And after immediate field dress, hanging cool, make sure whomever processes it does not saw through bone. All venison must be deboned to obtain the best flavor.
There are a lot of ideas out there about how to get the best tasting venison. Some are good, a lot are debatable. But getting bone dust in your venison is not adding good flavor to the meat.
I have gotten to the point in life that the only venison I eat is that which is process by either of my two brothers or myself.
A word of warning - NEVERpull the knife towards you. Always pushthe knife away from you.
Yep! Cut myself really good last year field dressing the best doe I have ever taken. (Rihno).
Be careful, especially with a really honed blade!!
Don
If the deer has to be moved any distance, I field dress it where it landed.
If it fell where I can drive the tractor up to it, I scoop it up, take it home, hang it from the loader, and do it all in the shed.
I am lazy. I have allowed deer to walk another 20-30 yards onto a trail or into an open field just for easy tractor access.
Damn...
...I call cheating. You have to sweat at some point.
I wear the two piece gloves they sell at most stores that carry hunting gear. If I'm gutting a buck which is going to the taxidermist it requires going into the chest cavity up to my elbows to cut the esophagus. The grip isn't much of an issue when I put the latex gloves on over-top of the arm length gloves.