Suspended Gralloch... WHY?!
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levigsp
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Ive never seen a butcher put a whole cow/stick on the block!!!I have always wondered why my butcher hangs his carcasses up and cuts them up on a block ,when he could to save time just chuck them on the floor ??
levigsp
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All I can say is every carcase i have presented to go into the food chain has been clean.Generally it is one of the most expensive meats in the market place but it's journey into the food chain is dragged along the ground, opened up on the ground then heads to the larder...but know doubt shot and inspected by a certified person...
At the same time i have been in a few slaughter house from small private ones to huge ones.
I have seen horrendous practices in this country. a lot of sheep guts burst, same with some cattle, chickens the same. strangely pigs always seem clean.
Standard practice is hosing carcases out, a sure way of spreading bacteria!!!!
I for one will not eat meat from a slaughter house.
I do like the challenge of getting the Argo to where the beast is shot, sometimes when I do get to the deer I wonder how the f**k did I get up here !Back of the Argo
baguio
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Suspended gralloch is must easier on the back. Gravity helps as you only have to touch the blade on it and the tension makes the cut. Blood drops straight on to the floor. I love the fact the stomach cavity is free from any blood too. Since I started doing suspended grallochs I haven't done another one on the floor.
Yes but most of the world does and that is what drives the industry, I am sure we all try our best, if it was YouTube you get paid even for a crap video, so perhaps it works for these threads..
palmer_mike
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If you’ve got a tree (maybe a problem in Caithness) and a pulley it’s not a problem at all…..
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And it would all be more credible if those pushing Best Practice actually did some of it themselves
For anyone who's stalking close to their larder I can heartily recommend the carcass prep unit / tilting cradle manufactured by Keith's Highseats. I use one for the full gralloch on all of my park deer now. The wheeled version is handy for moving carcasses around as well, for example from vehicle to chiller. I find this a great help as I'm not strong enough to manually lift a carcass anymore due to my medical condition. I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
For wild deer, when I started stalking I was hauling them up on a tree and doing a full gralloch, but then often managed to contaminate the carcass during the drag back to the vehicle. So now I just do a green gralloch using minimal cuts, usually on the ground, and then complete the job either back at the larder (using the prep unit described above) or with them up off the ground when I'm back at the vehicle (either on the tailgate or suspended off the rear door of the ifor-williams canopy) if it's not convenient to take the carcass home straight away.
For wild deer, when I started stalking I was hauling them up on a tree and doing a full gralloch, but then often managed to contaminate the carcass during the drag back to the vehicle. So now I just do a green gralloch using minimal cuts, usually on the ground, and then complete the job either back at the larder (using the prep unit described above) or with them up off the ground when I'm back at the vehicle (either on the tailgate or suspended off the rear door of the ifor-williams canopy) if it's not convenient to take the carcass home straight away.
It all depends on where you are. With our Fallow, we now mostly take them to our Gralloching tree after bleeding them. A small block and tackle circa a tenner hung on the appropriate branch and away we go. Disposables are put in a certain place to keep those cuddly Brock's from starving and carcase taken to chiller. This particular tree has served us well for three years and is easily accessible by truck. Munties I do either on ground or a fence post using an S hook.
Just as a tip for the day, if doing the gralloch on the floor, all this messing about trying to tie a knot in the food pipe is made easy if you use a very small zip tie to close it off.
Just as a tip for the day, if doing the gralloch on the floor, all this messing about trying to tie a knot in the food pipe is made easy if you use a very small zip tie to close it off.
levigsp
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Do I need to carry the generator to operate it on my back whilst stalking? because I have tried the hand pull jobs sold by the likes of bushwear and I cannot suspend an adult fallow by myself, Ive tried a few whilst in Suffolk and new forest.
palmer_mike
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The one shown hoisting the red in my photo is manual. Hoists reds with an amount of effort applied, fallow no problem at all
Dunwaters
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I’m not that tall, I need a step.
levigsp
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Your a far stronger man than myself.
I have tried till Im blue in the face and only success was with two of us pulling.
Pffft…..zip ties cost money!!!It all depends on where you are. With our Fallow, we now mostly take them to our Gralloching tree after bleeding them. A small block and tackle circa a tenner hung on the appropriate branch and away we go. Disposables are put in a certain place to keep those cuddly Brock's from starving and carcase taken to chiller. This particular tree has served us well for three years and is easily accessible by truck. Munties I do either on ground or a fence post using an S hook.
Just as a tip for the day, if doing the gralloch on the floor, all this messing about trying to tie a knot in the food pipe is made easy if you use a very small zip tie to close it off.
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