Bladder removal

[creed_az_88]

I've heard a lot of different ways and seen a lot of different ways of removing the bladder from your deer after gutting it. After reading a lot of your posts i can see that there is a lot of people who dont even gut their deer, and that sounds like a great idea to me. But i was just wondering how you guys do it.

[egallred]

Creed,

 

Red Rabbit posted a link in a disscusion board that shows how to do it. I've pasted that link below and also his comments as they appeared to be helpful...

 

"I use the no-gut method of field dressing. You can get all of the meat without having to pull guts and lungs, unless you want the heart and liver.

Here's a link that shoes that method. I usually skin off the entire top side so there is no hide on th equarters. Do one side first and then roll it over. The tenderloins are located in front of the pelvic girdle and up under the last few floating ribs. You can reach in, push the guts away, and pull/carefully cut them out."

 

http://huntingnut.com/index.php?name=News&...=article&sid=27

 

egallred

[Rembrant]

If you're gonna gut out the deer, cut the skin all the way around the anus, and cut the skin all the way around the pizzle and reproductive organs.

When you go to deal with the pelvis (H-bone), use a bone saw. I carry a Wyoming saw. Saw through the H-bone down the middle. Then put pressure on both rounds to spread the pelvis open. Often on a smaller animal like a Coues deer the pelvis will break and offer a nice gap for pulling the bladder out. Since you took the time to separate the pee and poop tubes from the hide, when you pull out all the internal organs, the exit tubes will come along with the rest of it.

This sounds easy, and it is. Except it requires a few more minutes to separate as mentioned above and also a little extra carving around the colon as it passes through the h-bone. But it's worth it when you don't spill urine and feces on your deer burger!

Mike