Thread: meat questions

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

one thing that never ceases to amaze me in videos photos is the number of people ( I wont call them hunters ) who carry out deer whole with the head on - I cannot see any reason why one would carry out the extra weight - if someone gave me a common sense valid reason why one would I shall be educated - in the mean time I will regard them as idjits

I will admit I carried/dragged a whole goat home guts and all when I was first starting out. Only once though.

As for the queston asked by the OP, I play it by ear depending on the size of the animal, how much time I have, and how close to the vehicle.
At one end of the spectrum, for a small animal like a goat or fallow, not too far from the vehicle, I just gut it and carry it whole and do the cutting up at home. For a big red, there isn't much option but to cut it up on the spot unless you are very close to a vehicle, but the bigger ones are a struggle just to get them across a small gully let alone carry out from the bush.

Many butchers will accept the meat for processing, I can't speak for QT, but my local prefers more meat and less bones, and won't accept the whole carcass with skin on. Front and back wheels plus other cuts is fine.