machinery.....just wondering By hand. Start both hind legs, then grab and pull. Much easier if its warm. Frozen really sucks. I try not to use a knife at all until I get to the neck. I tan the hides and really hate knife marks/cuts.
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Re: How do hang your deer and why
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10/15/19 08:48 AM
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Head generally, under a shed roof but not always. No need worrying about quick cooling with the temps up here what they are. I hang it for an average of 5 days or so. Maybe a day shorter, maybe a few days longer. All of the above depending on wether the wolves leave us enough to shoot in this area.
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Re: How do hang your deer and why
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10/15/19 08:54 AM
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I hang mine by the back legs and cut the jugular. Often it is not needed since I usually use a bow and the deer often bleeds out. If it is cool enough out, I will let it hang overnight then quarter it and hang the quarters in my game fridge for a week. If it is too warm, I quarter it right away.
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