Opinions Needed - Poll

[wolfsong]

A few of us were discussing ways to thank landowners for allowing hunters to hunt their private lands. One way is sharing some of your harvested meat with them. This brought up the topic of whether or not it is acceptable to give them uncleaned game, such as a stringer of fish or a limit of dove or ducks or geese etc., or should the gsme be cleaned ie gutted, plucked etc.

What say you?

 

[hittman]

Completely cleaned. Otherwise you’re creating work for them.

 

[Cholo]

Agreed.

 

[Bullthrower338]

Yup

 

[375hh1973]

I have access to an apple orchard for rabbits.

The old couple who own it don't ask for anything, but they love when I give them a bunch of cleaned rabbit legs ready to stew

 

[AJGUNNER]

Years ago my cousin worked for an airline and back then he could fly standby and get on nearly any flight from Anchorage to Portland. He would bring a cooler full of smoked and vac packed salmon down and we would hit the Oregon coast for a day of crabbing. Nothing like fresh Dungeness crabs, and the limit is 12 per man. The next day we would head to Eastern Oregon for a few days of pheasant hunting. This was back in the 80's and 90's when we actually had decent upland bird populations and a guy could get on lots of land by just asking. We never bothered on opening weekend due to the crowds and landowners hosting family and friend hunts. Let me tell you---when you hand over smoked salmon and fresh crabs, people take notice!!! The crabs were always cooked, cleaned, with the backs removed, then layered on ice in a cooler. For farming/country folks 200-300 miles from fresh seafood, this was a special treat that they didn't forget. For many years we did this at least twice per season. It got us onto lots of honey holes ripe for the picking! Not sure if a guy could do this today with the same results.

 

[contender]

I also believe it should be processed to the point of only having to cook it.

Many people do not know the correct methods to clean, pluck, skin, gut or otherwise process raw food into edible pieces.

 

[HW11]

I agree with completely cleaned.

 

[oliver507]

Cleaned and ready for cooking is the correct way to go with a nice bottle of their favored beverage has worked well for me.

 

[Snake45]

I voted Other. I don't hunt, and would prefer any such gift already made into burgers, sausage, or chili, whichever is most convenient.

About 35 or more years ago, I took my dog out for a night walk and saw my downstairs neighbor unloading a bloody deer. It was not deer season. To this day I don't know if he poached the thing, or had accidentally hit it on the road. Couple days later the neighbor (think Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High) knocked on my door and tried to give me a large package of something wrapped in butcher paper, presumably as a Thank-You gift for keeping my mouth shut about whatever it was that I saw. I politely declined, but thanked him sincerely for the thought--I really appreciated the gesture.

 

[bedfordboy]

I pretty much only hunt my own land and I mostly gift venison but I agree, when gifting most folks want fully processed, either fresh or frozen (or made into jerky, sausage etc.) I’ve never had any turned down… but if I were offered a fresh whole quarter or back strap I’d take it in a New York second, I knows what to do with it

 

[akbluz]

Fully cleaned - ready for the pot or freezer. No extra work should be required for a gift.