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<blockquote data-quote="HAMMERHAND" data-source="post: 565587" data-attributes="member: 33066"><p>Rich, we don't even mess around anymore with the heat. We get the skin off of everything immediately. I don't gut any animal anymore. We external-quarter every animal we get (antelope to elk). I can external quarter an animal faster than I can gut and quarter the same animal with no need to touch a bacteria-laden gut and transfer it to the meat. I believe that leaving the hide on animals that have been rutting, or approaching the rut imparts a crappy flavor to the meat, and there is no way it can be good for the meat in any weather. I carry those insemination sleeves that dairymen use, I wear those while I'm quartering out the animal to keep my hands clean and warm, and at shoulder length, the loins and back-straps fit perfectly inside them to keep them clean for the pack-out.</p><p> </p><p> Now a word on the "pro's" on TV. Some of these guys are spoon-fed premium properties, and they have the ability of editing out the "oopses". Since humans are not machines, every human is prone to a mistake, and you better believe those guys have had their share of mistakes that never made it to camera. If they did, then they would lose some credibility in their field. Also I've known more than a few "outdoor TV" guys in my time, and all of them are willing to push the envelope in some regard to capture the best footage, many times at the expense of common sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HAMMERHAND, post: 565587, member: 33066"] Rich, we don't even mess around anymore with the heat. We get the skin off of everything immediately. I don't gut any animal anymore. We external-quarter every animal we get (antelope to elk). I can external quarter an animal faster than I can gut and quarter the same animal with no need to touch a bacteria-laden gut and transfer it to the meat. I believe that leaving the hide on animals that have been rutting, or approaching the rut imparts a crappy flavor to the meat, and there is no way it can be good for the meat in any weather. I carry those insemination sleeves that dairymen use, I wear those while I'm quartering out the animal to keep my hands clean and warm, and at shoulder length, the loins and back-straps fit perfectly inside them to keep them clean for the pack-out. Now a word on the "pro's" on TV. Some of these guys are spoon-fed premium properties, and they have the ability of editing out the "oopses". Since humans are not machines, every human is prone to a mistake, and you better believe those guys have had their share of mistakes that never made it to camera. If they did, then they would lose some credibility in their field. Also I've known more than a few "outdoor TV" guys in my time, and all of them are willing to push the envelope in some regard to capture the best footage, many times at the expense of common sense. [/QUOTE]
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