Taking out the "rear-end"-deer

[TNFL]

So, I hve been reading about some people that do not cut the pelvic bone, but cut around the anus to remove it.

Do you need a butt-out tool, or any other tool to do this?

How far around the anus do you cut? I wouldn't want to get into the Large intestine. How deep do you cut? I'm assuming until you get to an inner cavity?

I got my first deer last year, so my experience is limited. I did dress it myself with some instruction, but I am always looking for an easier way.

Thanks

[picksbigwagon]

Okay, imagine the anus is a big ravioli, you want to cut around the meat and cheese filled part of the ravioli with out piercing the meat and cheese part. Angle you knife outwards as you cut around this ravioli so you don't accident hit the middle. then all you do is pull out 5-8 inches of intestine, tie it with small piece of string (I once used a piece of plastic grocery bag and then cut it off when finished)

You might be wondering why I used a ravioli? My daughter is watching her favorite SpongeBob Square pants video ( or Bumbob and she calls him) and just as I was thinking about how to write this up, they were talking about ravioli. Hopefully no one had that for dinner tonight. Good Luck TNFL

[lungdeflator]

Cut around the anus opening. all the way around. go about a 1/4-1/2" from the opening and cut all the way around as far in as you can go. not familiar with the butt out tool, have always used a knife. a good sharp knife is your best friend after a deer down

[fishinfey8]

Okay, imagine the anus is a big ravioli, you want to cut around the meat and cheese filled part of the ravioli with out piercing the meat and cheese part.

HAHAHA that is great! I will never eat ravioli again. There's no real good way to do it the first couple times unless you get lucky. Just make sure you get deep enough with your knife, and pay attention the first time!

[deerminator]

picksbigwagon hit the nail on the head. Cut deep and away from center and all the way around, tie off, and you're good. I don't even tie off if I'm careful. And there is absolutely no need to cut the pelvis bone open despite what anyone tells you. It serves no purpose and some butchers will tell you that it does more harm than good in terms of damaging and contaminating meat. People do it because that's the way they've been taught to do it. Not saying its bad, its just in no way necessary. So why waste your energy doing it?

[Archerysniper]

MMMMMMMMMM ravioli

[Archerysniper]

It also makes it harder to drag and hang if you cut it.

[TNFL]

Thanks, but I read this too late. I got an 8pt. non-typical on Sunday 10AM. Its only my second year hunting, I got a doe last year and a nice buck this year.

I just did it the same way I did the doe last year. Actually it was alot messier, as I was getting directions from someone else. And they were like yeah just cut it open, instead of leaving the gut sack thing all together. I'm not squeemish, luckily, but my first one seemed alot easier.

Maybe I'll get more practice next weekend, although I'm not volunteering for someone else's deer.

[BobT]

One thing that can help is if your knife doesn't have too wide a blade. A long thinner blade makes the task much easier and cleaner.

[TNFL]

I use this thing called a "wyoming blade", It has replaceable blades that cost 4.99, so you are always sharp.

I used someone in our party's last year, and then he used it in WI, and then he used it on Saturday with the same original blade.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

Tried the "butt out 2" this weekend and it didn't work for us. So long as we are referencing pasta, the end result looked similar to a spaghetti noodle. Ended up cutting around the Cheerio anyways.

[Double D]

We keep a fishing fillet knife around camp for just this purpose. That long thin blade works well, for a couple of us at least. The gut in our group who seems to get a lot of deer never wanted to cut out anuses in the field so after they are hung up we get out the fish knife.

Yeah, I know, we keep telling him leave it with the guts, but some people just don't change.

DD

[Dilly]

Chef Boyardee ravioli will just never taste the same again.....

[JIvers]

I've tried both ways (splitting the pelvis, and cutting around the anus). I prefer simply using a hatchet to split the pelvis in two or three hits, and then cutting the anus out. Less trouple for me than trying to cut around it without splitting the pelvis.

[BLACKJACK]

Good SHARP knife and a piece of string for me. Then once you get it tied off, do a little more cutting around the 'ravioli', helps when you're pulling it out from the front. Also, something no one else has mentioned, take a twig and get rid of a few of the 'raisins' that are peeking out.

I actually like gutting a deer, as long as it hasn't been gut shot or sitting too long, its the end of a good hunt!!! I don't hesitate to jump right in and do it - but if its gut shot, then the shooter get to gut it!!!

[zepman]

I bought the Butt-Out II this year. I'll try it out in the 3B season. I'm pretty comfortable gutting out a deer (have done probably 20-25) but I seem to struggle a little around the arse section every now and then. Hope it helps out a little.