After shooting a pig, how much time do I have to skin it, gut it and put it on ice?
With our temps reaching high 80s during mid day I know it must be done quickly but how quick?
The hotter the temps the less time you have. Gut it immediately and keep it in the shade until you can get it moving to skinning area. Hot weather hunting, you need to have skinning arrangements made prior. The quicker you get it on ice, the better table fare you will have
Can you be a little more specific... this will be my first time so I'm totally new at all this.
Would you say 2 hour to skin it and gut it and put it in ice?
More... less?
I would want one in the cooler within 2-2.5 hours in hot weather, at the most. If you can't skin one right away, you can shove a bag of ice in the body cavity. Main thing is to get the guts out immediately and not put it off. I mean, don't shoot a hog then go take the family to a breakfast buffet then skin it
I thought the correct procedure is to skin it then gut it?
Can I gut it while laying the hog on the ground?
In my situation my hunting spot can be as far as 300 yards from the camp and I'm not sure how quickly I can get it to the camp where I can hang it up. Depending on the size, I'll have to drag the pig to the camp... or if it's small enough I'll just sling it over my shoulder and walk back.
