What is the hardest deer to gralloch?

[The Singing Stalker]

Well, I tbought this is could be an interesting one.
I find gralloching Munties to be a pain. Cos they are so small and clearing out the anal passage in particular is difficult.
I think if you can gralloch a muntjac then everything else is a walk in the field.

Is it just me?

 

[Ade8mm]

Answer. The one you missed

 

[Heym SR20]

I mostly shoot Roe and they are nice and small and easy to manoeuvre, and gralloching is really quite easy as all the internals seem to separate easily with little effort.

I also shoot a few Red each year. I always find them just harder. Heavier to manoeuvre and then everything just a bit tougher.

 

[deerstalker.308]

In a way I find roe harder, I think it’s the lack of tail of any kind that can make getting tension on the back end to make clean cuts harder, at least with most others theres either a tail or much more space to work with. A roe in winter with lots of fur I find the hardest.

 

[Bowland blades]

The one that gets up and runs away with your new custom knife poking out the front of its chest ! Yeah I have had recounts from two customers ffs check the blink reflex! lol
Seriously its the heaviest in the worst situation , you try and turn them and they roll back etc . Ends up like trying to fix a land rover when its stuck up to its axles in mud ! Got not a lot to do with species imo just size and location

 

[bullet chucker]

ANY ONE' that's running !

BC.

 

[Shootgun]

Well, I tbought this is could be an interesting one.
I find gralloching Munties to be a pain. Cos they are so small and clearing out the anal passage in particular is difficult.
I think if you can gralloch a muntjac then everything else is a walk in the field.

Is it just me?

I love gralloching munties, it takes me the best part of a minute. Clearing out the anal passage is easy, even with my long bladed Garron.

What I don’t like gralloching is roe in winter coat...

 

[starr shot]

Anything that’s gut shot.

 

[JH83]

Nowt like gralloching a big red stag to test the lumbar region.

I can only assume the folks voting muntjac have never attempted this ! My last munty I put a stick between hocks and performed a suspended in about a minute, I’d love to see that on a 100kg red.

 

[Tim.243]

I love gralloching munties, it takes me the best part of a minute. Clearing out the anal passage is easy, even with my long bladed Garron.

What I don’t like gralloching is roe in winter coat...

How do you deal with a MJ buck with a bladder ready to burst as it can be huge....cutting the BP with a long knife their bladder is quite high up...

I don't have roe but don't find any of them hard just some are bigger...

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

Their all the same!

I use the same method be it muntjac of red,the larger species are more of a pain in the rear because of their size to me that’s the only difference.

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

Nowt like gralloching a big red stag to test the lumbar region.

I can only assume the folks voting muntjac have never attempted this ! My last munty I put a stick between hocks and performed a suspended in about a minute, I’d love to see that on a 100kg red.

100kg red with the gear to suspend it, under 10 mins on the ground gnats cock under 15.

I wish I had fallow, then my life would be a lot easier!

 

[Mungo]

Species doesn’t make too much difference - though I agree the lack of a tail on roe can be annoying.

Winter v summer coat and clean v dirty shot make much bigger differences to the experience.

And the biggest difference is how long it’s been lying before you start. I absolutely hate having to do them if they’ve been lying for over half hour - a lot harder to open up without nicking the rumen.

 

[sikamalc]

One that has been badly gut shot. Other than that they are all the same.

 

[Mungo]

One that has been badly gut shot. Other than that they are all the same.

There comes a point with roe where it’s just not worth gralloching at all - salvage the limbs and back straps and walk away.

 

[sikamalc]

You should see some of the CWD some clients shoot with us. Nothing left to salvage on the odd occassion!

 

[Acm]

You should see some of the CWD some clients shoot with us. Nothing left to salvage on the odd occassion!

Guided a mate on a muntjac a few weeks ago. Almost cut in half. Took the back legs and had to leave the rest

 

[stubear]

Anything gut shot because of the smell and mess, and anything in a long winter coat because the hairs get everywhere.

 

[8x57]

I wish I had fallow, then my life would be a lot easier!

I'm finding dealing with large fallow on my own more than hard enough.

 

[JH83]

100kg red with the gear to suspend it, under 10 mins on the ground gnats cock under 15.

I wish I had fallow, then my life would be a lot easier!

Aye, I’m somewhat short of said kit, most reds shot in the south lakes undulating terrain so in situ the only option