Gutless Method- evidence of sex and species

[264mag]

I have been using it for the past few years and love it. Have mastered the trap door tenderloin trick by cutting through the back 3 ribs and flipping the spine back and cutting them out. (YouTube).

i always debone my meat at the kill site and game bag then contractor garbage bag the meat before packing.

i keep a testicle attached but have only ever kept one piece of hide attached to a quarter.

Reading the regs again my interpretation is that each individual piece of meat must have hide attached.

I am am curious as to other opinions of this regulation.

Thanks to everyone in advance.

[plumberjustin]

4Anyone who possesses or transports thecarcass or part of the carcass of the follow-ing animals must leave naturally attached tothe carcass or one part of the carcass in theperson’s possession the following listed parts:





I've used the gutless method quite a bit and I only leave evidence on one piece. The rest get skinned out and game bagged.

[dakoda62]

Be cautious in the use of plastic, it will trap heat and moisture.

[264mag]

Thanks, I just use the plastic for transporting it in my pack, keeps the blood stains off the pack.

[trebreklaw]

My processer would not accept mine without evidence of sex and hide on each piece. Contacted CO and he saw the 4 quarters and gave OK.
In discussion he said the front and hind should be left attached to each other WTF
Getting crazy, I have had meat processed for 50 years no problem with piece of hide on each until last fall.

[IslandWanderer]

My processer would not accept mine without evidence of sex and hide on each piece. Contacted CO and he saw the 4 quarters and gave OK.
In discussion he said the front and hind should be left attached to each other WTF
Getting crazy, I have had meat processed for 50 years no problem with piece of hide on each until last fall.

Lol, front and back attached? I'd like to see him pack out a moose that way. Maybe look into other meat cutters.

....attached...dafuq?

Edit: does he think one of the quarters is from a legal harvest and the other three are from a different animal? Lol, if so, where'd the other legal quarters go? Won't the meat soon be in many pieces after its cut?

[hurley16]

Had similar experience - For deer I use gutless and leave hair on testicles and have antlers of course and never had issue with CO's until Last Fall CO's came into camp and said I was non compliant because I didn't have un-skinned tail attached. Gave me free pass because it was a new reg.

Pleaded ignorance and later after reading reg on page 20 i still think I met reg unless cutting off antlers doesn't constitute as "portion of the head " that bears antlers???

furthermore leaving tail attached using gutless is not easy. Lots inconsistency around this topic.

[whitlers]

Leave the un skinned tail and evidence of sex on one quarter and your good.

Antlers removed from the carcass does not constitute evidence of sex.

[mastercaster]

I leave a one inch patch of hair on each quarter, evidence of sex on one of the hind quarters, and the tail tied up in a plastic bag on one of the quarters (don't want the hair getting on the meat, hence the plastic bag). But I butcher the animal myself. That being said, I guess you never know when you could get checked so it's worth the little extra time to do these things to make sure everything is above board.

[walks with deer]

I was insoected by the region 7 bioligist..animal was deboned but one peice had balls,tail,and a chunk of fur. She was beyoind satisfied..she stopped me ti check out the sweet rack.