How to Quarter and Pack Game out of the Backcountry – Conservation Field Notes with Steven Rinella
How to Quarter and Pack Game out of the Backcountry – Conservation Field Notes with Steven Rinella
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership & Bass Pro Shops have teamed up with Steven Rinella, host of the show MeatEater on the Sportsman Channel, to serve you up a weekly helping of conservation: http://www.trcp.org/community/conservation-field-notes
Many folks feel overwhelmed when they are hunting on public lands and they get a deer or elk down on the ground in a place that is a mile or more from the nearest road. At this distance, dragging an animal out is too much work and game carts are often impractical.
If, like most folks, you don’t have the luxury of owning livestock, you need to pack the animal out on your back. To do so, you must understand how to quarter an animal into manageable, packable pieces.
Watch and learn as Steven Rinella outlines the basic steps for getting the job done.
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The knife used here is a Havalon Piranta: http://bit.ly/YRwaMe
Horrible video….No info at all…..come on Rinella, the gutless method is the only way to go
Get this man to 1mil already
Great video and very true, i hunt the backwoods of the east coast which is thick and steep and see more larger game than most would ever imagine
I always debone the hams and shoulders no need to tote out all that bone.
if I could stick anyone else brain in my head it would be his.
DONT GUT IT OUT!
GUTLESS METHOD ONLY!
I wish that he has a whole video detailing the gutting along with the packing in a longer video. yes, i know that he has a video on field dressing a deer
As much as I love Steve, this video wasn’t informative, for those who thought the same here is a link to his in-depth butchering and quartering guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y4eFWfOvDI
Here in NZ, we’re blessed to have hunting (DOC) huts throughout all of our public hunting areas, because of this, we typically set up base there, hunt out in the day without a pack, and if we take an animal, gut it, bind the legs together and make it into a backpack, then we slug it on our backs back to the hut where we can process and pack it ! Definitely a unique way of getting an animal out. That being said, most of our deer (Sika) are small enough that its not that much of an issue.
and few people have the access to private "back country" , and I do understand and respect that.
My biggest fear about this in public land is coming back for another trip and my carcass is gone from another hunter
Wish I lived in the USA. Uk is like one open prison.
After the meat is in mesh bags, you just throw them in your backpack?
What about the fur/skin/leather, skull and bones, antlers, etc.?
What do you do with parts you do not want – intestines, for example = leave behind?!? burry or let predators eat remains?
Hanging – great for de-blooding/drying!
"Dismantling" – great for cooling (slowing bacteria/etc.)!
Cloth/mesh – great against flies, continuation of fluid expulsion/drying and cooling!
Did you boil that piece of fry in oil or melted fat?
If you are camping/not going home – how would you preserve the meat? "Ziplock" bags full of salt? Some over fire (either to cook – which still could spoil, or to dry by heat or "evaporating" moisture by dryness of the hot air)?
* Haven’t hunted (yet), but fished (South Park: "Hunting without Beer is like Fishing"… :)), English is kind of my second language and I’m told that I’m "an annoying perfectionist" – so, please, bare with my choice of words, incomplete vocabulary, spelling, and keep in mind that, at least, I mean well…
And, of course(!), thank you for this most-informative video!
What kind of saw is that your using sir
broo its still crazy to this you do this with your bare hands i would pay money to learn how to do this.
A pair of high quality trekking poles can really help, especially with descents and slippery terrain. For soft ground, you need the type with baskets.
Thank you Steve. I never considered eating the heart until after watching your show. That is the kill nights dinner now!
I’m 65 and still bringing deer out on my back
If you guys want a more detailed video sort meat eaters videos by most popular, the fourth one down is "how to field dress a deer" is pretty in depth and its kind of funny people want a new video but this video i mention is 8 years old 😂 happy hunting!
There are times when gutting should be your last act, particularly in grizzly country, but Steve is the master. Always keep wind direction in mind and have a plan!
Anything bigger than a deer do the gutless method. Cut down the back and skin it down
So darn good! Thanks bro.
thank you SR
Exactly
Me and my dad shot a 51 1/2” bull moose this past October. It ran down a hillside about 50ft. The angle of the hillside was like 45 degrees with cliff faces. It was to hard to go up. To sketchy to get a quad on the hill to pull down. So we tried cutting it in half. And dragging it down with ropes and the quad on the bottom of the hill. Worked but to time consuming and after the rope snapping numerous times and with nightfall quickly approaching. We decided to head back to camp and grab the sawzall that was in my truck. Headed back and quartered the moose in the dark.
Shot the bull at 2pm.
Got back to camp at 430am in a snow storm.
We started the next day with a sauna and a lake bath. Prob best hunting memory I will ever have with my dad. Usually we have a party of hunters but this year things didn’t work out and we went out solo hunting a new area that I was beginning to explore and get framiliar with. Best hunting experience of my life, beats my first moose, and even beats the time I got my passion for hunting when I heard a bull moose do the challenge call. Just thought I’d share that story
Excellent. Absolutely, we need to conserve these beautiful lands and help preserve these hunting techniques!
I’ve been considering packing the meat out as of late. I’m going to be 56 this January. I will tell you… dragging a deer is getting harder and harder as the years go by. I’ve been seriously considering getting a new backpack specifically designed for packing out meat. Any suggestions?
Good video. There is more details on gutless field dressing method on Alaska Fish and Game website. Carrying any more than 30% of your body weight, if you’re fit, is risky. Knee injuries….
What kind of stove were you using?
I wish you had a class in how to do this i would pay
thank you sir your amazing,, your videos have chnaged my life around ad i really appreciate everything youve taught through your videos these last few years, thank you sir <3
Well that’s 3:34 mins I’ll never get back
Love your shows Steve I’m a MI boy like you God bless
The Havalon Piranta!! – Thank God we have Steve to show us the way with regard to Knives, thank you God. Thank you Steve.
This was way too fast…..
Hey I m up in Alberta Canada and am looking to do my first white tail hunt this season. Can anyone tell me, if I am packing out the meat like this, do I need to carry out proof of sex or can I leave that with the carcuss? I do plan on carrying out the head. Thanks to anyone who answers.
where do you get those mesh bags?
Won’t that attack predators
Bu resmen vahşet
This was a great video in so many ways. Thanks much appreciated
I’ve been watching Meateater the last few weeks. One question I have is how long before the meat HAS to be refrigerated/frozen? It seems like on the show it could be 2-3 days which seems risky?
Cut down the spine cut out back straps peal the hide off the mud section cut the hide down the legs and quarter and then pull your heart and tender loins out of the chest cavity… if your good you don’t need to even open up the stomach to get the inner loins
Simple and well explained! Concise, I like it!
unnecessary to split the pelvis and brisket tho
what pack are you using???
thank you Steven good video
I had a question: is it good to quarter the meat and keep the skin on? I get the feeling the skin is a good protector against many contaminants during the hauling… ?
Time for an update
He has such a good speaking voice and cadence. Very clear with interesting pauses and places of emphasis