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- Aldergrove BC
All three deer this year were quartered and de-boned for long pack trips out to a vehicle. tough to answer. From 6 different nails in the shed.
Which way do you hang your venison and why ?....
- Thread starter lildave
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One reason for hanging "head down" is that it PROPERLY positions the muscles in the rear quarters in a straight line, which make it a bit easier to cut once it firms up.
Also, once the deer/moose has had the legs removed at the knees and PROPERLY skinned (when warm), there IS nothing left to hang it by than by the rear legs at the tendon.
This position also makes it easier to PROPERLY wash the carcass off the dirt/guts/hair with cold, clean, water. The cold water also helps to cool the carcass faster.
After all these PROPER steps are taken, the carcass is PROPERLY, filleted with a knife to remove ALL bone.
This will greatly improve the flavour and overall eating experience
SC..............................
Also, once the deer/moose has had the legs removed at the knees and PROPERLY skinned (when warm), there IS nothing left to hang it by than by the rear legs at the tendon.
This position also makes it easier to PROPERLY wash the carcass off the dirt/guts/hair with cold, clean, water. The cold water also helps to cool the carcass faster.
After all these PROPER steps are taken, the carcass is PROPERLY, filleted with a knife to remove ALL bone.
This will greatly improve the flavour and overall eating experience
SC..............................
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- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
BIGREDD said:If you have a trophy that you want to cape and mount... you should never hang by the head or horns.... it stretches the cape and makes for a crappy shoulder mount.
If I wanted the head for a mount, it would be off before it was hung. That would mean that it would be hung..... from the FRONT legs
BC Bigbore
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- Location
- BC's Peace Country
Always hung our big game head down. Even hang our moose's front quarters are hooked thru the last three ribs and hang neck-down. The hinds are hooked thru the tendon and again, hang front down. It's what I was taught and what I'll always do I suppose
