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Morning all, I hope that wherever you are reading this that you and those you care about are well.

In the spirit of some of the recent "Have you ever?" threads, I mentioned in an answer that I'd done this a time or two over the decades, so with your kind permission I'll sally forth with the tale.

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In the photo, we can see that when I headed into the mountains behind the house on Carly the Appy, I at very least looked the part! Someone once described me as looking like a 3/4 sized Marlboro Man and that sort of fits I suppose.

One particular morning I was out cruising the mountain when I came upon a young fellow standing over a mulie 2 point looking quite lost.

I need to note here that Carly the Appy was part Thoroughbred and she was by far and away, the fastest horse I've ever been on. Our method of hunting was a wee bit like riding a hot dirt bike in that she liked to run and I'd let her! We covered incredible amounts of ground in a short time that way and through the years I learned the spots we'd see bucks and would slow her down there.

Anyways all that to say we came up on the young man in a big hurry!

Perhaps he must of thought I was going to give him what for or something, as he looked a wee bit confused and a tad frightened.

When I congratulated him on the tasty looking buck, he visibly relaxed somewhat, but then said that it was his first and he had really not the first clue as to what to do next.

I chuckled, slid down off the horse and said, "Well this isn't my first rodeo, so hang onto Carly and watch".

He mumbled something about not knowing much about horses, to which I replied, "Hold the end the food goes in, watch the end it comes out and you'll be golden". laugh

Perhaps I should add now that since I've been the community eviscerating specialist since I was a wee lad, it didn't take me long.

When I was done, I cleaned my hands on the grass, took back the reins and asked the youngster if he needed further help?

He said that he had buddies in a pickup down on a dirt road below so would be fine - and so I checked the cinch, mounted up and let Carly Gal go straight into overdrive as she preferred to do.

When I got home and was telling my good wife about the morning, she turned to me and started laughing.

"Can you just imagine," she began, "how his friends are going to react to his story? When they ask how he managed to gut his first deer, he's going to tell some wild story about a little cowboy looking guy who came riding up out of nowhere, hopped off his tall horse, gutted the deer, hopped back on and rode off into the sunset!"

"They'll never believe a word he says again!!!" shocked

Of course I had to admit that hadn't occurred to me......😮

Thanks for reading and all the best to you all.

Dwayne

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I have. I've also gutted any deer my brother has shot when I've been with him as, having only one useful arm, it's difficult (but not impossible) for him to do.


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Yes, then made them do the next one.

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Well --- if you're really sneaky about it, you have the new hunter gut your deer (with direction). Tell them it's good practice....


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You gave that guy a heckuva story.😀

I've gutted a few deer for others, including first deer for my son, a nephew and a girlfriend. I also gutted what's possibly my dad's last deer.

You mentioned an Appy/Thoroughbred cross. My wife's aunt had one. Might have had a bit of Morgan mixed in, but I can't remember for sure. Anyway, this horse, Dakota, loved to run and run fast. None of her other horses could touch him, including a much taller QH. I loved riding Dakota and letting him go, especially on stretch of quiet Lake Michigan beach. He would run until I started hauling in on the reins and usually it took about all my strength to get his attention. He would gradually slow to a choppy gate and punish my spine for a minute or two in retaliation for slowing him down.

Good times.


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Well heck yea. We skin em too. Always glad to help a new hunter. My old neighbor was a “new” hunter many times, as I processed several of his deer. He seemed more interested in chewing tobacco than working in his deer. smile

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Oh yes.

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Sure, deer and elk both. Mostly for youth hunters.


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I gut nearly all deer shot on my lease.

We only allow a very small group of others out there with us at times so whoever takes one is someone I will be very fond of. Heck half the time I find their deer for them.
I do whatever I can to make it all as big a deal and positive as I can.

I have my own little method that works well and get done quickly and they like watching me do my thing. They appreciate I care enough to do it and will haul it to the processor with them.

I am rewarded by becoming part of their experience and memory. I feel ....venerated. Easily worth the effort.

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Good Morning Dwayne,

That’s a great story. I’ve gutted a few for first timers namely my kids. Watch and remember cuz the next one is yours.


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Yes, here in south TX it can be pretty warm in winter and fall, so I did it to get it on ice asap.


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Great story (and pic too) Dwayne! That's the kind of thread that keeps this an enjoyable site so thank you for posting. And, yes, I've gutted several, just not in such spectacular fashion! laugh


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Not me and not a deer....

A buddy of mine came across 2 hunters working on a Roosevelt elk they had killed. The belly was cut open, side to side. My friend asked if they needed some help. They gladly took him up on it, being this was their first kill, of any kind.

After getting it emptied out and splitting the pelvis and removing the bladder....he then warned them of the "stink tubes".....and, to remove them last, so you don't taint your knife, and the other meat.

The then promptly removed them and offered to go throw them in the brush. When he was out of sight.....the tucked the TENDERLOINS into his day pack!

Went back to the kill sight, where he was thanked for his help, and he continued his hunt!

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Several times. All part of the game!


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Years ago my then hunting buddy had been drinking heavily the night before, shot a small buck a bit far back (gut shot).
I head over there and he has started gutting it, but had to stop, he was engaged in an episode of severe puking, I was on the ground laughing so hard.
I had to do it for him.

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Yes, for my son, brother in law, and some others. Purpose was to teach them how to do it.


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Sure have, and enjoyed it. We were all novices once

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Several times I have got youngster started huntin. I gutted their first one to teach them and then made them do the next on.I have also helped elk hunters when I have found them solo by helping skinning and quartering.


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