Field dressing game

[Medwayman]

I have never done so and have been looking at several you tube videos and I must admit it can look unpleasant to do with regards gutting ETC has anybody done so here.

 

[Matt]

yes .... rabbit /pheasant/pigeon/ Deer

 

[Medwayman]

yes .... rabbit /pheasant/pigeon/ Deer

Is it easy to do ? and maybe a bit messy?

 

[Matt]

Is it easy to do ? and maybe a bit messy?

the birds are what i would start with as they can be very simple .....but then again rabbits are a 5 min job as-well.. there are plenty of vids about showing you easy methods

 

[Matt]

 

[Joecole]

Done everything from turkeys to squirrels mate.With birds I pull off the skin and feathers in one go then just trim out the breast meat

 

[Matt]

 

[Matt]

there are many ways to do it

 

[Joecole]

there are many ways to do it

roast them in their skins then shake the guts out all in one go

 

[Bam]

Pigeons and rabbits mostly but not in about 30 years. Saying that, I did a LOT of rabbits and I'm sure it would all come back to me. I see there's plenty of advice above so I'll not toss in my old news experience.

 

[Brambling]

roast them in their skins then shake the guts out all in one go

Oh Joe, that's disgusting!
I just threw up in my mouth a little.

 

[Joecole]

Nothing wrong with the smell of burning fur and feathers bramble and a lot cleaner than shoving your hand up a pigeons arse

 

[Brambling]

Nope, no, no and again, no.

 

[Joecole]

Nope, no, no and again, no.

 

[Bam]

Nothing wrong with the smell of burning fur and feathers bramble and a lot cleaner than shoving your hand up a pigeons arse

I was a bit wasteful with the pigeons, I just used to cut the breasts out, admittedly I was an impatient yoof.

 

[Matt]

I was a bit wasteful with the pigeons, I just used to cut the breasts out, admittedly I was an impatient yoof.

only decent meat on them mate .... thats all i do

 

[Oot]

Oooops honestly thought the title meant some sort of dressing up in a field....you know camo gear etc.....nudes in the woods.....ok will get my coat

 

[Ystranc]

It depends what you want fron the animal/bird. Withrabbits I gut and skin the back end, cut off the back feet and then give everything forward of the saddle to the dogs while is still warm...skin, bone and all.
With pheasant and duck I just take off the crown and legs then mince the rest for the cats and dogs. With pigeon I breast them in the field and put the remainder out for buzzards and kites...nothing is wasted

 

[Medwayman]

I second the nope and no motion!!

 

[WolfsHead]

Ive done rabbits chickens fish squirrels etc. Ive seen a method done by some lurcher men of paunching a rabbit without a knife where they basically squeeze the rabbit like a stubborn tube of toothpaste until the guts eventually explode out of it backside in a one-er. Effective and not requiring of a knife. Never done it though so I dont k ow how much of a knack it is.