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If you don't get it right, you could damage the flavor or completely ruin the enjoyment of the animal you've just killed. Learn how to do it before you bag your dinner! .

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Skinning a Racoon


Another Coon


Rabbit Shinning
(Not very instructional on the skinning aspect - but highly educational on the morals of eating meat)


Fast Pro: rabbit & duck skinning


Deer (Fast)


Another Deer
(With some explanation)


A Doe

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Bloody Detail Field Dress Faq this was taken from www.huntingnut.com be warned that the pictures following are both bloody and detailed - I want you to see these, if you are going to try to field dress a deer. Bar none, the best field dressing article I have seen on the web to date. See also: Deer Field Dressing Pocket Sized Guide .pdf & Field Dress Carcass Hanging & Field Dressing Game & Fish, Penn State, 12p.pdf & Field Dressing FAQ .txt & Field Dressing and Carcass Hanging .txt & Field Dress Clear Color pics .PDF & Field Process 1st Notes .txt & Field Dressing Quartering Boning .PDF PDF 154K& Field Dressing Quartering Boning .txt These files were collected and compiled by Paul at Survival Primer.

From Field to Freezer -- handling and processing guidelines (streaming video) Also available Onsite in case link goes down.

Field Dressing Moose Most available field dressing instructions or manuals are too vague for a first-time hunter. These detailed, basic instructions will guide you through the process of dressing and quartering your moose. These same instructions can be used for any game animal. A few comments at the end of the process description generalize the procedure with notes for smaller animals. Minimum tools are two sharp axes, and two sharp knives. A saw might be used should you have one, but is not necessary for field dressing.

Field Dressing Wild Turkey As we all know after the game is on the ground the real work starts. Fortunately for us Wild Turkey hunters there isn't much "work" in field dressing a turkey.

Deer Skinning for Meat Cutters and Tanners [PDF] By Billy Metcalf © 2000 Billy Metcalf brain tans for a living in the back woods of British Columbia. In this article, Billy shows you the skinning cuts he believes will result in a hide with the most useable shape. Many tanners and researchers report that this is also the more traditional cut for Native American items such as buffalo robes and war-shirts.

Game Birds ~ Field Dressing to Freezer: Ducks take flight If you're an avid bird hunter like I am, you have tramped through your share of fields, briars, and sloughs, and cleaned your share of wildfowl. Chances are also pretty good that you have seen a few game birds ruined before they reached the table.

Plucking and Field Dressing Your Turkey Field-dress your turkey as soon as possible. It can be accomplished with two cuts. It is easier to wet-pluck a turkey than to dry-pluck it in the field. Dunking the bird in boiling water will soften the skin and make the chore faster.

bear field dressing / what should be done? from some kind of discussion or mailing list.

Hunt Alaska: Caring for wild game meat, Alaska Department of Fish ... After you have killed an animal it is your responsibility to salvage all of the edible meat, in accordance with the Alaska regulation. Meat is more important than any trophy horn, hide, or antler. Alaska regulations state that the horn, hide, or antlers may be taken out of the field only after the meat is packed out.

Simple Game Preparation Textfile. The author is obviously still working on this material. Still some good things. Seems to have read John Wiseman SAS Survival Guide ISBN 0 00 470 1674 I recognize some of the material, written in this authors own words, lifted from Wiseman.

How to Skin Deer, Elk, Antelope, Goat, or Sheep Skinning is a straight forward endeavor if you follow the body's built in guidelines. This is because the skin and muscle tissue are naturally separated from one another by protective membranes. Simply make the initial cuts, and then pull the skin off, as if you are removing the deer's coat.

Skinning Your Bear Knowing the proper skinning techniques for bear can make a great difference in the final product of your bear skin rug or mount. The following guidelines are the most accepted bear skinning methods used by taxidermists.

Fleshing Mink with Deer Bones by Steve Peterson, ADF&G. I've always argued in favor of making the most of what you harvest. One example I've used is the use of a deer leg bone to flesh raw mink pelts before putting them on the drying boards. Several trappers asked me to demonstrate the technique, so here it is — in black and white.

How to Field Dress a Whitetail Deer You've scored, and that's awesome. However, your deer-hunting job is incomplete until your deer is in the freezer. We will show you step by step how to Field Dress, Skin and Butcher your deer.

FIELD DRESSING Admittedly, the field-dressing chore is not the most enjoyable part of the hunt, but the extra time spent taking care of the meat will pay dividends at the table. Field dressing takes effort, so your heavy hunting coat should be removed and your sleeves rolled up so they wont be soiled. Disposable vinyl or latex gloves lessen the chances of passing infectious diseases and make hand cleaning easier.

Cut with Caution: How to safely field dress deer. Chronic wasting disease hasn't been found in Minnesota deer. But food safety officials urge hunters who field dress their animals to be aware of body parts that could be infected. Here's a step-by-step guide.

Field Dress a Turkey. Fast, short graphics free.

Field Dressing Your Deer Pretty good article reminds me of a different one on this page. Somebody is plagiarizing. Anyway, this one comes up quick and is distraction free.

Instructions for skinning deer, elk, antelope, goat, sheep etc. Skinning is a straight forward endeavor if you follow the body's built in guidelines. This is because the skin and muscle tissue are naturally separated from one another by protective membranes.

A Pocket Guide to Care and Handling of Game Birds from Field to Table Wild game birds may become contaminated with bacteria or gastric juices if they are improperly handled. Off-flavors and odors may develop in the meat, and your risk of foodborne illness may increase. For optimum eating quality, remember the following handling tips during hunting, storage and food preparation.

Waterfowl- After the Hunt Includes field dressing, freezing, preparing to cook, how to cook & recipes. Also available for download in PDF

Wild Side of the Menu - No1. CARE and COOKERY The most succulent wild game can be destroyed by improper handling in the field or improper cooking at home. The handling of the meat between harvesting, storing and eating can make the greatest difference in flavor and taste. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information on proper care and cookery of wild game in order that you can fully enjoy the fruits of the field. Undesirable strong flavors in the meat can be due to inadequate bleeding, delay or carelessness in dressing, or failure to cool the carcass promptly. Generally, game animals are cleaned and butchered in the same manner as domestic animals. However, one must remove mutilated and bloodshot areas as well as bullets and shotgun pellets. Remember, the flavor of wild game meat, when handled properly, is delicious and characteristically unique to the species. Venison and antelope taste as different from one another as beef and pork.

Wild Side of the Menu - No2. Field to Freezer It is important to be properly prepared for hunting. Check to see that you have all of the equipment needed not only for hunting but for handling your kill. This publication will discuss deer, but the principles apply to other large animals such as elk, moose, bear, antelope or mountain sheep. Includes: Introduction, Field Dressing, Skinning a Deer, and Muscle Boning Venison.

Care and Handling of Deer from Field to Table Downloadable PDF manual

A Pocket Guide to Care and Handling of deer from Field to Table Proper handling of the meat at each step from field to table helps ensure optimum eating quality. Keep the following food handling and hunting tips in mind.

How to Field Dress big Game On-Line or download Circular 507- Field Care of Harvested Big Game

"Hunting Big Game In Alaska": While containing mostly Alaska-based info, this article provides excellent advice on such things as essential supplies (firearms and camp gear), making a clean kill & dressing it out, and setting up a good camp. See also: Proper Meat Care

Wild Game from Field to Table .pdf

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Big Game Hunting Guide ... Big Game Guide to Field Care & Home Processing See also: More about Chronic Wasting Disease

Field-Dressing Made Easy The process of cutting up a deer can be intimidating to hunters. It seems like you need the skills of a butcher to do it, but really you don’t. I’ve been doing it for 40 years, and I learned on my own.

The Wild Turkey Zone: Field Dressing / Cleaning Field dressing is essentially gutting the bird in the field while leaving the feathers on. Removing the guts or entrails is important to help allow the bird to cool faster and to keep the "juices" inside the bird from spoiling any meat. If it is a cool day and you aren't far from home, you can skip the field dressing step and wait until you are home before cleaning the bird.

Skinning And Dressing Rabbits  the rabbit is hung by one of the hind legs above the hock joint. The head is immediately removed to allow complete bleeding. The forefeet are then removed. The next step is to cut the skin around the hock joints of the legs and then to cut between these points across the lower part of the body. Remove the tail and pull the skin down and forward over the body. The skins of young or fryer age rabbits are easily removed in this way; it is more difficult to remove the skins of older rabbits. Rabbit Production

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