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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="ofbandg" data-source="post: 1818854" data-attributes="member: 91402"><p>I have gone hunting with a number of first timers, both male and female, and none have ever given up on hunting because they had to participate in processing the animal. With big animals, like moose and elk, my hunting companions and I usually take the head and hide completely off before we we gut the animal. This helps cool it more quickly but I have also noticed that once it is reduced to this state the first timers seem less reticent about getting involved. The next step is to cut out the breast bone so we have more room to work from the top down. Unless the shot was messy, or you are in a hurry, the whole thing can be done without a great deal of blood and gore. We quarter the big animals if we are loading them on quads or cut them into sixth's for horses. I use the non-gutting style for backpack hunts or long day hauls but I hate leaving the ribs because it is one of my favourite parts. First timers can be stunned by all of this but when it begins to look like meat instead of an animal it can turn more into excitement. Regardless, I don't force them to get involved the first time but they better do their part the next time. One other thing I do with big animals is wear kevlar gloves with extra large latex gloves over them when working inside an animal. I like razor sharp knives and sometimes when working around a wound the sharp bones can produce a cut that may get infected. The nice thing about really sharp knives is they don't leave a big scar but they do go right to the bone. I learned that the hard way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ofbandg, post: 1818854, member: 91402"] I have gone hunting with a number of first timers, both male and female, and none have ever given up on hunting because they had to participate in processing the animal. With big animals, like moose and elk, my hunting companions and I usually take the head and hide completely off before we we gut the animal. This helps cool it more quickly but I have also noticed that once it is reduced to this state the first timers seem less reticent about getting involved. The next step is to cut out the breast bone so we have more room to work from the top down. Unless the shot was messy, or you are in a hurry, the whole thing can be done without a great deal of blood and gore. We quarter the big animals if we are loading them on quads or cut them into sixth's for horses. I use the non-gutting style for backpack hunts or long day hauls but I hate leaving the ribs because it is one of my favourite parts. First timers can be stunned by all of this but when it begins to look like meat instead of an animal it can turn more into excitement. Regardless, I don't force them to get involved the first time but they better do their part the next time. One other thing I do with big animals is wear kevlar gloves with extra large latex gloves over them when working inside an animal. I like razor sharp knives and sometimes when working around a wound the sharp bones can produce a cut that may get infected. The nice thing about really sharp knives is they don't leave a big scar but they do go right to the bone. I learned that the hard way. [/QUOTE]
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