Learning (or remembering) how to field dress a deer can feel overwhelming, but if you have a sharp knife and a reasonably strong stomach, you’ll be able to figure it out. If you manage to do so ...

Knives for field dressing can be as versatile or as specific as you want to make them. Regardless of the animal you’re hunting, if you have a successful hunt, you need a knife that makes it easy to ...

The best hunting knife isn’t just another tool in your arsenal; it’s the tool you turn to when the time comes to harvest and every minute counts. From field dressing to survival tasks, its sharp edge ...

Field photos and blood don’t mix well. For bloodless field photos, take them before you field dress your deer. Photo courtesy of Steve Sorensen It was an October morning a decade or so ago when a ...

So you’ve downed your first twelve-point buck of the season. But don’t break out the brewskis just yet: You’ve got some dirty work to do. “The minute the animal dies, it’s starting to decay,” says ...

This column, “Field Dressing Big Game,” was originally published in the Camping department of the November 1952 issue of Outdoor Life. Every year a big quantity of game meat is eaten and enjoyed. And ...

The first time you clip a deer’s stomach and hot digestive gasses spray into your face, you’ll want it to be the last time. Once the dry heaving subsides, you’ll have learned an important lesson: The ...