Gut it when it hits the ground, bottom line. Same goes for deer. Have a plan ahead of time. Is the cooler ready and available? Skinning facility/rack/hanger close?, Ice on hand or close?
The longer you leave the guts in an animal in the SE the quicker it will spoil, period. I will probably get some push back on this opinion from some on the forum but I have seen alot of hogs and deer on the backs of 4 wheelers and trucks that wouldn't ever be butchered or eaten by me or my family due to bloating and spoilage!
if you need a tutorial on gutting/field dressing/skinning, just hit up youtube, there are a ton of videos on there that will show you how. definately with the heat you need to get it done quick as stated and on ice. just get it done.
if you need a tutorial on gutting/field dressing/skinning, just hit up youtube, there are a ton of videos on there that will show you how. definately with the heat you need to get it done quick as stated and on ice. just get it done.
Trapper Dan has some good videos on it. Can find them on YouTube and I'm pretty sure he posted the links in the forum somewhere if you search his posts
