Pulley and gambrel
This morning I woke up to the
sound of gunfire.
Anna shot a small buck just
past our blueberry bushes. That's 5 for her to my 1.
We spent the morning
butchering which was easier than times in the past thanks to a new pulley
and gambrel system. Thank you Mom and Jayne.
It took a few minutes to
figure out but really made raising and lowering easy.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Yay, venison!
Nice shooting, Anna.
Jake --- Thank you!
Bob --- I appreciate you saying that. I had a feeling we were using it wrong when I stuffed the feet in the little holes. It worked this time, but I can see how they could have slipped out. Your method sounds much safer and more effective.
The other poster was correct about going between knees and tendon (just poke a small slit through the skin).
But not just for security, it also opens the cavity so it is easier to clean and butcher...
BTW, I love what you are doing... I binge read your entire blog a couple of months ago and read it every day...