Good Start to 2019

[vixenmaster]

Don't want to thread jack but since it was mentioned. What is the best way to deal with ticks or insects on your deer when it's still hot out?

Durn ticks will drop off as the carcass cools. The rest are wantin to eat as in yellow jackets, flies want to lay eggs n the maggots feed. Durin hot weather kills i field dress right then. I bring to cabin n hook up our big fan set it close to blow the insects off while i skin & bone meat out fast as i can. I will cut it up later after it chills down good in the freezer

[catclr]

Good job

[nchunterkw]

Don't want to thread jack but since it was mentioned. What is the best way to deal with ticks or insects on your deer when it's still hot out?

Durn ticks will drop off as the carcass cools. The rest are wantin to eat as in yellow jackets, flies want to lay eggs n the maggots feed. Durin hot weather kills i field dress right then. I bring to cabin n hook up our big fan set it close to blow the insects off while i skin & bone meat out fast as i can. I will cut it up later after it chills down good in the freezer

I do this as well. Gut it in the field, and get it home and hang it up and skin it and get the meat off quickly and into my refrigerator. My process:
1) hand deer head down
2) skin out the deer remove the head
3) remove each front leg - into the fridge whole
4) remove backstraps- into the fridge whole
5) remove inside tenderlions - - into the fridge whole to be smoked in a day or so.
6) remove 3 roasts from each hind qtr - - into the fridge whole
7) pick carcass as you desire - all this goes into a pot that goes in the fridge then gets ground along with the front legs and maybe some of the roasts
After a few days I vacuum seal

Not hard at all and once you do 1 or 2 you will be an expert. Just follow the muscle groups Lots of online videos.

[nchunterkw]

Don't want to thread jack but since it was mentioned. What is the best way to deal with ticks or insects on your deer when it's still hot out?

Durn ticks will drop off as the carcass cools. The rest are wantin to eat as in yellow jackets, flies want to lay eggs n the maggots feed. Durin hot weather kills i field dress right then. I bring to cabin n hook up our big fan set it close to blow the insects off while i skin & bone meat out fast as i can. I will cut it up later after it chills down good in the freezer

I do this as well. Gut it in the field, and get it home and hang it up and skin it and get the meat off quickly and into my refrigerator. My process:
1) hand deer head down
2) skin out the deer remove the head
3) remove each front leg - into the fridge whole
4) remove backstraps- into the fridge whole
5) remove inside tenderlions - - into the fridge whole to be smoked in a day or so.
6) remove 3 roasts from each hind qtr - - into the fridge whole
7) pick carcass as you desire - all this goes into a pot that goes in the fridge then gets ground along with the front legs and maybe some of the roasts
After a few days I vacuum seal

Not hard at all and once you do 1 or 2 you will be an expert. Just follow the muscle groups Lots of online videos.

[Hester0305]

Congrats Keith on your deer and a great write up, nothing better than to put one in the freezer early n the season.

[SEW]

Glad you had a good day.

[Riflemanz]

Congrats! Great story.

[Cardinalsfanforever]

great job , like a good story too

[amythntr]

....congrats Brother Keith!

Anthony