Thread: Bleeding a kill

I was going to hijack Mathias' thread about carrying a knife in a daypack or on a belt when I thought it was maybe best to ask the question in a new, and more relevant thread. @Tahr mentioned in said thread about bleeding his kills. My mind always goes into overdrive thinking about getting the kill out of the bush as soon as to avoid any meat spoil, so I've never purposefully bled an animal, any blood release has only ever been through bullet holes. Do you bleed before field dressing and what exactly is the process? How long does it take?

Cheers, Matt