tract arid,to dram all blood from the body cavity Back To Camp Or Car Dressing Out Your Deer u. T t : he a E 1 oiomid the neck of an anteiless the diaphram which separates oeei Take a half-hitch around the chest and stomach cavities, the upper jaw and tie a short then reach foiward to cut the stick to thp other end of the rope windpipe and gullet ahead ol loi a handle Diaggmg is easier the lungs This should allow von it the forefeet are crossed back to pull the lungs and heart fi om ot the animal's head and tied to the chest cavity. Save the heaii keep the legs fiom hooking un if desired Dram all blood from derln ush For safety s sake, do the body cavity. not carry the deei 14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 29,1969 (Ed. Note: This report was prepared cooperatively by R. G. Wingard, Forestry and Wildlife Management Exten sion and C. R. Studholme, State Supervisor, Division of Wildlife Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.) Today’s hunter no longer de pends on the deer for survival But when pioperly field dressed, correctly cooked, and attractive ly served, venison can furnish a palatable and nutritious addi tion to the family menu Deer season is a time for ex citement Many deer hunteis spend eleven months just wait ing for the next season to roll Bround. And when you see the string of cars heading for the mountains the day before the season, you know the hunt is on Check Equipment Befoie the hunt, see that you have all the equipment needed for hunting and handling deei Include a sharp knife foi dress ing, a rope foi diaggmg, a pen cil to complete tag, plastic bags for heait and livei, a lag for wipe-up, and cord for fastening, tag and tying off the anal open ing. Take the usual piecautions to have a safe gun ot legal and ad equate caliber, sighted-in with propel ammunition Wear con spicuous (fluoiescent oiange) clothing appropriate foi the weathei A compass, map and matches add to the safety of the hunt When You Kill Your Deer A well-placed shot with mod ern ammunition will sevei enou gh vessels to bleed the deei A shot in the heart, lungs, or neck region will prevent mutilating choice meat cuts and reduce chances of loss of a wounded deer Approach a downed deer with caution Be sure it is dead If youi shot did not hit a vital re gion, m if the deer is still strug gling, kill it with a shot in the neck just undei the eai When you aie suie the deer is dead, unload youi gun This is a safety precaution important—Attach Tag 'Complete and securely fasten the big-game tag wheie it will not be lost while dragging deer The poition of the tag piovided for reporting the kill should be filled in at the same time Com plete the tags pnor to cutting your deei so jou can avoid bloody hands and messy, illegi ble tags and repoits It is a legal requnement, accoidmg to Sec tion 708 of the Game Law, that (he tag be attached to the deer within one houi aftei killing, and befoie the caicass is trans ported in any mannei from where the deei was killed Re raembei, alwajs, that youi big game kill lepoit must be mailed to the Game Commission at Har nsbuig within five days follow ing the close of the season foi the animal killed Field Dressing Your Deer Dress your deei immediately ■aftei tagging Roll the deei ovei on its back, rump lowei than shoulders, and spiead the hind ■legs Cut along the centeiline of belly fiom breastbone to base of tail. Fust, cut through the hide, then thiough belly muscle. Avoid cutting into the paunch and intestines by holding them away from the knife with the free hand while guiding the knife with the other With a small knife, cut around the anus Tie off with coid and draw it into the body cavity so it comes free with the complete in testines In doing this, avoid cutting 01 bicaking the bladder ■Loosen and 1011 out the stomach and intestines along with the genital oigans Save the liver if desned. Cut around the edge of Pait of the satisfaction of the At camp, or while waiting to hunt comes from making a clean tiansport your deer home, hang kill and in doing a neat job oi the carcass in the shade and cool field dressing your deer. Veteian i ; as quickly as possible Prop hunters may have variations in the Hanks open with sticks to the steps of field dressing. 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