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barry
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:44 pm Posts: 2720 Location: Bedford, VA
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Skinning/Dressing a deer
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Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:41 pm |
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huntingwhoas
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:27 pm Posts: 462 Location: Augusta County, VA
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Re: Skinning/Dressing a deer
WOW that's one sharp knife...i wish i could get mine half as sharp!
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Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:44 pm |
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2706 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Re: Skinning/Dressing a deer
I have skined a lot of deer, never in that kind of time. I was surprised how easy the hide came off. He was using a very sharp knife and an incredibly sharp saw. I usually don't use a saw but cut them at the joints.
If you can't get your knife that sharp try one of the stones mounted to a shaft. It sets the angle and will put a razor's edge on it. Even the electric sharperers do a pretty good job, only problem is they eat a lot of steel in the process.
Vic
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Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:34 am |
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TScottW99
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm Posts: 2851 Location: Roanoke
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Re: Skinning/Dressing a deer
If you want a knife that sharp then check out this... http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=855877 Uses a replaceable scalpel blade. I just got one this summer and really like. Mine came with 12 replacement blades.
_________________ "What gets us jangly is the suddenness of everything. We hunt turkeys because we want to hear them gobble, watch them strut and all that, and we hunt them with shotguns because we want to be close to them when those things occur." - Jim Spencer
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Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:13 pm |
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barry
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:44 pm Posts: 2720 Location: Bedford, VA
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Re: Skinning/Dressing a deer
Vic wrote: I have skined a lot of deer, never in that kind of time. I was surprised how easy the hide came off. He was using a very sharp knife and an incredibly sharp saw. Vic Not taking anything away from this guy but deer skin a lot easier when they're still warm. Put'em in a cooler amd let'em age and they don't skin as easy.
_________________ "Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
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Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:23 am |
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2706 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Re: Skinning/Dressing a deer
True Barry. I usually skin all mine within a few hours but have never had hide peel off that easy. One swing and he was almost to the backbone. The bone saw going through the leg with one pass was something too.
Vic
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Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:24 am |
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BROOKTROUT
2 Year Old
Joined: Wed May 07, 2008 11:00 am Posts: 59
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Re: Skinning/Dressing a deer
Wow, that's fast. I would like to know what type of knife and bone saw he used. Mine never go quite that quickly.
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Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:55 am |
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Bowkil
Longbeard
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:33 pm Posts: 151 Location: Martinsville, Va
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Re: Skinning/Dressing a deer
you want a sharp knife get one made from D2 hardened steel. you can skin alot of deer before it will ever need sharping.
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Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:06 pm |
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Neill
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 8:30 pm Posts: 988 Location: Lexington
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Re: Skinning/Dressing a deer
Ha! He cheated! Somebody else operated the winch!! JK
I Just got through building a skinning Machine for coons and yotes. Got an electric hoist on it and it telescopes up to 11 feet. If I shoot a deer in the next few weeks I'll see how it works with that. Probably won't be keeping up with them though.
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:28 pm |
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turkey_slayer
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:10 am Posts: 405
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Re: Skinning/Dressing a deer
Tscott that's the knife I've been using for the past 3 or 4 years. I love it! It's scary Sharp and can skin and gut 3 or 4 deer as long as u dont try to saw bone. We quarter most of our deer back in the mtn and its nice to pop a new blade in and not miss a beat. Works good on skinning and breasting out turkeys to.
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:02 pm |
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