Bird knife with the gut hook on it
- Thread starter dudu
- Start date
- Location
- marmora ontario
Hey Andreas, I put a ruffed grouse in a paper bag ,guts and all, in the fridge for two weeks and it was great . No spoilage, don't know why but I'm still here. Of course I was still drinking then... JITC
Hanging makes a definite improvement to the taste and tenderness of game birds. Whether to hang game birds with the guts in or the guts out is a frequent debate. I've not yet done it with the guts in but some people insist the birds are better that way.
troutseeker
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Prince George, BC
Don't despai9r if you can't find a knife like that. Just use a finger! Works great, just don't lick it after (unless you want too).
Troutseeker
Troutseeker
I guess the benefit to gutting rather than pulling is that it does help cool the meat, reduces carrying weight, keeps the meat cleaner, eliminates stomach acid from leaching into the meat. This is the preferred method if you're going to pluck the whole bird. If you're just going to breast it anyway, just keep a couple of sandwich baggies in your vest to put the breasts in (with attached wing, of course) to keep them clean.
Why is that?
- Location
- Cold Lake, Alberta
By law you need to be able to ID the brirds... And leaving a wing on is the easiest way to do this.
on a side note...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OSt...howa.com/youtubemovie.shtml?movie=6OStX_wrWGg
That was hilarious!
My dogs would have stepped on its body and pulled its head off
. The first time I had it in my hands, it would have got the big spin. Was that a Chesapeake, or a Yellow Lab, most Chessie's I know would have killed it instantly
Ahsan Ahmed
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
You may wish to look at the couple models from Beretta....
http: //w w w. shopberetta.com/e2wShoppingCatalog.aspx?functionId=009000007&parentID=008000186&parentLink=012000100:008000176:008000095:008000186
Got a couple of these black delrin upland Remington knives from Natchez Shooting Supplies early this year. They have a choke wrench too. At the time they were only 8.80 each or 7.73 each if you bought a box of ten - plus shipping. I bought one for myself and one for a gift for my son. To spread out the shipping costs I also bought a limbsaver for my 350WSM at 24.95 which is a very good price.
