Corey Jacobsen at Elk101.com has put together an extremely informative video on the Gutless method of quartering big animals.
The advantage? Well for one, no sawing necessary. Sawing through bone wears you out faster than any other butchering chore. Second, the Gutless method keeps the entrails and a great deal of the blood, in the body cavity for a cleaner butchering site. Third, fewer bones to pack. The ribcage and spine adds atleast 100 pounds to an elk carcass. Why pack the bones if you aren’t gonna eat ‘em?
Check out the teaser video and then you can watch it in more depth and detail in parts 1 and 2. I think you will certainly take away some ideas from watching it.
