Thread: My basic How to Gut, Pikau Carry and Skin a deer video tutorial

Originally Posted by Cigar

(cutting the ring gear out and opening the belly of 1085 sheep per day)


I often free up and tie off the oesophagus before gutting to avoid spillages.

There are few true masters at something but i reckon with those sorts of numbers per day you must be one of them Master of Assholes


I'm going to have to try that 'free up and tie off the oesophagus before gutting to avoid spillages.' trick
That is an annoying cud spill i get when pulling through the the windpipe etc still attached to the lungs.

With the knife while slitting the gut i now usually squeeze the blade tip in between my 'in gut' hands middle fingers, protecting the tip from touching the guts. This allows for an easier nice gliding slit of the belly and is near impossible to nick anything you dont want.

Originally Posted by Roarless20

There are few true masters at something but i reckon with those sorts of numbers per day you must be one of them Master of Assholes


I'm going to have to try that 'free up and tie off the oesophagus before gutting to avoid spillages.' trick
That is an annoying cud spill i get when pulling through the the windpipe etc still attached to the lungs.

With the knife while slitting the gut i now usually squeeze the blade tip in between my 'in gut' hands middle fingers, protecting the tip from touching the guts. This allows for an easier nice gliding slit of the belly and is near impossible to nick anything you dont want.

Using a cable tie is an alternative to tying the tubes, especially if one end or the other has a bit of damage. Cheap, easy and handy for all sorts of things.

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

Using a cable tie is an alternative to tying the tubes, especially if one end or the other has a bit of damage. Cheap, easy and handy for all sorts of things.

That is a great tip that someone posted on the forum a while back (may have been you?) that I now use doing muttons at home. I still haven't learnt to take a cable tie when I go hunting...

To tie off the oesophagus without a cable tie, free up the windpipe and oesophagus together, then cut the windpipe, leaving a section an inch or two long attached at the end of the oesophagus then tie a simple knot in the oesophagus (the bit of windpipe stops the knot slipping off the end).

At the works, to open the belly we made a small cut and put your hand and knife inside and run the knife down with the blade pointing out. I wouldn't recommend this method for general use as you need a knife sharpened right up to the handle, and you have to move quick to have the knife clear before the guts falls out the opening. And the carcass needs to be hanging, not lying on the ground.