Deer skinning & processing. How do you remove deer hair from the skinned & hanging carcass?

Question

I just finished skinning my deer and accidently cut one of the rear leg tendons which was supporting the hanging carcass. The carcass fell to the floor and now has deer hair sticking all over the place. is there an easy way to remove that hair? I've tried using a hose with good water pressure, but to no avail. Picking them all off by hand really sucks. I would also like to find what seasoning or other additions are needed to grind up some of the deer and make my own uncased sausage.

Answer 1

If you pat dry the carcass after you have washed what you can off, try rolling duct tape or even masking tape around your hand sticky side out and use the tape over your hands to lift the hair off the meat. It is a lot easier than picking it off a hair at a time anyway. The meat has to be dry to do this though otherwise the tape just gets wet and does you little good.

As far a sausage spice mix, all the good sporting goods stores have premixed blends. Also many deer or game processing places sell their house blends and other national blends also. I would go to the place where you have gotten some sausage from you liked and see if you can buy their blend. You also need to mix in beef or pork suet to moisten the sausage otherwise it gets way too dry. A couple questions about proportions when you are at the butcher if asked properly will get you know how from a pro too.

Good luck with all of that and congrats on the deer||!

Answer 2

For removing hair from the carcass, hose off as much as possible, and dry with paper towels removing the excess moisture.

Here are few suggestions for residual hair on the carcass:
1. It can picked off by hand.
2. A butchers bone scraper can be used. This is a metal or plastic device with what looks like thin blades turned on edge, that scrape the meat removing bones dust generated by the butchers band-saw, and not easy to come by unless you have local restaurant supply house. http://www.instawares.com/dexter-russell-4-round.dex-199r.0.7.htm An alternative device can be found at a pet store or feed supply store. It is a dog or horse grooming tool...a metal blade turned on edge and shaped into a tear-dropped shaped loop, with a leather, wood, or plastic handle. One side of the tool is serrated, and other usually smooth. http://www.horse.com/products/gift-0__sku-BJI11.html
3. Another device you can try can also be found at the pet store. this is a dog brush made entirely of rubber. Bristles are usually about 1/8th inches in diameter by 3/4 inch long. The trick to this is having the carcass dry and keeping the brush dry. If either is too wet, it won't be as effective. Simply pat down the carcas as needed with paper towels, and rinse the brush with hot water and shake it dry.

Good Luck, and let us know what worked best for you.

Answer 3

Bummer! I know of no quick way, other than hosing an picking, one hair at a time! I'd be tempted to use a detergent in a small spot that I was certain I could get well-rinsed. it might break the tension and allow tha hair to wash off.

Another thought. get some wide packing tape, and make an inside roll ( sticky side out) . Dry the carcass very well, use paper towels generously. Then roll the tape over the hairs. They might stick!

Answer 4

A butcher has a device that looks like a couple of bandsaw blades bent into a circle with a handle on it. He uses it to scrape off hair from a carcass. You can probably buy one at a restaurant supply house. You could try drying the carcass and then using duct tape to remove the hair like the thing that they sell to remove lint from your clothes.

When I make sausage, I cut the venison up into chunks into about one inch cubes. i also cut up some pork butt into equil size pieces. I like to mix mine about half and half but if you like it dryer, you can cut back on the pork. For seasoning, I use black peppeer, garlic powder, salt, and sage. I don't know what your tasted are but if you like your sausage a bit on the hot side, you can also add some crushed red pepper to taste. I mix the ingredients and sprinkle over the cubed meat which I have blended thoroughly. I again mix the cubed meat to distribute the seasonings throughout the meat evenly. Next, I grind enough meat to make a patty and fry it to see how it tastes. Thnen I adjust the seasoning if it needs it and make another patty to taste. I keep doing this until I have it the way I like it and then grind all of the meat into sausage. Wrap it in one pound packages and freeze it. It will keep up to 6 months in your freezer. After that, it starts loosing its good fresh taste.

Answer 5

The best I can give for removing the hair is to hose it down (like you did) and dry it off. Do it as many times as needed to remove the hair. Make sure to wipe it dry in between hosing it. It will help with removing the hair, and letting the meat get wet and stay wet is bad for the meat.

Answer 6

As long as you get the majority of the hair off with a towel or wet washcloth I think that a small portable propane torch will clean off the rest of the stubborn the hair nicely. I bought my torch at sears for around $40

Answer 7

Try wiping it off with cheesecloth soaked in SALT water. Otherwise let dry and burn off with a torch, being careful not to hold it too close and in one spot so as not to scorch the meat.

Answer 8

I can't advise you as to how to remove the hair,but you will need to add beef suet if the venison sausage is to be eaten. I add red and black pepper along with a spice mix called Cajun spice seasoning

Answer 9

try wiping the meat off with a dry towel

Answer 10

wrap packing tape , sticky out, around your hands and pat the deer down.