Video of "Gutless method"

[snag]

http://elk101.com/gutless-elk-video/

This is a good 2 part video of a couple of guys taking care of a bull using the gutless method. Thought some may want to view this.

[Steve O]

Excellent video, that is the best way to handle any game when you are backpacking.  Just be aware, you need to make the cuts a little different if you are going to mount the animal.

I was doing a little experiment to see what kind of crossover there was...

[ChristopherO]

That was good information, snag.  I've helped to gut, quarter and butcher a couple of elk but that method looks much simpler in the right situation.  
That man needed a sharper knife, though.

[cacciatore]

Very good video,thanks for sharing

[waknstak IL]

That was a really good video for those of us who've never had to pack meat out in quarters before.

[L82HUNT]

Working for a outfitter we do the gutless when ever the animal has to be left overnight, it is  by far the best way to do it.  Elk are pretty smelly after sitting all night they hold heat so well that even in below freezing temps the risk of meatloss is high.(whatever side they lay on)
 Alot of guys go out west with out ever doing it, then end up cutting into the stomach when they go to take the hind quater off(you can actually watch the bloated stomach go down as the gas comes out), having problums with the backstrap etc.  This method can be easliy done and it gives great practice to do on a deer or two.  Try it before you have to do it with a headlamp in 30 degree weather.

[thunder1]

That's alot of good information.

[amicus]

That was great.

Thanks

[elktalker]

I like it! I'll be showing all my elk hunting buddies this one, Thanks

[jomama]

very nice, i've done that. good video.

[buckster]

We used this gutless method on my little bull elk in OR and it worked really nice.  But these guys really made it look simple, thanks for posting!

[Ken Taylor]

We have been using a slight variation of that method to cut up fall caribou (fly in hunts) for many years in Quebec.

Having done hundreds that way, it takes me about 15 minutes if I don't have to cape the animal.

It is the absolute best way to cool the meat the fastest but there is a little more meat loss due to extra trimming if you let the meat form a protective crust.

[snag]

I agree Christopher. That was the first thing I noticed..."needs a sharper knife!"

I'm a visual type person and I found this to be much better than reading about it or just seeing several pics. This is a method that one guy can do with some rope by themselves. Where I hunt hornets are a problem. So if I can keep the blood and stuff to a minimum it helps.

[NightHawk]

this needs to be relocated to the "how to" section and saved there

[Corn Stalker]

Tried the gutless method this year. Of course it was also the skinless, dragless, meatless method. I like to call it a miss.  

Sorry, I couldn't resist. Forgive a newbie.

[Roconman]

Excellent video, thanks for posting

[bentpole]

I enjoyed that!      Excellant Video! Too bad they weren't carry stick bows though.    

[cheech1]

i think he needs to get a sharper knife it would have been 10 times quicker

[Elkchaser]

Thanks for sharing that Snag.
Definitely much cleaner. By the time I typically get done gutting an elk I'm bloody to the elbows.
I'm giving it a try next time.

[jhg]

Originally posted by wingnut:
... Saw this done three times on this site by three different guys.  All left the neck and the ribs in the field and commented so on the video....

The video in the above link?  They certainly do take the neck and rib meat, even talk about it while taking it off, making sure to mention the brisket meat too. They show how to get the tenderloin out. They even make sure to mention that you should keep at it until you have all the meat off the ribs and everyplace else.  I think its the "other" video clips that the guys cut corners when going gutless that you are thinking of.  This one seemed pretty well done.


Joshua