How to Field Dress a Deer

Good job! You got a deer. Now it's time to talk aboutprotect my hands from bacteria. When you are
how to clean a deer. The first step is field dressing aplanning your deer cleaning kit you could also use
deer.large plastic gloves sold at most sporting goods
Learning how to field dress a deer properly canstores.
significantly improve the taste and quality of your6) Once initial steps of cleaning a deer are complete,
venison meat.I wipe off my deer hunting knives with the wet rag
The Marty Prokop 9 Steps for How to Field Dress aor moist towel placing them into my pack.
Deer7) After I have completed the steps detailed here on
1) How to clean a deer starts with a good kit to fieldhow to field dress a deer, I use the Ziploc-type bag
dress a deer. When I head out for a day deerto carry out the heart and liver. This keeps your
hunting I always carry a complete deer field dressingclothes free from the blood associated with the
kit.process of cleaning a deer.
2) Members of my deer hunting community at often8) I use the hand sanitizer to clean my hands. I then
ask, "Marty Prokop, what do you bring to clean apack up my deer cleaning kit.
deer?"9) I use the rope as a deer drag. This is a Marty
Here is what I bring to field dress a deer: latexProkop how to clean a deer "must."
gloves, large Ziploc-type bag, hand sanitizer, wetHaving just completed the steps of how to field
ones or wet rag for washing my hands, a sharpdress a deer, I want the deer to stay clean. When I
knife, a "belly zipper" or gut hook knife and 10 to12clean a deer and remove it from the field, I never
foot of rope.drag the deer by the back legs because this can fill
3) Part of how to field dress a deer is packing this kitthe cavity with dirt.
into a large enough Ziploc-type bag and rememberingIf a doe, I cross front legs behind ears and tie the
to place it in your deer hunting back pack. The totalrope around the neck and front legs. I place the knot
weight of my kit to clean a deer is only about 12by the chin so, when pulling, the rope lifts the head.
to14 ounces.If a smaller buck, I drag it like a doe.
4) After a successful deer hunting harvest, it is timeIf a big buck and I might put it on the wall, I leave
to implement the remaining steps associated withthe rib cage intact. I call my deer hunting partners.
field dressing a deer. I unpack each item from myWe grab the rack and lift it as we remove the buck
deer cleaning kit.from the woods.
5) Safety and sanitation are important parts ofGreat tasting venison starts with mastering how to
cleaning a deer. After the first time I learned how tofield dress a deer. Make sure you pack your kit to
field dress a deer, I decided to use latex gloves toclean a deer in the field on your next deer hunt.