Learning (or remembering) how to field dress a deer can feel overwhelming, but if you have a sharp knife and a reasonably strong stomach, you’ll be able to figure it out. If you manage to do so ...

There’s more than one way to gut a buck. And that’s a good thing, because depending on the temperature, the distance from the truck, and the local regulations, you might want to (or have to) change up ...

Field photos and blood don’t mix well. For bloodless field photos, take them before you field dress your deer. Photo courtesy of Steve Sorensen It was an October morning a decade or so ago when a ...

If you’re thinking of taking up hunting, a brave soul you are. One wildlife management textbook notes that hunters are often described as “paunchy and red-faced, slow of foot, and carrying hip flasks, ...

The first time you clip a deer’s stomach and hot digestive gasses spray into your face, you’ll want it to be the last time. Once the dry heaving subsides, you’ll have learned an important lesson: The ...

A successful deer hunt can lead to a multitude of culinary rewards if you have properly prepared for this moment. Considerations for field dressing, transporting and processing need to be thought out ...

DULUTH, Minn. - The idea came to Bill Hesselgrave one day when he was sitting on his deer stand. Hesselgrave, a meat cutter by trade, also processed venison. "We saw a lot of meat go to waste ...

My first deer weighed 900 pounds and the antlers had a 36-inch inside spread. It was a moose — literally. It's no secret I'm a transplant to these parts from Alaska, and I didn't manage to kill a deer ...

Before you get started, position your buck so its head is a little uphill of its keister, if possible, and turn him belly-up. Now just follow the 6 simple steps below. Start with the poop-shoot. You ...