How to Field Dress a Deer

I prefer to start at the chin and work my way toward the pelvis. I use a Gerber (or Wyomning brand) bone saw (the kind that breaks down) to open the breast bone and pubic bone.

Just FYI, you'd never open an elk or moose's breast bone with a wimpy pocket knife like this cowboy is using on that bambi. Before bone saws we used hatchett's.

If it smells bad it's because the paunch has been opened or it's been gutshot. A "clean" kill (ie: spine shot, lungs/heart) will leave an animal that doesn't smell bad.

I killed 2 mule deer and 1 bull moose this Nov and the moose and one deer smelled just fine. The other doe however had had it's paunch (stomach) punctured by bone chips when I shot it in the spine. That one smelled.

you should amplify the importance of not to hit the entrails. Once you do it once you will be so careful in trying not to hit it.

Depends on if you wanna mount it. You should try not to cut the neck to badly.

I considered going and getting a deer next year because I want a freezer full of meat but this looks too damn difficult

It is not that hard. The hardest part is trying to ignore the smell.

is it really that bad? i'm 17 never shot a deer, hoping i get one this season, is it that bad?

I did not shoot one until I was 19. I am not squeamish one little bit, so the actual work does not bother me. The smell is tolerable in smaller, younger deer, but one 200 pound 8 point buck I opened up almost made me vomit. The smell goes away pretty quick though, I think it is just gas or something.

I love the music in the back ground. Just makes the video. lol

lol. come to NC..We have bucks that size.