| successful wild boar hunting activity, you will need | | | | to field dress it |
| to field dress the animal. Field dressing is in fact | | | | 3. Throw the rope attached to the triple tree |
| the preliminary slaughter of the wild boar before | | | | device over a solid tree branch and haul the wild |
| taking it back home. For accomplishing the task | | | | boar up so that it is hanging off the ground |
| you will need very good knife skills but also a | | | | 4. Secure the rope tightly in order to make sure |
| strong stomach but let us face it, you cannot | | | | that the wild boar carcass will not fall down while |
| compare the regular meat you purchase in a | | | | you will be field dressing the animal |
| grocery store with a fresh wild boar meat. For | | | | 5. Put your rubber gloves (surgical gloves are |
| this procedure, you will need the following items: | | | | highly recommended because they allow |
| Knifes | | | | maximum dexterity, making your task much |
| Knife sharpener | | | | easier) |
| Rubber gloves | | | | 6. Slit open the boar down the center of the belly. |
| Bucket | | | | This cut should run from the hind legs to the |
| Rope | | | | front legs. If you have hunted a female, |
| Tarp | | | | don’t be surprised if unborn piglets will fall |
| Triple tee (metal hanging device used to bleed | | | | down |
| a pig) | | | | 7. Using your knife, reach into the main body |
| Water | | | | cavity and cut out all the animal’s internal |
| Sturdy hacksaw | | | | organs |
| Relocating The Wild Boar Carcass | | | | 8. Pull all of the innards out at once to make the |
| 1. Tie a length of your rope around the wild | | | | job much smoother. Let the organs and viscera |
| boar’s feet | | | | fall off. |
| 2. Tie a piece of wood to the other end of the | | | | 9. Find the liver and insert it in a plastic bag. Boar |
| rope in order to make it easier on your hand to | | | | hunters consider the liver that has not been cut |
| pull(this is an optional step) | | | | during the dressing procedures a tasty delicacy. |
| 3. Pull the wild boar’s carcass to a level | | | | 10. With a hacksaw, remove the wild |
| area (near a source of water is preferred). A solid | | | | boar’s head |
| tree that has low hanging branches will help | | | | 11. Skin the animal, taking off vertical strips of |
| expedite your cleaning. This will serve as the field | | | | hide |
| dressing area. | | | | 12. Clean out the cavity with plenty of water and |
| Field Dress The Wild Boar | | | | wrap the carcass in a tarp; carry it back to your |
| 1. Untie the wild boar and attach a rope to the | | | | car. |
| non-hook end of the triple tree device | | | | This is only a method of how to filed dress a wild |
| 2. Impale the animal’s hind feet on 2 of the | | | | boar, there are others but quite similar with this |
| hooks on the triple tree device before you start | | | | one. |