It’s easy enough with a knife. I don’t need another tool I have to carry around.

I've seen them, never decided to buy or try one.

This company's field dressing gloves are another thing though. I think this is an Iowa company, but for $1.49 you get a pair of plastic shoulder length gloves with elastic at the opening and a pair of normal latex gloves you put over them for dexterity. Makes field dressing WAY cleaner. We've been using them for years.

Another old time hunter here. Been gutting out animals for pretty close to 60 years now. Hell, I'm always willing to try something that makes the job easier.

Never used a "butt Out" but if it works, I might give her a go. Those extra long gloves look interesting as well.

Good thread.

A simple fix for removing the lower intestinal/urinary tracts that I’ve been using for several years that really works is a pair of retired loppers.

Once I get the thoracic and abdominal cavities opened up, I break the pelvis, spread the rear legs and simply drag the whole shebang out. Everything comes out clean, bladder stays intact, no pellets touches any part of the deer. Loppers with a hooked jaw that matches the cutting blade are perfect for feeding under the pelvic bone without impacting things you don’t want cut. Clean as a whistle.

When I asked the question, I half expected to be the only one who uses one, or who would admit to using one. For those that think it's a gimmick, I would say that it works as advertised and works too well to be a gimmick.

I would consider myself to be an "accomplished amateur". I've only gutted 4 deer by myself. I am now very comfortable with the process using the Butt Out 2, but would be very unsure of myself if I had to cut out the anus by hand.

I only do the field dressing and take them to a professional for butchering.

You'll notice the Yeas and Nays seem to be divided my latitude.

It almost makes me cringe just to think how it works.

I’ve been hunting for a long time, I’ve field dressed quite a few deer, so I’m comfortable doing it. That being said, this looks like a good tool to have, anything that makes the job easier. I’m gonna pick one up. Thanks op!

I'm mildly amused by some of the reactions to this one particular cleaning method.

I'm going to:

Drive a hunk of lead through its chest, exploding it's lungs and/or heart. No problem.

Cut off its balls and penis, and then toss them aside. No problem.

Cut out its anus with knife. No problem.

Slit open its belly and spill its guts all over the ground. No problem.

but...

Instead of cutting out out its anus with a knife, I'm going to use this tool to pull out its anus and colon and cut them off. How horrific.


Freud would have a field day here.