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As the title says, I'm sure this is a stupid question... But I'm a new hunter so I'll ask anyways haha.

For all you hunter/butchers out there, what do you do with the carcass after you have processed it? Just haul the scraps to the dump?
 
I toss them over the fence and the coyotes and birds take it away. A dumpster also works. You can also return it to the nature it came from, just be sure to take the bags and any garbage that nature doesn't want.
 
My butcher smokes some bones and sells for dog treats but most of it gets dumped out in the woods. But yeah, if a guy had an interest in yote hunting, what better use than to cure the no-more-deer-tag-blues by dumping them somewhere handy for setting up for a yote hunt?!
 
Just leave it in the bush. I have for year's and set up "watch" over it. If any undesirables come along; they are eliminated. Especially wolves or coyotes. I would never shoot a fox,marten,fisher. Just those things that kill deer. Leaving the entrails in the bush helps many critters through the cold. They need all the free meals we can provide. Good luck
 
alox said:
Just leave it in the bush. I have for year's and set up "watch" over it. If any undesirables come along; they are eliminated. Especially wolves or coyotes. I would never shoot a fox,marten,fisher. Just those things that kill deer. Leaving the entrails in the bush helps many critters through the cold. They need all the free meals we can provide. Good luck
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Sounds reasonable...
 
I should of added to my previous reply. No question is stupid if you do not know the answer. It is better to ask than make a major error that could result in personal injury to someone.
 
alox said:
I should of added to my previous reply. No question is stupid if you do not know the answer. It is better to ask than make a major error that could result in personal injury to someone.
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Not to mention there are only stupid answers....
As for then guys who return it to the wild for baiting of coyotes there should also be a
disclaimer to check Provincial Regulations first.
Not judging or accusing, just pointing out a small detail.
Good Question with better answers .
Rob
 
What carcass?

I take the the heart, liver and kidneys from deer, leave the rest of the guts and the hide in the bush. If it's a buck I'll take the antlers off, and take the tongue out, take the brains out to eat, and either boil the head for soup or bury it in the compost.

Take the meat off the bones and freeze the bones for soup, give the shin legs and hooves to the neighbourhood dog.

With black bear I leave the guts and hide in the bush, take the head home and skin it and bury it in the yard for a year for my collection. Take the meat off the bones and save the bones for soup. Skin out the paws and save the claws and my wife makes braised bear paws with the paws.

Like I said; what carcass?
 
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Whatever bones don't get passed out to dogs, we generally burn them rest in the fireplace while we are cleaning our deer. The hide usually goes to hate for hides. As for coyotes, the guys I know just leave them in the bush, however Dave Canterbury shows them cooking and eating a coyote on his youtube channel (wildernessoutfitters)
 
I usually field dress my animal in the field and do the skinning at home in the garage. The hide goes back to the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation hide collection depot and I usually take the carcass in whole to a butcher shop and he/she deals with it.
 
All of the above. :D

Most folks drive out to the bush. Dump your buckets somewhere discreet, leaving no plastic bags in the weeds.
Predator hunters/trail cammers use it as bait. If you have enough scarps, then get a 5 Gal bucket and grease the clean insides. Put any bones, blood shot meat, fat etc into the pail and top with water. Insert a loop of rope for hanging. Freeze solid. Now take it out to a secluded spot (Might need a toboggan) , slide out the "gut plug", and hang it from a tree and set a trail cam on it.
**Warning** Camming is addictive.
Check all local laws first re: baiting/feeding.
 
If you dump it out in the bush just take it a ways in so the animals don't end up on the road or trails and end up getting hit and it keeps it out of sight for the other non hunter wilderness users.
 
Keep the bones - they make a deadly deer stock. Coat them in tomato paste and a light dusting of flour, roast them on medium heat in the over - do not burn or blacken, they should come out nice toasty brown, then stick them in a large stock pot with root veggies and simmer for 4-6 hrs skimming off the scum that rises to the surface, strain through cheesecloth.

I promise you this will make the best stock and result in the best soups (deer barley soup is a fav in our house). I make a big batch of stock and freeze it in plastic containers. Or if you want to get real crazy reduce down further after you have strained off and make deer demi-glace.
 
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