Skinned, gutted, and butchered my first deer... - Page 2

cnimrod · November 13, 2010, 11:38 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwCDB7g43_8

After viewing this a few years back I have hung my deer in the woods to field dress it. gravity helps a lot. Skinning is definitely easy when the deer is fresh killed but we leave the skin on till we drag it out and by then we're ready for a beer. being in the NE it's usually cold enough to let it hang a while before we skin it. Hey its work, but God awful honest work.

good luck and safe hunting all

taylorce1 · November 13, 2010, 12:12 PM

I was given a Kodi Pak by a friend it has a Skinner with gut hook, caper, and saw all in the same kit. I use the big skinner's gut hook all the time I like it but I've skinned out plenty of animals without one. Find what works for you, I use the caper the most even for skinning the small blade is easier to work IMO.

Doyle · November 13, 2010, 08:22 PM

If you really want to try a guthook but don't want to lay out the bucks for a knife with one, get an ordinary utility knife at the hardware store (the kind with the retractable blade) and put a roofing blade in it. The roofing blades are hooked for cutting shingles and look like a miniature gut hook. They zip through the skin of a hog very well without cutting the meat underneath. I use one side for one hog, turn it around for the next hog, then toss the blade away. No need to dull a good knife on thick hard skin.

November 13, 2010, 11:38 AM	#26
cnimrod Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2009 Location: NJ/NY Posts: 152	this is impressive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwCDB7g43_8 After viewing this a few years back I have hung my deer in the woods to field dress it. gravity helps a lot. Skinning is definitely easy when the deer is fresh killed but we leave the skin on till we drag it out and by then we're ready for a beer. being in the NE it's usually cold enough to let it hang a while before we skin it. Hey its work, but God awful honest work. good luck and safe hunting all

November 13, 2010, 12:12 PM	#27
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,248	I was given a Kodi Pak by a friend it has a Skinner with gut hook, caper, and saw all in the same kit. I use the big skinner's gut hook all the time I like it but I've skinned out plenty of animals without one. Find what works for you, I use the caper the most even for skinning the small blade is easier to work IMO.

November 13, 2010, 08:22 PM	#28
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	If you really want to try a guthook but don't want to lay out the bucks for a knife with one, get an ordinary utility knife at the hardware store (the kind with the retractable blade) and put a roofing blade in it. The roofing blades are hooked for cutting shingles and look like a miniature gut hook. They zip through the skin of a hog very well without cutting the meat underneath. I use one side for one hog, turn it around for the next hog, then toss the blade away. No need to dull a good knife on thick hard skin.