Hat's off to all of ya'll.....I am very impressed.
I'm not a hunter, never been hunting even though I would have loved to try it. Dang, I only had venison chili once many many years ago. Not being from Indiana and growing up in a large metro area, never thought to try it; never even crossed my mind.
Good read....
yes, great info as I read them.
some things I do are from experience-
field dress @ kill site or close as practicable.
use a small 3 inch clip blade & sheepsfoot blade that I carry everyday.
start daylight or dark because very simple from experience.
roll deer on its back if possible.
start w/ incission @ sternum breast bone.
insert carefully not to puncture the stomach & then bladder as move to the pelvis
use V of index & middle finger to keep space for blade.
cut around the anus.
reach inside body cavity & cut the muscular diaphram to reach up to remove the lungs. heart. liver. Reach as far as you can inside to grab the windpipe & esophagus. insert your knife & cut them just above your hand.
now every internal organ can now be pulled out if you roll the deer on its side.
now ready for best part. put deers front feet overits ears then tie them.
I use a saftey harness looped around deers head so it's easy to drag to camp or pickup spot.
easy.
Then I hang for 3 to 7 days if temp. 40 degrees or less.
skin & bone. cut & pack at home. then freeze. yum
I read a fatality report where an elk hunter was pulling the blade towards him, it slipped he and stabbed himself in the leg. Got his femoral artery.