Hanging a deer

[Hoghunter101]

Head down. Simple as that.

[WCB]

sometimes I hang it head down from my hitch winchup hagin thingy and drive around town airin it out. Keeps the meat fresh...

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=669983

[Death from Above]

We have to weight gutted...that’s why we gut.

Way easier Head up for me.

Have done both hundreds of times.

I realized it isn’t a race or a challenge, to many folks get in a hurry

I like my meat to hang a bit...

[nursejenn]

Gut an on the ground, cape em and skin em head down...

[cva34]

My Way

Gut an on the ground, cape em and skin em head down...

gota agree ....gut on ground near kill site ..shoot hogs and yotes over gut pile next hunt...I always carry a Gallon Zip loc bag for heart and liver...Also I always carry a small blue tarp new still in pack ($2-$3) bucks at TSC/Harbor Freight..To lay animal on while you gut (keeps dirt and leaves off ) ....Best part of field gut is Reduce weight to load (probably 30%) and no guts to dispose of..I seldome try to clean tarp just trash and burn..I washed and TRIED to fold back to original size ...my time is more valuable ...

[hogslayer78]

If caping head down, otherwise hang by the head.

This. We skin head up. Head down only if caping.

[TxAg]

This thread is like debating which way the toilet paper roll faces

[nursejenn]

This thread is like debating which way the toilet paper roll faces

Over the roll!

[Drycreek3189]

If caping head down, otherwise hang by the head.

This is it for me. Quartering is much easier for me when hung by the head. Skinning is easy either way. Nowadays. I prefer to gut em and let the processor skin em however he wants to.

[TxAgBowHntr]

One trick that I found helps if you are in the head down camp...split the rib cage down the middle w/ loppers. If you do this, the guts will roll out after you disconnect the diaphragm and are held by the esophagus. Makes gutting while hanging up a breeze.

[chris1911]

i have tried both and prefer to hang by the neck. when i get done at the skinning pole all thats hanging is the head. everything else is in the bucket or cooler.

[catslayer]

Done them both... if you do the rectum first and split hips then I like head up better... if you don't then head up. Pros in meat industry it's head down

[HoustonHunter]

Done them both... if you do the rectum first and split hips then I like head up better... if you don't then head up. Pros in meat industry it's head down

Wait, what are we talking about here?

[hogslayer78]

Wait, what are we talking about here?

Lmao

[Chad74]

I gut them laying down sideways...and let the processor skin it. I don’t have the patience to process the meat myself nor the equipment.

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