Thread: Back leg butchery

Cheers for the replies. Maybe I came across a little more clueless than I actually am! It's just a question of speed. I do think hanging animals gives an advantage, not least because you're working upright instead of bent over or on your knees, but I can't get larger animals high enough off the ground. Yes to gutless method. Shoulders are easy. I can see the sense in leaving the skin on until back legs are removed. Again, if anyone has a video link, I'd love to see it.

Originally Posted by MB

Cheers for the replies. Maybe I came across a little more clueless than I actually am! It's just a question of speed. I do think hanging animals gives an advantage, not least because you're working upright instead of bent over or on your knees, but I can't get larger animals high enough off the ground. Yes to gutless method. Shoulders are easy. I can see the sense in leaving the skin on until back legs are removed. Again, if anyone has a video link, I'd love to see it.

Is that Tangihua mate?

Originally Posted by Northlandnewbie

Is that Tangihua mate?

Yep, seems to be a few more animals about now, not sure why. You have to put in some hard yards to find them though.

Originally Posted by MB

Cheers for the replies. Maybe I came across a little more clueless than I actually am! It's just a question of speed. I do think hanging animals gives an advantage, not least because you're working upright instead of bent over or on your knees, but I can't get larger animals high enough off the ground. Yes to gutless method. Shoulders are easy. I can see the sense in leaving the skin on until back legs are removed. Again, if anyone has a video link, I'd love to see it.

Same....often wished someone had developed a really lightweight block/pulley system for doing just that. Would make life so much easier.

Originally Posted by Maxx

Same....often wished someone had developed a really lightweight block/pulley system for doing just that. Would make life so much easier.

I did actually make one and carried it around for a while. Didn't cost too much to put together. In the end, I decided it was just another bit of unnecessary shit to carry round the bush. Still take it on farm hunts though.

I was up there Sunday. Bloody dry at the mo.

As thar said. Hanging is a pain in the proverbial imo. It so easy to do on ground. Skin on leave the meat to be done perfectly. Skin off always has the meat kind of sweaty. The cut face can be a bit grubby if your not careful with how dusty it is in there but doesn't matter as its easily trimmed out. Which end you hitting?

Originally Posted by Cowboy

Which end you hitting?

Both, but haven't been to the north side for quite a while. Agree, very dry. Been finding it a lot easier to hunt on wet/windy days re: noise.