Gutless Method

[GrouseHunter]

Hi everyone.

Several threads have mentioned The Gutless Method and I have noticed that several people asked how it is done so I thought I would share this video that taught me how to do it. When your watching the video watch the time clock at the bottom of the screen.

After many years of dealing with guts and blood, urine, punctured stomach or intestine I can attest to the fact that this method is AWESOME. All I have to do when I am done, even on a moose is to clean my hands. It does not get better than that!

Cheers and happy hunting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqUkawJhbLw

[ramonmark]

I've done this a handful of times but only when the temperature is high or I'm WAY in the back country. I just can fathom leaving behind all that rib meat. I know if can still be taken off without removing the guts but by having them in there it makes a guy work slower trying not to puncture the guts behind the ribs. This years archery moose wasn't a tank but I still managed to get it all completely dressed, quartered in game bags and loaded into my VW golf (not ideal but I was hunting after work and don't drive my truck as a commute vehicle) in less then 1 hour.

Although, you're right for sharing this. The few times I did this method in front of others I always get a fella who thinks it's the next best thing to sliced bread. A lot of farm or prairie hunters (including myself) were never raised or shown this cause we always have access to vehicles or some kind of machinery to help out.

[astepanuk]

I did the Gutless method for the first time on my Mountain Goat in BC and absolutely loved it, No blood or mess and easy to pack up once it was all done. I think for WT or any other game that is close to my truck I would still Gut it but If I have to pack my meat out ill be doing Gutless every time.

[Positrac]

I did the gutless method on a small bull moose just a few days ago. After it was all done I pulled the guts out like you would when doing a traditional gutting of an animal then used a cordless reciprocating saw to cut each rib rack off. I also took the tenderloins out at that time since I find it much easier than trying to get them from the outside.

So 95% the gutless method with a bit of twist at the end...Works great for me and every bit of meat comes home with me.

[GrouseHunter]

Originally Posted by Positrac

I did the gutless method on a small bull moose just a few days ago. After it was all done I pulled the guts out like you would when doing a traditional gutting of an animal then used a cordless reciprocating saw to cut each rib rack off. I also took the tenderloins out at that time since I find it much easier than trying to get them from the outside.

So 95% the gutless method with a bit of twist at the end...Works great for me and every bit of meat comes home with me.

When are you inviting us over for moose ribs 😂

I strip the rib meat out when the animal is on its side, the guts are laying against the ribs on the ground so its easy. I make sausage with the rib meat, but BBQ'ed moose ribs sounds great to me!

I slow cook the shanks in a dutch oven with red wine, delish 😎

[thumper]

I've been a convert to 'the gutless method' for almost 10 years now. As a senior, I find it a lot easier to sled the meat out in game bags on a child's toboggan, than dragging out a conventionally 'cleaned' animal. But there's three additional reasons I encourage others to use this method:
1) It leaves almost all of the unusable portions of the animal in the wild - for scavengers, insects and nutrients to return to the environment where it came from.
2) It reduces the possibility of disease like CWD being transported across the province (and beyond).
3) For people that butcher & process their own game, it means that urban hunters aren't hunting around for garbage bins to dispose of their animal skeletons in - or worse yet - dumping them roadside.

I just wish there was another, legally acceptable, method of the requirement to 'retain evidence of sex and species', because leaving sex and a tail attached to the same quarter as the tag is difficult if you're boning out that hind quarter in the field. As a result, I usually haul that quarter out 'whole', and dispose of the leg bone, and that portion of hide once I'm home.

[gloszz]

Originally Posted by ramonmark

I've done this a handful of times but only when the temperature is high or I'm WAY in the back country. I just can fathom leaving behind all that rib meat. I know if can still be taken off without removing the guts but by having them in there it makes a guy work slower trying not to puncture the guts behind the ribs. This years archery moose wasn't a tank but I still managed to get it all completely dressed, quartered in game bags and loaded into my VW golf (not ideal but I was hunting after work and don't drive my truck as a commute vehicle) in less then 1 hour.

Although, you're right for sharing this. The few times I did this method in front of others I always get a fella who thinks it's the next best thing to sliced bread. A lot of farm or prairie hunters (including myself) were never raised or shown this cause we always have access to vehicles or some kind of machinery to help out.

Nice to see another golf hunter lol. I always get weird looks when I go hunting or fishing with a golf and loading stuff in. Mine is a TDI for that extra good fuel economy. This year I managed to put a mulie buck into the trunk. Surprisingly they have a a lot of truck space!

[Pathfinder76]

A couple of quarters between the frame and bag today. Beats the world out of dragging a deer for a mile.