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Do you pluck feathers from turkey, chicken, pheasant?

The thought makes me want to throw up

I would rather eat my venison without the hair.

@BigRedBuster I totally appreciate ppl that can skin and clean.  Total bad asses.  I just never had the stomach to do it.  Fish is different, that's easy.

@admo Do you hunt and just have someone else do it?  I could see someone having problems field dressing, but skinning and butchering is nothing.  Once you've done it, it's easy.  We have never taken one to a locker to be done.  Total waste of money and we enjoy processing it ourselves.  I skinned a squirrel one time my son shot......that was a pain in the a$$.

@BigRedBuster Haven't hunt in awhile.  I've heard what you said, it becomes easier the more you do it.  I struggled with it the last time.  I leave it up to a friend who hunts deer and hogs and brings me the meat. Might try again.  I don't want to lose my breakfast cutting up game lol

The first time is usually the worst. After a while you can even get a deer ready to hang without getting much of a mess on ya.As for fish bleeding them out helps alot and you get better quality meat. 

@man eating mastodon Thanks bro I knew you was an expert.  How often before getting accustomed to it? Because both tries at it didn't go well for me.

As for fish, pshh, that's easy I've done that my whole life. I fish, clean & cook a lot.

I grew up with it so it was just getting my hands dirty a few times 

I find gutting a deer is easier if you hang it first.  Skinning is easy enough. 

@The Dude thanks homie

What about snake?  They stink, gross

@admoof course.

@The Dude Yeah, but their a bigger pain and more work getting them loaded and to where you're going to hang.  Plus, leaving the gut pile in the field is preferable to me than having to deal with it back home.  I hunt in the hills.  Usually, I can face the head up hill while gutting and it does much of the same thing.  Then it's much lighter to handle heading home.  Coyotes appreciate it too.

@BigRedBusterthat's a good point with the hill.  I've done that too.  I do like to come back the next few days and look for song dogs.

@The Dude If I kill one in the evening and get it cleaned and loaded up in the dark, the gut pile is gone by morning.  I'm almost surprised they aren't watching from the top of the hill once they hear a gun shot.