Butchering & Processing
Tips for Gutting Feathered Small Game
You might not expect it, but gutting small game is a controversial subject. Many guys like to hang, or age, their small game with the guts inside.
I’ve never heard a good argument for this, beyond the fact that it saves time in the field. This is the usual perspective of hunters who simply “breast-out” their game birds, a term for just filleting away the breast meat and discarding the smaller, more difficult to use wings, legs, and thighs. That’s...