Hi Guys, I'd like to give a little advice for the guys that are new to hunting feel free to add to this because I am definitely not going to cover it all.
Let me give you a little background to this. Last night I was ready to sleep because I wanted to hunt this morning and get a call from my cousin that his buddy shot a deer and wasn't sure what to do with it or how to process it. I told him that if he brought the deer to my house I would help him quarter it out. it turns out I knew the guy as well and was able to help him figure out what to do.
Here's where the advice come in. If you are not sure what to do with the game you are hunting maybe you should think twice about going, this worked out for him but this is not the first time I have seen where a hunter had no clue what to do with their kill.
1- have a plan on what to do with the kill whether you are gutting and skinning or quartering it out( I really like the gutless method but that's not for everyone)
2- if you don't know what to do that's ok but know who you can call to help
3-know the legalities, tag it properly and know who can validate your tag
4- know how long it will take before the meat goes bad which id dependent on the weather
5-if you process it off of the mountain know where to get rid of the carcass
there is so much I am not even thinking about right now but I wanted to at least throw out a few things for the new hunter to think about before going out and killing an animal because it would be a shame to have it go to waist because you are not prepared. feel free to add any added advice that would be helpfull.
Let me give you a little background to this. Last night I was ready to sleep because I wanted to hunt this morning and get a call from my cousin that his buddy shot a deer and wasn't sure what to do with it or how to process it. I told him that if he brought the deer to my house I would help him quarter it out. it turns out I knew the guy as well and was able to help him figure out what to do.
Here's where the advice come in. If you are not sure what to do with the game you are hunting maybe you should think twice about going, this worked out for him but this is not the first time I have seen where a hunter had no clue what to do with their kill.
1- have a plan on what to do with the kill whether you are gutting and skinning or quartering it out( I really like the gutless method but that's not for everyone)
2- if you don't know what to do that's ok but know who you can call to help
3-know the legalities, tag it properly and know who can validate your tag
4- know how long it will take before the meat goes bad which id dependent on the weather
5-if you process it off of the mountain know where to get rid of the carcass
there is so much I am not even thinking about right now but I wanted to at least throw out a few things for the new hunter to think about before going out and killing an animal because it would be a shame to have it go to waist because you are not prepared. feel free to add any added advice that would be helpfull.
