The deer dropped at my shot. I walked up on it, paused a moment to be thankful, then went to work. I was hunting alone at dusk, deep in a deciduous swamp area of Mississippi. The nearest road was about one-half mile away, with lots of thick brush and rugged terrain between me and it. It was getting really dark, really fast.
wrestled the deer onto a blue plastic tarp, and dragged it away from the tree stand area. By the light of a headlamp, I used my Sahara to gut, skin and quarter the carcass. I split the ribcage and removed the head and lower legs.
The meat was put in my culinary plastic bag, then was placed on a blue plastic tarp. I still had a long haul ahead of me, but now with a more manageable weight. The knife performed really, really well.
I love hunting in Mississippi. During warm weather, it’s like some sort of jungle survival trek, complete with alligators, clouds of mosquitoes, poison ivy and venomous snakes.
But in the fall, those same areas are magnets for whitetail deer and turkeys. I pack all necessary gear in my fanny pack. Over the years, my gear has been pared down and refined to what is needed to handle a deer by myself.
Leon does love him some Bark Rivers. But he could certainly pick a less quality brand to have as a favorite.
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