Boning out meat

[Hunter Dug]

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[throttlejocky20]

On overly hot days in early september are you guys opossed to putting your meat in a creek to cool it down. I have heard a few people tell me this but i want to make sure i have meat to put in my freezer!

[pianoman9701]

You should only ever put meat in a creek as a last resort when losing it to temperature is inevitable. The meat can be infected with giardia and other parasites. If the creek is that cool, build a platform over it and set the meat on that. It'll provide cooler temps and airflow over and under.

[Skyvalhunter]

You can put also put meat in creeks if you have sealed plastic bags which prevent water from touching the meat. Have done this before.

[pianoman9701]

You can put also put meat in creeks if you have sealed plastic bags which prevent water from touching the meat. Have done this before.

[fillthefreezer]

should have at least one heavy duty black garbage bag or drysack in with you game bags, can serve so many purposes

[throttlejocky20]

Thanks guys thats the info i was looking for!

[skagitsteel]

Any good videos on boning out a deer or bear?  haven't done it before, I appreciate all the insight, I think I will have to try boning one out this year in the backcountry

[Skyvalhunter]

Think there is some videos on here in the archive but you can also check out You Tube.

[Tbar]

Any good videos on boning out a deer or bear?  haven't done it before, I appreciate all the insight, I think I will have to try boning one out this year in the backcountry

Scott Haugen just put out a good video on it. Check out his website.

[wilsongideon]

helped bone out 3 deer in the last two years.... 2 were 5 plus miles into the backcountry and the temperatures were as high as 75-80 on the way out, I was a little worried about spoilage but both deer have tasted great, I processed both of them 2 days after the kill. as far as lightening the load, everything helps. The third deer was hit in two quarters and in a steep canyon and rather then haul out a bunch of meat that was ruined we boned it out. It does help to have several game bags as other guys said, both to seperate meat for cooling and to lay the meat on as your seperating it out to keep it clean. Bone out essentials - 2 cheap cheesecloth bags and 2 heavy duty alaskan bags ( to keep to much blood from getting all over the back of your legs) a Plastic bag to seperate your pack and back from the bags.

[batch]

we always bone animals out.if your careful it is very clean. i will never gut another animal if i dont have to. i made my own game bags. went to fabric store and bought some canvas material and had the wife sew them up you can make them close to the dimensions of your pack

[hardcorecarnivore]

Any good videos on boning out a deer or bear?  haven't done it before, I appreciate all the insight, I think I will have to try boning one out this year in the backcountry

I found this video simple and helpful.

http://video.outdoorlife.com/video/Live-Hunt-How-to-Debone-an-Elk

[silentservice]

  just watched one of his "big game bone" instructional vid, thats the best one/way ive seen so far. especially for the backcountry bowhunting i plan to do this season. being in the navy its been awhile since ive been able to hunt and i needed a refresher on guttin/skinnin. thanks

 

[hillbillyhunting]

As stated depends on the situation. If you are going to get it out that day boning is great. But if you are talking a few days boning exposes more surface area to spoilage. It's your call.

For the most part I will probably be looking to pack the meat out not later than the day after a kill.  Last year I was able to pack the blacktail out solo, The first backcountry bear I was hunting solo but had to call in a buddy because it was just too heavy (hide, quarters and backstraps were 87 Ibs).  Sounds like it is worth learning to bone it out in the right situation.  Are standard alaska game bags a good choice for boned out meat? Also how do you keep it from ending up in a big ball at the bottom of the pack?

The high hunts I have been on were all between 8 and 20 miles back.  We always bone out our deer.  My pack has been over 100lbs with only part of a boned out deer and my gear.  We have never had a problem with meat going bad.  Don't take what you cant eat or hang on the wall.