Thread: Deer cleaning tool for breast plate?

I haven't gutted one since the 3rd one. I, like some others, hang'm by the back legs, then skin down to the ears, remove back straps as far down the neck as worth while, then front shoulders, drop gut till can reach inside tenderloins, cut hams at ball joints and along pelvic, chunk the ribs & innards in one piece, cut shoulder and hams off at joints using just a knife splitting the joint. No cutters, saws, sawsalls, or other tools. Have also packed out some hogs and deer from hunting over a mile from a road doing the same but laid on the ground and just put the meat in a trash bag and in a back pack till back to the truck and then into a cooler of ice.

I like this set from Lowe's to help on the skinning of hogs and deer: Shop Kobalt 28-Piece Multipurpose Knife & Blades Set at Lowes.com

I also use just a Gerber Gator.

Save the fingers, don't gut'm. If you prefer to hang'm at a cooler, pay the extra couple $$ to let them do it. I let mine cure on ice for 4-5 days draining daily and adding new ice as needed. Better than any cooler processed deer I have ever paid for. Tastes better when you do it all from the shot to the table. Just my way of thinking.

I will be trying the Outdoor Edge FlipZip or whatever it's called soon. I like their show and butchering shows.

Originally Posted by eagle 1

wyoming saw, best money i ever spent . Basically a break down hacksaw that goes in a sheath . Gets horns off easy/quick . Great christmas gift for any deer hunter . comes with two blades bone/wood .

I have one of them and it does make deer cleaning easy.