How To Gut / Field Dress a Deer using only a knife

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The full DVD is available for purchase at www.BudsTaxidermy.com

Butcher your deer with equipment you already own! All that's needed is knives and freezer paper!

NO NEED TO BUY ANY EQUIPMENT!!! DIY (do it yourself)

Step by step butchering DVD (from a deer lying on my garage floor...to cuts of meat ready to freeze)

The techniques shown in this dvd will work for deer, elk, goat, sheep, antelope, bear, and beef.

This will also work for pigs, but you will be limited on which cuts you can turn into steak.

DVD Features:
Checking the condition of a roadkill
Skinning techniques
Quartering
Boning
cuts of meat and what to do with them
BONUS: how to get extra tenderloins
BONUS: how to cut off the antlers and skull plate
Plus: lots of recipe ideas included in narration
approx 2hrs of footage
Cuts of Meat Diagram Included with purchase

Go to http://budstaxidermy.com/butcher.aspx for more information.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• deer
• hunting
• gutting
• field
• dress
• DIY
• archery

[MichyMuncher]

Why isn't it bleeding a lot? and when you kill a deer does it bleed a lot?

[budstaxidermy]

@MichyMuncher They only bleed if the heart beats. Once it's dead there is no heartbeat. When you shoot there will be bleeding, also blood will collect inside the body. That's why there was blood inside, but no bleeding.

I've heard that a 150 lb deer has about 8 pints of blood (humans have 8-10 pints).

[neilgphoto72]

Great video. Thanks for doing it. How old, in your opinion, should a child be before experiencing this. My son is 11 and wants us to go with his uncle. I think he's old enough, but other family members think otherwise.

[budstaxidermy]

@neilgphoto72 My daughter is 6 now. She's helped skin squirrels and rabbits since she was about 4,and was always around while we gutted them. Kids can handle a lot more than you'd think. Like your son,she's old enough now to ask lots of good questions. With an 11 year old (assuming gun safety already covered) make sure the hunters he is with are legal, ethical, and respectful of the animal (squirrel,deer, etc). Taking only clean shots, etc. You know your son,but I think he can and should do it.

[budstaxidermy]

@neilgphoto72 It comes down to maturity, not age. I assume he'll be shooting. Another good way to break in kids is to have them along in the blind/stand/etc while an adult is doing the shooting. I know of lots of people who started taking their kids along very early. They would make sure they were warm, had snacks, books, video games, and other things to keep them from getting bored. That's a good way to practice being quiet/patient. It's also a good time to talk to your kid. Good luck!

[ChildofPendragon]

i was wondering, is it better or easier to do it hanging it up by the hind legs or on the ground like ur doing it? just i've never done anything like it before and i might like the knowlege in the near future. thanks

[budstaxidermy]

@ChildofPendragon I've done it both ways, I prefer on the ground and in the field so there is less weight to drag. The way I do it is from the throat on down, if you hang it I suggest hanging does by their necks and bucks by their antlers so that gravity helps you. Hanging them up is easier on the back. Either way you decide works, you'll just have to do one each way and choose after that. Good Luck!

[speedokills]

awesome vid man thanks for demo.

[tconst17]

Great video, great advise to posters and I think its fantastic that you are showing your kids your values, love for hunting and skills! Personally, I got 5 daughters and only one that is remotely interested in hunting, but we all spend time in the timbers, even if it is as simple as a walk looking at nature. Thank God they all like to fish, I guess! Thanks for the vid and happy hunting!

[kushedup313]

@neilgphoto72 good to go

[MrJoeyBoombotz]

Excellent video and excellent technique. The rectum and diaphram are always the the most challenging and you showed, very well the easiest way to do it. Thank you for aking the time and sharing your skill. I've never used a pocket knife for a job like that.

[LibertyorDeath777]

Great video man. This knowledge is lost in our culture. The way things are headed, we might all need to know how to do this. Thank you for the info, and in the words of Hank Jr. " a country boy can survive"! lol Take Care.

[DeludedManiac]

@budstaxidermy Ahh after scrolling through the comments I found you answered my question already. Never mind! I would have never believed this was a $4 knife lol great work man and I love the fact you are teaching the daughter your skills, that is a beautiful invaluable thing to do =) Cheers from Australia

[DeludedManiac]

@budstaxidermy Hey great video really informative thank you for posting! Slippery stuff, heh. Just wondering what knife that is, looks like a Spyderco? Seems razor sharp to cut through the bone like that. What kind of sharpening stone do you use? Thanks again =)

[richer4poorer]

How do you guys do it if you don't take your time with a sharp knife just like this? Thanks for clearing it up Bud. To many folks think they have to have a saw or hatchet. Clean and well done. A well placed shot helps keep the mess down too. You must have put a nice shot on this one.