Is removing the glands really necessary if I am getting the carcass professionally processed?
2007-11-15 12:50:40 · 9 answers · asked by Big Biscuit 5 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
NO...Not necessary. The Tarsal glands have a fluid that smells somewhat, but they will not taint the meat if left on prior to processing.. Since your Deer is being processed professionally, I would leave it to the processors to take care of
2007-11-15 13:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by JD 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Tarsal Glands
2016-10-04 11:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by capoccia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take out the guts where it dropped. Other wildlife will eat them right up. It helps the food chain. Carry along an old a pair of large jeans (Purchase a size 50 or larger at the thriftstore) on the rear end of the deer. Put an old shirt on the front of the deer and fasten around the neck with the buttons, and you are set for transport. Now that's a dressed deer!
2016-03-13 23:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While it is not absolutely necessary, it is a very good idea because if any of the stuff from the gland gets on the meat, it will give it a very unpleasant taste. I carry two knives to the field with me as well as two pairs of gloves. I use the first knife and set of gloves to remove the scent glands. I then change gloves and use the second knife to field dress the deer. I do this so that I don't cross contaminate the meat with the goo from the scent glands.
2007-11-15 14:56:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO, the less you muck around with those glands, the better off your gonna be. Getting any of the secretions from those glands on any of the venison is gonna mke it taste nasty. After field dressing it, I always hang my deer by the hind legs, as I skin it, I cut around the back legs starting above (closer to the ground) glands so that I never touch them at all. Once I finish processing the animal, the only thing left hanging are the last of the hind legs containing the glands.
2007-11-15 14:07:44 · answer #5 · answered by randy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not necessary whether you are doing the processing or taking it to a butcher. You do need to take care not to handle the glands and then the meat in any way or the transfer will taint the meat it comes into contact with and give the meat an "off taste" as my grandfather always said. I later learned that meant the meat tasted like sh**.
In my opinion, the less you mess with them the better.
2007-11-16 02:55:21 · answer #6 · answered by gunguy58 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the hocks...tarsal gland... make a great attractant, if you decide to use them, put on latex/nitrile gloves when you handle it, put them in a plastic bag and store it in the fridge. do not use the knife you cut them off with for the rest of the skinning/butchering and throw the gloves out.
2007-11-16 02:58:43 · answer #7 · answered by Thrudheim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The locker you take it to will take care of it.
2007-11-15 15:22:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO.*
2007-11-16 03:40:42 · answer #9 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋